ATAR

From 2009 onwards, NSW Year 12 students who were eligible to receive a University Admissions Index (UAI), instead received an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

The rules for the ATAR are exactly the same as those of the UAI. Year 12 students still have the same scaling process and ranking order.

The changes had no bearing on Year 12 students' current studies or their potential for acceptance to UWS.

There were some minor changes that related to the ATAR:

-    The highest rank is now be an ATAR of 99.95 (previously this was a UAI score of 100)

-    The ATAR indicates a student’s position in relation to the Year 7 students they began high school with, rather than Year 10 students

With the move from UAI to ATAR you will notice a slight change in the UAI cut-off (that was published in the UWS Course Guides and UWS A Guide to Study 2010) to the ATAR cut-off that is published on the UWS Future Students Site. A UAI to ATAR conversion table is available for viewing on the UAC Website (opens in a new window).

Please refer to the UWS Future Students site for the ATAR cut-offs or the latest UAC Guide.

If you have any questions about ATAR, UAC has developed a comprehensive ATAR – Frequently Asked Questions page on the UAC Website (opens in a new window).

If you have any questions about studying at UWS and the UWS ATAR cut-off, please contact the UWS Course Information Centre on 1300 897 669 or email study@uws.edu.au

Related Links:
•    UWS Undergraduate Course Information
•    UAC ATAR Information PDF (opens in a new window)