MINIMUM YEAR 12 QUALIFICATIONS ACCEPTED

SA and NT year 12 2010

If you are completing the South Australia Certificate of Education (SACE) or the Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) in 2010, in order to be eligible to compete in a year 12 subquota for undergraduate courses at all four universities, you must:

• qualify for the SACE/NTCE
   
• obtain a university aggregate and an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
   
• fulfil the Higher Education Selection Subject (HESS) requirements for the course
   
• fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course

Detailed information about tertiary entrance requirements under SACE/NTCE is contained in the booklet Tertiary Entrance 2011, 2012, 2013 which is published by SATAC on behalf of its member institutions.

SA and NT year 12 1993 to 2009

If you completed the SACE or the NTCE in the period 1993 to 2009, in order to be eligible to compete in a year 12 subquota, the requirements are the same as above (for year 2010)

Note that, for the years 1993 to 1996, the meeting of HESS requirements is determined by the possession of an appropriate "all courses" or "some courses" aggregate.

SA and NT year 12 in 1992 or earlier

If you sat year 12 in any year(s) from 1954 to 1992, in order to be eligible to compete in a year 12 subquota, you must have completed a minimum of five year 12 subjects in any two attempts (or any three if you were an adult at the time). In order to be eligible for HESS General courses, you must have a minimum of five Publicly Examined Subjects (PES). You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course.

International Baccelaureate (IB)

If you have undertaken the IB Diploma Program, in order to be eligible to compete in a year 12 subquota, you must have completed the IB Diploma. You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course.

Detailed information about tertiary entrance requirements under the IB is contained in the booklet IB and Tertiary Entrance in SA and NT 2011, 2012, 2013 which is published by SATAC on behalf of its member institutions.

Interstate year 12

If you sat an Australian year 12 interstate (except Queensland), you must have received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). If you sat in Queensland, you must receive an OP. You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course. 

Australian non-standard year 12 programs

If you sat a non-standard year 12 program anywhere in Australia (eg Waldorf, School of Tomorrow), SATAC will use the guidelines agreed to by its member institutions to assess the qualification and determine your eligibility to compete in a year 12 subquota, whether you have met either HESS General or HESS Restricted requirements and whether you have fulfilled any prerequisite requirements for the course.


Overseas year 12 level qualifications

NZ National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 3)
If you have undertaken the NZ NCEA (Level 3), in order to compete in a year 12 subquota, you must have fulfilled all the requirements for entrance to a university in New Zealand as stipulated by the board of the NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority). For details, go to www.nzqa.govt.nz. You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course.

New Zealand Bursaries Examination
If you have sat the NZ Bursaries Examination, in order to compete in a year 12 subquota, you must have either:

• qualified for an 'A' or 'B' Bursary, or
  
• achieved at least a Grade C in a minimum of three Bursary subjects and gained the Higher School Certificate.

You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course.

British 'A' Levels
If you have undertaken British 'A' Levels, in order to compete in a year 12 subquota, you must have obtained a minimum of grade E in at least two 'A' Level subjects. You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course.

Scottish Highers
If you have undertaken Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, in order to compete in a year 12 subquota, you must have obtained a minimum of grade C in at least three Higher level subjects. You must also fulfil any prerequisite subject requirements for the course.

Other overseas year 12 level qualifications
If your overseas year 12 level qualification is not one of the qualifications listed above, SATAC will use the guidelines agreed to by its member institutions to assess the qualification and determine your eligibility to compete in a year 12 subquota, whether you have met either HESS General or HESS Restricted requirements and whether you have fulfilled any prerequisite requirements for the course.

If you are unsure of the equivalence of your overseas year 12 level qualification, SATAC can give you advice over the telephone and/or in person (for more complex cases). If you need advice about your overseas qualifications, contact SATAC without delay to allow the maximum time for dealing with your enquiry.

If your year 12 qualifications do not make you eligible to compete in the year 12 subquota for some or all of the courses for which you wish to apply, you may be eligible to compete in an alternative (special entry) subquota.

RANKING APPLICANTS IN A YEAR 12 SUBQUOTA

Note that ranks obtained from SA, IB or interstate year 12 qualifications may be augmented by bonus points if you are eligible for consideration under any of the universities' access or bonus schemes.

SA and NT year 12 2010

If you are completing the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) or the Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) in 2010, your rank in a year 12 subquota will be based on your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

SA and NT year 12 1997 to 2009

If you completed the SACE or the NTCE in the period 1997 to 2009, your rank in a year 12 subquota will be based on your Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) as TERs obtained in the years 1997 to 2009 are directly comparable with an ATAR obtained in 2010.

