Hey guys
I notice on the ATARcalculator that the aggregate for 99.95 varies each year. How are these determined? Also does this mean you could get a 99.95 in certain years with just 5 subjects (having spesh as the only subject that scales above 50)? I ask this because I am curious to see if there will be any variation in the aggregate for 99.95 this year which would make it attainable with only 5 subjects.
just depends on the aggregate cut off for 99.95
E.g. in 2019 the cut-off was 210.04
in 2018 it was 211.53
Just like in most cases, the same scores in two different years can yield different ATARs.
Whilst the ATAR is mathematically attainable with 5 subjects it is quite unlikely for someone to get it (not impossible though) for a number of reasons. 1) Obviously 99.95s are rare as it is whether you do 5 or 8 subjects. 2) Students will need close to perfect scores in their 5 subjects. This will need to include a perfect 50 in something like Spec or Latin (or something that goes to 55). 3) Students who are within the rang competing for these ATARs have a good foundation from previous years and will not likely only do 5 subjects.