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Their achievement is reported in terms of the standards they have reached in the courses they have completed.  \nIn contrast, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is a numerical measure of a student’s overall academic achievement in the HSC in relation to that of other students. This measure allows the comparison of students who have completed different combinations of HSC courses and indicates the position of a student in relation to other students. The ATAR is calculated solely for use by universities, either on its own or in conjunction with otherselection criteria, to rank and select school leavers for admission to university.  \nCalculation of the ATAR is the responsibility of the Technical Committee on Scaling on behalf of the NSW ViceChancellors’ Committee. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) provides the HSC data from which the ATARs are calculated and the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) advises individual students of their ATARs.  \nThis report contains information on the calculation of the ATAR in 2024.  \nAssoc Prof Rod Yager  \nChair, Technical Committee on Scaling Macquarie University  \nApril 2025  \nAcknowledgements  \nCalculating individual ATARs each year and distributing them to the students who requested them is a major task. It requires a high degree of expertise, commitment and co-operation between the staff of several agencies:  \n■ s","cbCaihk3a8iTAEKg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihk3a8iTAEKg","pdf",9021474,"English","# Definitions\n# The Higher School Certificate (HSC)\n## Eligibility for an HSC\n## Reporting student achievement in the HSC\n# The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) - an overview\n## Background\n## Categorisation of ATAR courses\n## Eligibility for an ATA R in 2024\n## Calculation of the ATAR\n## The ATAR Advice Notice\n# Calculating the ATAR in 2024\n## Overview\n## The scaling process in 2024\n# The HSC and ATAR in 2024 - some results\n## Percentage of students receiving an ATAR\n## Distributions of HSC marks - Table A2\n## Descriptive statistics of HSC and scaled marks - Table A3\n## Distributions of ATARs - Table A7\n## ATAR percentiles and relationship between ATAR and aggregates - Tables A8, A9\n## Relationship between subject choice, band and ATAR\n## Gender differences\n## University offers\n# Trends and other issues\n## Variation in patterns of HSC marks\n## Distributions of English and mathematics marks: 2021–2024\n## Courses that contribute to the ATAR - Table A6\n# Frequently asked questions\n## Why is my ATAR low in comparison to my HSC marks?\n## Why does this course contribute to my ATAR when another course where I received a higher mark does not count?\n## Other frequently asked questions","[{\"question\":\"Why is my ATAR low compared to my HSC marks?\",\"answer\":\"The report explains that ATAR is a scaled measure reflecting overall academic achievement relative to other students, so differences in scaling across courses and cohorts can lower an ATAR even when HSC marks are comparatively high.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does a specific course contribute to my ATAR while another course with a higher mark does not?\",\"answer\":\"Only eligible ATAR courses, defined as Board Developed courses with NESA examinations, contribute to ATAR eligibility and calculation. 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