SA and NT year 12 1993 to 1996

If you completed the SACE in the period 1993 to 1996, your rank in the year 12 subquota will be based on your 'some courses' aggregate which SATAC will convert to an ATAR using a statistical table based on percentile rankings.

SA and NT year 12 in 1992 or earlier

If you sat year 12 in any year(s) from 1954 to 1992, your rank in the year 12 subquota will be based on the aggregate of your best five scaled scores from any two attempts (or from any three if you were an adult at the time). SATAC will convert this aggregate to an ATAR using a statistical table based on percentile rankings.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

If you have completed the IB Diploma Program, your rank will be based on your IB points total (in the range 24-45) which SATAC will convert to an ATAR according to the conversion table below. The table was developed by SATAC and has been approved by its participating institutions.

IB to ATAR conversion table
 

*IB points total (in the range 24-45), derived from the results gained in both Higher Level and Standard Level subjects and possibly augmented by bonus points based on the standard achieved in the Extended Essay and the Theory of Knowledge.

Interstate year 12 2010

If you are completing an Australian year 12 program interstate (except Queensland) in 2010, your rank will be based on your ATAR. If is is from Queensland, your rank will be based on your OP which SATAC wil convert to an ATAR using a common index agreed to by all states and territories.

Interstate year 12 1996 to 2009

If you completed an Australian year 12 program interstate in the period 1996 to 2009, your rank will be based on your home state rank (TER, ENTER, UAI, OP etc) which SATAC will convert to an ATAR using a common index agreed to by all states and territories.

Interstate year 12 in 1995 or earlier

If you completed a year 12 program interstate in 1995 or earlier, SATAC will convert your home state score to an ATAR using a statistical table based on percentile rankings.

Oveseas year 12 level qualifications

NZ National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 3)
If you undertook the NZ NCEA (Level 3) in 2004 or later and you apply for admission to a university in Australia, the NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) will calculate an NCEA (Level 3) aggregated mark and will convert this aggregated mark to an ATAR using a common index agreed to by the NZQA and all tertiary admissions centres in Australia.

New Zealand Bursaries Examination
If you undertook the NZ Bursaries Examination in the period 1996 to 2003, your rank will be based on your NZ Bursaries aggregated mark from a minimum of three and a maximum of five Bursary subjects. SATAC will convert your aggregated mark to an ATAR using a common index agreed to by the NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) and all tertiary admissions centres in Australia.

If you undertook the NZ Bursaries Examination prior to 1996, SATAC will convert your aggregated mark to an ATAR using a statistical table based on percentile rankings.

British 'A' Levels
If you have completed British 'A' Levels, your rank will be based on the aggregate of your grades from a minimum of two 'A' Levels. Each A level grade and AS level grade is converted to a numeric score using the table below.

A Level grade	A Level score	AS Level grade	AS Level score
A*	140	A*	NA
A	120	A	60
B	100	B	50
C	80	C	40
D	60	D	30
E	40	E	20

An aggregate is calculated using the results from not fewer than two A Level subjects and not more than two AS Level subjects undertaken in the final year. SATAC will convert the aggregate to an ATAR according to the conversion table below. The tables were developed by SATAC and have been approved by its participating institutions.

Scottish Highers
If you have completed Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, your rank will be based on the aggregate of your grades from a minimum of three Higher Level subjects. Each Highers grade or Advanced Highers grade is converted to a numeric score using the table below.

Highers grade	Highers score	Advanced Highers grade	Advanced Highers score
A	80	A	130
B	65	B	110
C	50	C	90
D	36	D	72

An aggregate is calculated using the results from not fewer than three Higher subjects or not fewer than two Advanced Higher subjects undertaken in the final year. SATAC will convert the aggregate to an ATAR according to the conversion table below. The tables were developed by SATAC and have been approved by its participating institutions.

GCE A Levels/Scottish Highers to an ATAR Conversion Table*
Aggregate	Equivalent ATAR
360	99.95
350	98.65
340	97.00
330	95.35
320	93.70
310	92.05
300	90.40
290	88.75
280	87.15
270	85.50
260	83.90
250	82.35
240	80.75
230	79.20
220	77.70
216	77.10
210	76.20
200	74.70
190	73.25
180	71.85
160	69.15
144	67.05
140	66.55
120	64.20
100	62.00
80	60.00
*This is a 'short' version of the table and there are other values not reproduced above.