Wondering how different subjects scaled in Queensland in 2021?
If you’ve graduated, you would already have your ATAR from the QTAC ATAR portal. You might want to know more about how your marks compared with everyone else in your subjects last year.
So where do you go for that info?
You can find QTAC’s 2021 ATAR Report here.
What else should I do?
If you’re interested in the 2021 ATAR scaling data because you’re still at school, there are a few other things you should look at too.
Learn more about how the ATAR is calculated
QTAC have published some great resource on their Publications page to help everyone understand how the ATAR is calculated, including:
- All about your ATAR: A guide for Year 11 and 12 students
- Inter-subject scaling: An introduction
- Calculating the ATAR in Queensland: Technical document
Check out the 2020 ATAR Report
If you want to see how the 2021 scaling data compares with 2020 data, you can check out the ATAR Report 2020 from QTAC. Keep in mind that, due to COVID’s impact on schooling, 2020 Year 12 students only completed 3 assessments across Unit 3 & 4 of each of their subjects.
Keep in mind that scaling data can change each year
Looking at how the ATAR is calculated and reading past scaling data is helpful, but there’s still no accurate way to predict how subjects will scale each year. Each year’s subject scaling depends on the performance of the whole cohort of Year 12 students across all of their subjects.
So do your research and do your best, then let QTAC do the rest.
Good luck! 💪
Tom
Graphics from the QTAC Inter-subject scaling: An introduction report
