ATAR
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In The Classroom
Some say Year 12 final exam pressure is no longer necessary
Having grown up the child of two high-achieving professionals and possessing the requisite academics, I commenced a law degree after…
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News
ABC publishes ‘secret’ data on low ATAR scores in teaching degrees
Industry leaders have called for caps on places in teaching degrees, following an ABC report that universities are offering places…
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It’s time to reassess the ATAR: Mitchell Institute
Education experts have been left questioning the value of the ATAR, after new figures showed just one in four students…
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School Management
Later, ATAR? Exploring a rising qualification competitor
Today's school students likely don't have any living relatives who survived World War Two. If they're undertaking the International Baccalaureate (IB),…
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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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News
Victoria proposes ATAR cut-off of 70 for teaching degrees
The Victorian Government has unveiled a policy that would require aspiring teachers to have an ATAR of at least 70…
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News
Tougher uni prerequisites could help arrest maths decline: AMSI
University course prerequisites are one remedy to the decline in Year 12 students taking harder maths subjects, a representative from the Australian…
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News
Birmingham renews calls for clarity on uni admissions
The effectiveness of the ATAR system for qualifying for university places is again in the spotlight after the release of…
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Policy & Reform
Opinion: We need more teachers, not higher ATARs
Raising the bar for entry into education programs isn’t the answer to better instruction and will make it harder to…
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Toughen up teaching degree entry standards: Grattan
In its long list of recommendations to the next federal government, the Grattan Institute is calling for tougher entry standards…
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