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The correlation between a student’s ATAR and their first year GPA was found to be significantly stronger than the correlation with individual Year 12 subjects studied across all fields of study.  \nGiven that UAC works with universities to provide equity programs to widen participation in higher education to applicants with an educational and financial disadvantage,3 we have now also investigated the relationship between the ATAR and first year success at university with respect to socio-economic status (SES) .  \nStudents completing the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 2017 were categorised into quartiles based on the 2016 Census SA1 Index of Education and Occupation (IEO) ranking within Australia, compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and their subsequent application, enrolment and first year results for courses offered via UAC in 2018 were analysed, as the most recent complete data available.  \nAll data quoted is UAC data unless otherwise indicated.  \n2 ANALYSIS  \n2.1 Some points about the ATAR  \nIt is worth noting a few points about the ATAR. In New South Wales, UAC calculates the ATARon behalf of its member universities using HSC results for all eligible HSC students (more detail on the ATAR calculation can be found on the UAC website4) .  \nThe ATAR is a RANK. The ATAR was designed to be used for university admissions ONLY. Generally, it is very good at predicting how prepared a student is at the end of year 12 for university study5 , however, it is not the only preparation pathway to university. While everyone should be given equal opportunity to access, it is not equally suitable for everyone. A Year 12 student who has no desire to proceed to university should not be concerned with their ATAR, and neither should society.  \nUACs advice on HSC subject choice is clear6 – choose what you like and are good at, at the highest level you can comfortably do, and which will set you up for your future studies. You cannot game the ATAR or make a 70 ATAR student into a 90 ATAR student simply by changing the HSC subjects that they study. The ATAR calculation is designed to be as fair as possible and only uses HSC subject marks. Other factors like the student’s school or SES are not included in the calculation itself, however, some effects from these factors may have already been an influence on their HSC marks. The ATAR scaling process ensures that students are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged by choosing one subject over another – it is designed tobe subject blind; all subjects are valued equally. The scaling process removes the differences in the strength of academic ability between subject cohorts effectively putting marks from different  \n1 [https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/atar/usefulness-of-the-atar-report.pdf](https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/atar/usefulness-of-the-atar-report.pdf)  \n[2](2 Norton)[ Norton](2 Norton), A. , Cherastidtham, I. , & Mackey, W. (2018) . Dropping out: The benefits and costs of trying university. Grattan Institute.  \n3 [https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/scholarships-and-schemes](https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/scholarships-and-schemes)  \n4 [https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/atar](https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/atar)  \n5 [https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/atar/UAC-Effectiveness-limitations-ATAR-report-10-](https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/atar/UAC-Effectiveness-limitations-ATAR-report-10-)[Dec-2019.pdf](Dec-2019.pdf)  \n6 [https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/year-10-students](https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/year-10-students)  \nSocio-Economic Status and theATAR 􀁟 Page 1","cbCaip90O1NCc8j1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip90O1NCc8j1","pdf",1577689,"English","# Introduction\n# Analysis\n## Some points about the ATAR\n## ATAR attainment by SES","[{\"question\":\"What relationship does the report examine between ATAR and university success?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates how ATAR relates to first-year university success, expanding beyond prior findings by considering the role of socio-economic status (SES).\"},{\"question\":\"How were students grouped for the SES analysis?\",\"answer\":\"Students completing the HSC in 2017 were classified into SES quartiles using the 2016 Census SA1 Index of Education and Occupation (IEO) ranking within Australia.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the report’s key points about what the ATAR measures?\",\"answer\":\"The ATAR is a rank designed for university admissions only, predicting preparedness for university study while noting it is not the only pathway and is limited by reliance on HSC marks and ATAR scaling.\"}]","Socio-Economic Status and the ATAR - February 2020 | PDF",23]