ATAR PATHWAY

To select the ATAR Pathway in upper school a student must be enrolled in the ATAR Ready stream in Year 10. All ATAR courses have pre-requisite grades or marks that a student should attain if they wish to choose a subject at ATAR level. These cut-offs are based on data analysis from student performance from Year 10, to predicted ATAR rank and final ATAR rank in Year 12.

Whilst it is possible for a student to choose a subject where they have not met the cut-off, they cannot do this for every course and their current mark would have to be within 5%. A student cannot choose ATAR options at subject selection if they do not meet prerequisite conditions; however, they can note down preferences and then set goals for improvement in Semester Two. A follow-up meeting will then be scheduled after the Semester Two report.

This process provides students with the motivation to improve their approach and work towards the goals they have set. If they can do this its sets them up for success in Upper School.

Subject Selection Atar Scenarios

The following examples highlight some possible subject selection scenarios which should help illustrate the information provided above Our guidance is always given on a case-by-case basis given the individual nature of each student's position and future plans

Example scenarios are below (prerequisites referred to are on the next page):

Scenario 1

Molly is enrolled in the ATAR Ready stream in Year 10. She meets the prerequisite marks for all the courses she wishes to study in Upper School. She selects English ATAR, Religion & Life, Mathematics Methods ATAR, Physics ATAR and Visual Art ATAR.

Scenario 2

James is in the ATAR Ready stream in Year 10. He meets the prerequisites for three ATAR level subjects, English Religion & Life and Drama. He has a score of 55% in ATAR Ready Mathematics so does not meet the cut off, but is within 5% for Applications. He also wishes to study History ATAR. His HASS score in ATAR Ready is 51%. He does not meet the cut off but is within 5%. He can choose Maths Applications and History ATAR as his 4th and 5th ATAR subjects.

Scenario 3

Gianni meets the prerequisite for two courses, Drama ATAR and History ATAR His English score is 51% in English ATAR Ready (9% below the cut-off) which means he is unable to choose English ATAR or RE ATAR He also wishes to study Mathematics Applications, but his score is 52% in ATAR Ready Mathematics (85 below the cut-off) At this stage Gianni cannot choose the ATAR subjects he would like He is asked to reflect on the reasons for him not meeting the prerequisites in English and Mathematics and he sets goals for improvement in Semester 2 He will be scheduled with a follow up meeting at the end of the year to review progress If his habits have changed and progress has been made his choices can change