The rules behind the numbers.

How each state turns Year 12 results into an ATAR, how weighted grades add up, how to revise so it lasts, and how to write a rubric students can use. Written to sit beside the free tools, and checked against the admissions centres’ own published rules.

ATAR & results

How each state turns Year 12 results into a rank.

Australia-wide · ATARHow the ATAR works in each stateOne rank, five ways of building it. How Victoria, NSW, Queensland, WA and SA/NT each turn results into an ATAR, side by side, with links to the calculators.Read the guide
Queensland · QCE · QTACHow the QCE ATAR is calculatedBest 5 results, the TEA out of 500, QTAC scaling, the English requirement and what counts: how a Queensland ATAR is worked out, in plain terms.Read the guide
New South Wales · HSC · UACHow the HSC ATAR is calculatedHow UAC turns HSC marks into a NSW ATAR: NESA moderation, course scaling, the best-10-units aggregate out of 500, and a worked example.Read the guide
Victoria · VCE · VTACHow the VCE ATAR is calculatedStudy scores, VTAC scaling, the primary four plus 10% increments, and the aggregate that becomes your ATAR: the Victorian system explained step by step.Read the guide
Western Australia · WACE · TISCHow the WACE ATAR is calculatedCombined marks, TISC scaling, the best-four TEA plus the 10% Methods, Specialist and language bonuses (max 430): how a WA ATAR is calculated in 2026.Read the guide
South Australia & NT · SACE · SATACHow the SACE ATAR is calculatedGrades to scaled scores, the 90-credit University Aggregate, the flexible option and AIF: how a South Australian or Northern Territory ATAR is worked out.Read the guide

QCE 2026 externals

Queensland’s external assessments: the countdown, then every Exam Hub subject paper by paper.

VCE 2026 study guides

Victoria’s twenty largest studies: SACs, the exam, a year plan and where Captivate Exam Hub fits.

Study

Revision and grade planning that holds up under exam conditions.

Teaching

Assessment design for classroom teachers.

Teaching · Assessment designHow to write a marking rubric that students can actually useCriteria, performance levels, descriptors that mean something, and the mistakes that make rubrics useless: a practical guide for teachers, with a free builder.Read the guide