ATAR Calculator — estimate your ATAR in seconds
Choose your state, enter your scaled scores, and see your aggregate and estimated ATAR — with the full working shown. Your official ATAR is issued by your state admissions centre.
ATAR Calculator
Enter scaled scores, not raw school marks. Scaling is done by your state authority each year — if you only have raw marks, this is a planning estimate.
Formula:
Calculators for every Australian state
Use the main calculator above for a quick estimate, or go to the dedicated calculator for your state.
VCE ATAR Calculator
Victoria — aggregate from scaled study scores, English + top 3 + 10% increments.
Use VCE Calculator →HSC ATAR Calculator
New South Wales — best 10 units including 2 units of English, plus raw marks guide.
Use HSC Calculator →QCE ATAR Calculator
Queensland — best 5 scaled General subjects, QTAC conversion.
Use QCE Calculator →WACE ATAR Calculator
Western Australia — TEA from best 4 scaled scores, TISC conversion.
Use WACE Calculator →SACE ATAR Calculator
South Australia — university aggregate out of 90 from scaled Stage 2 scores, SATAC conversion.
Use SACE Calculator →Study Score Calculator
Convert raw / SAC scores into a predicted VCE study score.
Use Study Score Calculator →Subject Scaling Calculator
See how subjects scale up or down — HSC and VCE scaling explained.
Check Scaling →How to calculate ATAR
ATAR is a rank, not a percentage. It shows your position compared with other students in your age group, from 0.00 to 99.95.
1. Your subjects are scaled
Scaling adjusts each subject result so students can be compared fairly across different subjects. A subject taken by a strong cohort usually scales up; a subject taken by a weaker cohort usually scales down. Scaling changes every year.
2. Your scaled results become an aggregate
Your best scaled results are added together using your state’s rule — for example, in Victoria it is your best English score plus your next three best scaled scores, plus 10% of your 5th and 6th scores. In NSW it is your best 10 units, including 2 units of English.
3. The aggregate becomes an ATAR
Your aggregate is ranked against all other students in your state’s age cohort and converted to a percentile. That percentile, in steps of 0.05, is your ATAR. An ATAR of 90.00 means you performed better than 90% of your age group.
What is a good ATAR?
It depends on the course you want. Many university courses ask for an ATAR in the 70s or 80s; competitive courses can ask for 90 or above. Check the course’s published cut-off — and remember that adjustment factors and SEAS can change your selection rank.
SEAS, adjustment factors and university cut-offs
SEAS calculator — what is SEAS?
SEAS is the Special Entry Access Scheme in Victoria (VTAC). If you have experienced disadvantage — for example, financial hardship, illness, or difficult personal circumstances — SEAS can adjust your selection rank for a course. It does not change your ATAR itself; it changes the rank a university uses when it considers your application.
Adjustment factors
Universities can also add adjustment factors for things like strong performance in a relevant subject, living in a regional area, or completing a particular subject. These factors are added to your selection rank, not to your ATAR, and the rules are different for every university and course.
University ATAR calculators — Deakin, Monash and La Trobe
Students often search for a Deakin ATAR calculator, a Monash ATAR calculator or a La Trobe ATAR calculator. There is no separate official ATAR for each university — your ATAR is the same, and each university publishes the minimum selection rank (cut-off) for each of its courses. To check a course, use the university’s official course search: Deakin University, Monash University and La Trobe University. Use the ATAR estimate from the calculator above, then compare it with the published cut-off for the course you want.
SACE students: your SACE ATAR calculator works the same way — SATAC calculates a university aggregate from your scaled Stage 2 results and converts it to an ATAR. The SA / NT tab in the calculator above gives a planning estimate, or use the dedicated SACE ATAR Calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Short, direct answers about ATAR, scaling and calculators.
Check your state calculator next.
VCE, HSC, QCE, WACE and scaling — each with its own page, formula and worked example.