Do other students affect your ATAR?
John Johnson
Updated on April 04, 2026
Your school’s ranking does not affect your ATAR – your ATAR is based on a combination of your scaled marks in your best 10 units.
Does Year 11 affect your ATAR?
Do my year 11 marks count? Towards your ATAR? Nope. Your ATAR is a combination of your marks from the HSC exams and your assessment marks from year 12 only.
How many people got 99.95 HSC?
48 students
This year, 48 students – 15 girls and 33 boys – received the highest possible ATAR of 99.95. The overall median ATAR was 70.15, but boys fell slightly short at 68.7.
Does the HSC determine your life?
After HSC results and ATAR scores were sent out across the country, you may have found yourself with a score lower than you were hoping for. With multiple options for higher education available such as The College at Western Sydney University, it’s important to remember your ATAR does not determine your future.
Is 70 a good ATAR score?
If your high school was anything like mine-a generic public high school with the demographic of students ranging from uninterested drop-outs to academic geniuses-an average ATAR score above 70 was considered a great result.
What marks do I need to get an ATAR of 80?
The percentages on the right column are of people who received an ATAR. So both of the stats are correct – to get an ATAR of 80 you need to beat 80% of the graduating population, which means beating 66.5% of the people who receive an ATAR. As for getting an ATAR of 80 – its not impossible.
Is 100 ATAR possible?
Why it’s impossible to get an ATAR of 100. Because the ATAR is a rank and not a score, and it’s measured in increments of 0.05 the highest ATAR you could get is 99.95. That means you did better than 99.95 percent of all the Year 12 ATAR eligible students in your state.
Is it hard to get an 80 ATAR?
Beside above, how hard is it to get an ATAR of 80? So both of the stats are correct – to get an ATAR of 80 you need to beat 80% of the graduating population, which means beating 66.5% of the people who receive an ATAR. As for getting an ATAR of 80 – its not impossible.
Has anyone got 99.95 ATAR?
Akina was one of 48 students who received the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95 on Friday. Fifteen girls and 33 boys achieved the top rank, ending one of the most challenging final school years in recent history on a high. James Ruse student Sariena Ye was among them.
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