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WACE Stuff => Western Australia Technical Score Discussion => Topic started by: Maz on February 12, 2016, 10:04:36 pm

Title: what kind of subject averages do you need to get around about a 99+
Post by: Maz on February 12, 2016, 10:04:36 pm
hello humans
it's pretty much all in the title, but what kind of averages should i be getting to get:
90+
95+
99+
and 99.5+
if it'll help knowing what subjects I'm doing: methods, accounting, literature, chem and physics
i aim for 100% every test i go in anyway but i more often than not- don't get that high...
thankyou in advance :)
Title: Re: what kind of subject averages do you need to get around about a 99+
Post by: spectroscopy on February 12, 2016, 10:46:44 pm
abc12345j has pretty much said it,
traditionally if your goal is to crack the 99 barrier you wanna hit 47 for each of your primary 4 with 40+ in your 5th and 6th and you should be safe in getting 99

good luck !!
Title: Re: what kind of subject averages do you need to get around about a 99+
Post by: Maz on February 12, 2016, 11:01:47 pm
okay, they vary slightly by year, but these are the ball park figures (for the primary 4) you should be aiming for:
90- 38-39.5 scaled subject scores
95- 40.5-42 scaled SS
98- 44-45 scaled SS
99- 46-46.5 (47 some years) scaled SS
99.5- 47.5-48 scaled SS

You should also seek to get "decent" increments as 5th/6th subjects (ideally at least 4.0s if you're aiming for 98+).
abc12345j has pretty much said it,
traditionally if your goal is to crack the 99 barrier you wanna hit 47 for each of your primary 4 with 40+ in your 5th and 6th and you should be safe in getting 99

good luck !!
can u guys possibly tell me in around about percentages...we don't do study scores in perth  :)
Title: Re: what kind of subject averages do you need to get around about a 99+
Post by: cooldude123 on February 12, 2016, 11:32:57 pm
can u guys possibly tell me in around about percentages...we don't do study scores in perth  :)

Well, just from light reading (and not having anything better to do on a Friday evening), assuming no LOTE, for a 90 ATAR you need around 70 scaled average, 95 ATAR a 76 average, 99 an 86 and for a 99.5, 90 across your subjects.

I've no idea how scores are scaled, but according to this: there's certain statistics for each scaled score - like for Chem you need to be in the top 2.6% of the state to get 90+ scaled, Specialist Maths top 5% for 90+- but maybe try the atarcalc if you want to know more legit scores.
Title: Re: what kind of subject averages do you need to get around about a 99+
Post by: clifffford on October 19, 2020, 10:51:20 pm
Hey,
just wondering what an approximate atar would be:

Ancient History: 98%
Modern History: 97%
English: 97%
Methods: 91%
Chem: 85%
Specialist: 80%