Unusual SAC Ranking Problem ==

[Mao]

3) The "worst score" theory for equal SAC rankings is incorrect. What actually happens is the "average score" of the equal ranking students are used (not exactly the average, but approximately that). That is a disadvantage to the higher achieving student in that equal ranking group, hence is avoided by most teachers (unless your teacher is unexperienced with year 12. our biology cohort suffered last year because of easy SACs and the spread of better students couldn't be accurately gauged). However, it also serves as a slight advantage to lower achieving students in that same group..... (some teachers do this around the middle of the cohort to avoid too many low scores... tragic)

Thanks for this explanation Mao, however I do not mean to question your answer (in fact I really, really hope you are right) but do you have any quotes from the VCAA to back up this answer? I am sure (and hope) you are correct but I seem to worry a ton and this would help my worrying

no i don't have quotes on this stuff, but some guy from VCAA did come down to our school to explain the procedures, and this is one of the questions a teacher asked, and the info got relayed back to me.

[chid]

I'm pretty sure Mao's right:
http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,4139.0.html

[Noblesse]

Oh good, that gives me reason to not give up the subject and study for it!

[Mao]

Oh good, that gives me reason to not give up the subject and study for it!

If I may, I'd like to use this to point out another major misunderstanding in relation to SAC ranking and the study score

SAC ranking does not determine your study score. Even if it was the case that your ranking disadvantages you, that should not be an incentive to stop working hard towards it. And even if it was the case that you were unfairly ranked, you still shouldn't give up.

The exam has at least half the weighting in calculation of a study-score (and in maths/science/acc, two thirds). The SAC marks are then moderated in accordance, so if anything should be done well, the exam is it. If SACs seriously killed you, achieving a high score will certainly be harder (and improbable), but doing the exam well will give a much better return than bombing out.

SACs are no excuse for giving up.

[and apologies to Jamison, I think i have committed a straw-man here, but I have seen many people holding this kind of opinions]

[Noblesse]

[and apologies to Jamison, I think i have committed a straw-man here, but I have seen many people holding this kind of opinions]

No problem Mao, thanks for your explanation 

[mystikal]

hrmm oic i looked at the other thread before sorry i didnt see there was one similar 

o wells im not gonna give up lols the exams here i come 
i wonder what ill get for an SS i want a 50 scaled