What does SATAC stand for?

South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre
SATAC is the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre. SATAC process applications for Australian applicants, and international students completing an Australian year 12 qualification in Australia or overseas, or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in Australia.

What does not eligible mean SATAC?

SATAC must base its decision on the information you provide. If you are not eligible or sufficiently competitive to be offered your first preference, SATAC will consider your second preference as if it were your new first preference. If necessary, this process will continue until all of your preferences are considered.

What does eligible for consideration mean?

The status for my preference(s) says ‘Eligible for consideration’. What does this mean? This means that you have met the entry requirements for that course and can be placed into scheduled offer rounds for consideration of an offer.

How long is your Atar valid for SA?

There is no expiry on your ATAR – it is valid until you have attempted more than two years of full-time equivalent higher education study (eg bachelor level study).

What does Year 12 rank on SATAC mean?

Guaranteed entry is the minimum year 12 selection rank (equivalent to an ATAR after any equity or subject adjustments have been applied) which will guarantee selection into a course/ program in 2019 for applicants competing with year 12 results.

What is SATAC Australia?

SATAC is the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre. Established in 1977 by the universities in South Australia, its aim was to provide a single admissions office for all higher education institutions in the state.

What does year 12 rank on SATAC mean?

How do you use SATAC?

Applying through SATAC

1. Enter your details as requested on the registration screen.
2. Read and accept the terms and conditions of the application.
3. Complete the personal details page.
4. Choose your course preferences.
5. Provide details about your qualifications and experience (if requested)

What does awaiting assessment mean on SATAC?

Those with a status of ‘awaiting assessment’ will have extra criteria to meet. This might include passing subject prerequisites or results from an audition or interview. When SATAC attaches Year 12 results to an application the messages against each preference will update.

At what age does ATAR not matter?

You are eligible to apply for admission through the Mature-age Entry Scheme if you: will be 21 or older on 1 March of the year you will commence study. did not receive an ATAR (or equivalent) or if your ATAR was below 70.

Can you still use your ATAR after 2 years?

No, your Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) does not expire. You can continue to use your ATAR for admission to the University of Newcastle any year after you have completed your Higher School Certificate (HSC), or Year 12/final year of school.

What is a good ATAR score?

As the ATAR is a percentile, a 99.95 ATAR means that you are in the top 0.05% of your state. Likewise, an ATAR of 99 means that you are in the top 1% of your state. Generally an ATAR of 99+ is considered as competitive for entry into Medicine (dependent on performances in the UCAT and Interviews).

What is the lowest ATAR you can get?

30.00
The ATAR is a number from 0 and 99.95 in intervals of 0.05. The highest rank is 99.95, the next highest 99.90, and so on. The lowest automatically reported rank is 30.00, with ranks below 30.00 being reported as ‘less than 30’.

How do SATAC offer rounds work?

when you applied. whether SATAC has completed the assessment of your application. whether the courses you have applied for are making offers in that offer round. whether your application is both eligible and competitive enough for an offer.

What does SATAC year 12 rank mean?

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is a rank given to secondary school students on a range from 0 to 99.95. The ATAR shows how you performed in your studies compared to other students completing an Australian Year 12 program. SATAC calculates the ATAR for SACE and NTCET students.

Can your ATAR expire?

Is 70 a good ATAR score?

So an ATAR of 70 doesn’t mean you got 70 percent – it means that you’re in the top 30 percent of your year group.

What is the average ATAR score in Australia?

70.00
Since some students quit studying early or do not qualify for an ATAR in their state, the average ATAR amongst students who achieve one is 70.00. Admission to universities is granted based on the “selection rank” calculated by each university based on its own unique criteria.

Is 70 a good ATAR?

The median ATAR is usually around 70.00. To achieve a higher ATAR, you’ll need to get HSC marks of around 80 in all your courses.

What is the lowest ATAR University?

ATARs for 2021 admission

What is the average ATAR in Australia?

around 70.00
The average ATAR is usually around 70.00 In NSW, the ATAR is calculated and released by UAC. In the ACT, it’s calculated by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies, in consultation with UAC, and released by schools. NSW and ACT ATARs are equivalent to those in other states.

What does SATAC year 12 Rank mean?

What is the difference between Year 12 rank and ATAR?

What is the difference between an ATAR and a selection rank? An ATAR is an overall percentile ranking reflecting a student’s academic achievement in Year 12, relative to the relevant age group in a given year. A student’s ATAR is fixed and the graduating student is told its value.

How do you get a 85 ATAR?

In NSW in 2020, the aggregate required for an 85 ATAR was just above 340. This corresponds to an average scaled score per unit of 34 across 10 units (including two English units).

What is the lowest ATAR for medicine?

Biomedicine requires a minimum ATAR of 92 (95 for guaranteed entry) and a minimum of 85 is required for Science (88 for guaranteed entry).