The calculation
of an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) will be based on a student’s:
·
best
five General subject results or
·
best
results in a combination of four General subject results plus an Applied
subject result or a Certificate III or higher VET qualification.
The Queensland
Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) has responsibility for ATAR calculations.
Eligibility for
an ATAR will require satisfactory completion of a QCAA English
subject.
Satisfactory
completion will require students to attain a result that is equivalent to a
Sound Level of Achievement in one of five subjects — English, Essential
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional
Language.
While students
must meet this standard to be eligible to receive an ATAR, it is not
mandatory for a student’s English result to be included in the calculation of
their ATAR.