Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

ATAR eligibility

ATAR calculation

Getting your ATAR

HSC Board Developed courses

ATAR explained

ATAR eligibility

ATAR calculation

Getting your ATAR

HSC Board Developed courses

ATARs out 9am on 18 Dec

HSC courses that can be used in the ATAR calculation

ATAR courses are courses developed by NESA that have formal examinations and graded assessments. These are the only courses that can be used to calculate your ATAR.

Download HSC course list

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Frequently asked questions

Why is my ATAR low compared with my HSC marks?

Why do some courses scale better than others?

ATAR Compass

Enter your predicted HSC marks and ATAR Compass will estimate your ATAR

Estimate your ATAR

ATAR resources to download

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Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2024 NSW HSC

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January Round 1 lowest selection ranks 2025

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December Round 2 lowest selection ranks 2024

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ATAR Essentials

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Effectiveness and Limitations of the ATAR Report

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Usefulness of the ATAR Report

More ATAR downloads

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