Publications & resources
Assessing the ATAR: Exploring the use of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
Mitchell Institute report explores ATAR’s changing role in school-to-university transitions and its impact on equity and opportunity.
It is not enough to know the score
In The Australian last week, the Grattan Institute urged students to “work hard at school to achieve your best ATAR” because it “is not on its way out.”
How was ATAR pushed to the centre of education?
Every year, thousands of young school leavers receive an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank and discover where they stand in the queue for university offers that will soon follow.
Your ATAR isn’t the only thing universities are looking at
Only a quarter of undergraduate university admissions for domestic students are made on the basis of an ATAR, according to a new discussion paper from the Mitchell Institute.
Crunching the number: Exploring the use and usefulness of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
There is confusion over how to support young people moving from school to study to careers, and the role ATAR plays in schools and universities.
It is time to assess the ATAR
New analysis shows just one in four students are entering university undergraduate courses based on their ATAR, exposing a huge contrast to the importance placed on ATAR in schools.