ATAR scores
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In the News
ATAR results released this week
Victorian students woke to the sound of the ATAR alarm yesterday morning as their senior exam results were released from…
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In The Classroom
Unpacking Australia’s HSC gender gap: podcast
New data from the University Admissions Centre has shown that young men are less likely to achieve an ATAR than…
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Health and Wellbeing
Educational leader urges parents to worry less, but questions the ongoing obsession with the HSC and current education model
An educational leader is not only recommending parents try to worry a little less during homeschooling periods, but is also…
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In The Classroom
‘Our focus is never on results’: How a Brisbane girls’ school blitzed Year 12 in 2020
Despite legitimate concerns that COVID-19 could significantly impact Year 12 student achievement in 2020, over 77 per cent of a…
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In the News
Uni to add 10 bonus points to some women’s ATAR scores
Should a woman wish to study an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University…
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In The Classroom
Key education issues in the media: expert responds
Teacher performance-linked pay, teacher performance generally and student achievement – these are three issues that are never far…
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Opinion
See You ATAR: Time for universities to rethink their acceptance criteria
It’s time to look beyond the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. Australian universities have had it so good for so long.…
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Policy & Reform
Rank hypocrisy: is it time to reassess how the ATAR is used in tertiary education?
The current policy climate in teacher education in Australia has a focus on accountability for outcomes as judged by a…
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In the News
Educating the educators
Critics say that the push for teachers to have higher ATARs puts too much emphasis on one measure of ability.…
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