The ENTER is changing its name

[jess3254]

99.95

[Flaming_Arrow]

Will the ATAR be out of 100 or 99.95?

99.95

[appianway]

Hmm, that makes it somewhat strange. After all, the UAI's out of 100, so students in the top 0.05% in Victoria would be given scores equal to students in the top 0.1% in NSW..

[jess3254]

Nah they're just changing the name at the moment. This is just prior to the implementation of the Australian Certificate of Education

[kurrymuncher]

Hmm, that makes it somewhat strange. After all, the UAI's out of 100, so students in the top 0.05% in Victoria would be given scores equal to students in the top 0.1% in NSW..

They announced that the maximum UAI will be changed to 99.95.

[champorado]

"Achieving an ATAR of 99.95 will be the same as achieving a UAI of 100 and the ATAR will indicate a student's position in relation to the year 7 students they began high school with, rather than the year 10 group, as has been the case."

I don't quite understand this.

Also, is it pronounced Ah-tar (like star) or Ay-ter (like circular)? Or is it an either/or thing for maximum pun-age?

Nah they're just changing the name at the moment. This is just prior to the implementation of the Australian Certificate of Education

That's ace.

[Edmund]

Will the ATAR be out of 100 or 99.95?

They said only the name changes

[costargh]

If only the name changes, that's stupid.

That mean's that the highest possible ATAR will always be higher in NSW (100) than VIC (99.95). :S

[kurrymuncher]

If only the name changes, that's stupid.

That mean's that the highest possible ATAR will always be higher in NSW (100) than VIC (99.95). :S

Theyre changing the whole "I got a 100" thing in NSW, theyre moving down to 99.95. Well, thats what the guy on 774 said =/

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What a stupid name. At least ENTER means something

[wombifat]

ENTER sounds waaay better

[jess3254]

It does.

"What's your AH-TAR?"

doesn't sound right does it

[Davoo!]

Haha this is hilarious.

ATAR Score =D Gonna take a while to get used to.

[Noblesse]

lol in that ATAR pronunciation thread, the second poster's signature is hilarious:

"My math teacher staples burger king applications to failed tests."

[ReVeL]

ENTER just makes so much more sense... it's like a pun or something isn't it? (Cause its a score used to ENTER uni?... thats what iv always thought LMAO)

and yes i obviously do realise its an acronym.

All those years ago when I first heard the term ENTER I also thought of this. It's logical. ENTER = A score to get entry to University. It makes sense even before you find out its an acronym.

ATAR.. just doesn't sit right with me. Sounds like an Arabic city or something.

lol in that ATAR pronunciation thread, the second poster's signature is hilarious:

"My math teacher staples burger king applications to failed tests."

That is goldddd.