Maybe because English is not their first language, and EAL/D might not be offered at their school?y would u do english standard if ur aiming for 99.95?
Band 6s are slightly more common nowadays but yh 95 would be a state rank. Pretty sure they cap band 6s bc I don't know anyone who got 90+ but quite a few that got 89.95 HSC mark in Standard English would be top 3 in the state probably.
Low 90s is a state rank.
What has occurred in the past does not restrict what is possible in the future. English Standard students are typically not the type to excel (i.e. state rank or come close to it) in their other subjects. That is why you wouldn’t see too many getting 99+. It is not because there is some mythical scaling rule that prevents it.Nope, the highest ATAR with STD English counting was 99.35
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This doesn't mean 99 in standard = 70 in advanced.matrix website also says if you get like 99 percent that's just equivalent to 70% of advanced.
I love how @quickoats says HOLD MY CALCULATOR to not getting 99+ with Standard EnglishWhat has occurred in the past does not restrict what is possible in the future. English Standard students are typically not the type to excel (i.e. state rank or come close to it) in their other subjects. That is why you wouldn’t see too many getting 99+. It is not because there is some mythical scaling rule that prevents it.
It should be technically possible to get 99.95 with any combination of subjects. For example, let’s hypothetically say you got 93 in English Standard in 2020 (roughly top 0.5%) which corresponds to a scaled mark of roughly 87.7 by interpolation of the data in Table A3 of the above link. If you get say 99.0 scaled marks in your other 8 units (i.e come close to the top) then your aggregate scaled mark would be 483.7 which is enough to give you 99.95 ATAR based on Table A9 of the above link. It’s just that you’ll find it rare for a student to achieve that specific scenario.