School Ranks (1 Viewer)

[studygirl118]

Hello everyone!

I have a question; Does the rank of your school play a role in determining your ATAR?

Like say your school is ranked 70th compared to 345th, does that mean you're more likely to get a higher ATAR?
I thought that your school wasn't used in ATAR calculations, but I could be wrong....

 

[pikachu975]

Yeah the school isn't used in calculating your atar

 

[Sp3ctre]

I don't think it's directly used to calculate your ATAR but your internal mark is going to be scaled up more if you're in a school that's ranked higher.

 

[pikachu975]

I don't think it's directly used to calculate your ATAR but your internal mark is going to be scaled up more if you're in a school that's ranked higher.

The school rank is literally irrelevant to your internal and external mark. If you're first in a rank 700 school and get 100 your internal and external mark will be 100 etc as seen by the person who got 100 in english advanced and was from a school ranked 300+

 

[Robbie M]

School rank is used and it is important in moderating internal ranks Eg. First in ENGLISH ADV in Baulkham hills HS is a lot more difficult than a +300 rank school, thus it is moderated appropriately

 

[D94]

It plays no role at all.

 

[pikachu975]

School rank is used and it is important in moderating internal ranks Eg. First in ENGLISH ADV in Baulkham hills HS is a lot more difficult than a +300 rank school, thus it is moderated appropriately

It doesn't because the first in state for english was from like rank 300+ school. The only way school rank affects you is that there's more smart people in high ranked schools so you have a better chance of people boosting your assessment mark by getting really high

 

[chillininthefridge]

Not if you come first by a long shot... the moderation process is very complicated. Eddie Woo (a former James Ruse maths teacher) explains it much better than I can :