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Blunt, system-wide rankings are doing more harm than good and should be overhauled to more accurately reflect individual learning outcomes for students, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
The ATAR does not determine where students end up as much as it shapes where they start and the way they get there.
Year 12 students around Australia are beginning to receive their exam results. It’s a time of intense pressure for many young people.
Year 12 marks this year will reflect a student's privileges in life, rather than their skills, argues Ella Mackenzie.
Universities are increasingly accepting more students into degree programs without an ATAR. Here are some of the most common ways in.
Students with lower ATARs generally have lower lifetime earnings. But a Grattan Institute report found low ATAR men could earn more doing a VET course than a bachelor degree in their chosen field.
More than 47,000 students will receive their VCE results and ATARs this morning.
Twelve months ago they were among the thousands of Victorian students waiting for their ATAR as if their lives depended on it – so where are they now?
Year 12 students around the country have now received their Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR). For many students, these results are accompanied b
Students should consider all their options and remember the ATAR is just one measure that doesn't necessarily dictate how well they will do in future.
The Victorian Certificate of Education turned 25 this year. After a quarter of a century, and with the class of 2017 awaiting their ATARs this week, is it tim
Your score isn't a measure of your worth.
Universities will have to become more transparent on their admissions standards in the wake of an ATAR controversy.
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If your ATAR results leave you unsure of what career path to take, you’re not alone. Meet the business leaders who had to find alternative paths to success.
The high cost of some degrees may be at the heart of the lowest university application numbers in more than a decade.
The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank is a robust measure of scholastic achievement, but not of who might achieve at university.
Some subjects are more likely to get you into university. But more advantaged students access these subjects. This means we have an unequal system.
Don’t let your ATAR define you.
Removing the pressure to score a high final mark encourages students to cultivate a genuine interest in their subjects.
Before deciding what to study at which university, high school graduates should consider the drop-out rates, early-career employment prospects and lifetime earnings their program is likely to yield.
In 2017, around 60% of domestic undergraduate university offers were reported as non-ATAR, meaning there's a diversity of pathways to higher education.
My parents are the most selfless, loving and supportive in the world. I didn't understand their sacrifices initially. I hated being poor. I hated being bullied by others because I was poor. I was one of the only Year 12 students at Sydney Boys who did not have a school blazer or jersey.
My dad, despite not knowing a word of English, used a Chinese-to-English dictionary to help me with my homework during primary school, a task that took most students 10 minutes to complete but took me three hours.
My dad worked countless jobs in the cleaning industry during the day and became my personal teacher during the night.
Receiving disappointing VCE or HSC results at the end of Year 12 can be devastating but there are ways to cope, says a University of Melbourne expert.
Penelope Chen felt the pit of her stomach sink when she received her ATAR result.
From the shock and disappointment of low ATARs, these four students have moved on to academic and career success. Between them they now have distinction or hig
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