BONUS POINTS CALCULATING THE ATAR SUBJECT SCALING

An ATAR is your competiveness in relation to other applicants and is a rank given to students on a range from 0 to 99.95. Your ATAR is calculated from your university aggregate.

Your BEST 3 Year 12 Subjects Your 4 or your 4 Project th Subject Half of th Subject & Research

Grade A+ A A B+ B B C+ C C D+ D D E+ E E Numeric Value 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

Tertiary Admissions Subject (TAS) Grade Numeric equivalent Biology B 110 Raw Score out of 150: = 110 Raw Score out of 20 (0.2 intervals) 110 x 20 ÷ 150 = 14.6

Tertiary Admissions Subject (TAS) Grade Numeric equivalent Contributions to raw score Folio (20%) B 110 20% of 110 = 22 Skills Task (50%) C+ 90 50% of 90 = 45 Raw Score out of 150: 22 + 45 + 39 = 106 External Assessment (30%) A 130 30% of 130 = 39 Raw Score out of 20 (0.2 intervals) 106 x 20 ÷ 150 = 14.2

   Scaling ensures that results from widely varying subjects can be directly compared SATAC scale solely for the purpose of selection and because they need to compare the overall achievement of applicants SATAC looks at how difficult statistically it is to get a high mark in each subject

 Bonus Points are added to the student’s university aggregate BEFORE being converted to an ATAR

 FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Students can receive up to a maximum of 9 bonus points - 8 bonus points for rural and isolated students Unity College students automatically receive 8 bonus points 2 bonus points for LOTE Subjects Students must receive a C- or better in the subject (maximum of 2 bonus points) 2 bonus points for each Science and Maths subject – Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths Studies, or Specialist Maths Students must receive a C- or better in the subject

 UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Students can receive up to a maximum of 9 bonus points - 6 bonus points for rural and isolated students Unity College students automatically receive 6 bonus points Bonus points for Specialist Maths and/or a LOTE Subject Two bonus points for a C grade Three bonus points for a B Grade Four bonus points for an A Grade Please note Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery does not include bonus points for subjects.

 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Students can receive up to a maximum of 9 bonus points - 5 bonus points for rural and isolated students Unity College students automatically receive 5 bonus points 2 bonus points for subjects relevant to the UniSA program in which students have applied Student must receive a C or higher in the subject (up to a maximum of 5 bonus points awarded for subjects) Download table http://www.unisa.edu.au/future/year12/bonuspoints/