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\nAnthony Manny, Helen Tam, Robert Lipka and Zhizhou Yin  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \n1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 2  \n2 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 3  \n2.1 Definitions and background .............................................................................................. 3  \n2.1.1 Defining success ............................................................................................... 3  \n2.1.2 The HSC ............................................................................................................ 4  \n2.1.3 The ATAR .......................................................................................................... 4  \n2.2 Pathways to university ...................................................................................................... 5  \n2.3 HSC Subjects and Key Learning Area trends .................................................................. 7  \n2.4 First-year university Field of Study trends ...................................................................... 14  \n3 Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 15  \n3.1 The relationship between HSC subjects, KLAs and the ATAR ...................................... 16  \n3.2 The relationship between HSC study patterns and FOS at university ........................... 19  \n3.2.1 Participation in Mathematics ........................................................................... 19  \n3.2.2 Participation in STEM ...................................................................................... 20  \n3.2.3 Participation in higher level mathematics and English .................................... 21  \n3.3 The relationship between subject choices and university success ................................ 22  \n3.3.1 ATAR and first-year GPA ................................................................................ 22  \n3.3.2 ATAR, highest level of mathematics and English and university success ...... 24  \n3.3.3 ATAR, number of science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) at school and university success: Natural and Physical Sciences students................... 27  \n3.3.4 ATAR, highest level of mathematics at school and university success: Engineering and Related Technologies students ............................................ 29  \n3.3.5 Regression analysis ........................................................................................ 31  \n3.3.6 ATAR as a singular measure that summarises academic achievements across different areas .................................................................................................. 33  \n3.3.7 Other factors .................................................................................................... 34  \n3.4 The effect of a broader HSC on GPA ............................................................................. 34  \n3.5 Student self-selection ..................................................................................................... 36  \n3.6 The Gap Year ................................................................................................................. 38  \n4 Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 39  \n5 Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 40  \n5.1 Methodology for HSC subject to ATAR correlation analysis .......................................... 40  \n5.2 Methodology for ATAR to GPA correlation analysis ...................................................... 40  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