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WACE STAGE 2/3 COURSESWACE STAGE 2/3 COURSES

BELRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBELRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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UNIVERSITY ADMISSION SUMMARYUNIVERSITY ADMISSION SUMMARY

2010 Year 12 (2011 Admission) 2010 Year 12 (2011 Admission)

2010 Year 11 (2012 Admission)2010 Year 11 (2012 Admission)

WACEWACE AllAll Universities Universities

CompetenceCompetence

in Englishin EnglishNormally a scaled mark of at least 50 in English, Normally a scaled mark of at least 50 in English, EALD or TEE English LiteratureEALD or TEE English Literature

TER / ATARTER / ATAR Based on a TEABased on a TEA

PrerequisitesPrerequisites(for some uni (for some uni

courses)courses)

Scaled mark of at least 50Scaled mark of at least 50

in specified TEE subjects / courses (stage 3)in specified TEE subjects / courses (stage 3)

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CALCULATION OF TER (ATAR)CALCULATION OF TER (ATAR)2010 Year 12 (2011 Admission)2010 Year 12 (2011 Admission)

2010 Year 11 (2012 Admission)2010 Year 11 (2012 Admission)

Stage 3 Stage 3 IncrementIncrement

For each course, an increment of 15 will be added to all For each course, an increment of 15 will be added to all

stage 3 combined results stage 3 combined results

ScalingScaling Average Marks Scaling Average Marks Scaling

Tertiary Tertiary Entrance Entrance

Aggregate Aggregate (TEA)(TEA)

Sum best 4 scaled marksSum best 4 scaled marks

(stage 2 or stage 3 courses (stage 2 or stage 3 courses

& TEE subjects) & TEE subjects)

TEA out of 400TEA out of 400

NoNo List 1 / List 2List 1 / List 2

Unacceptable TEE Subject/Course CombinationsUnacceptable TEE Subject/Course Combinations

Accumulation: 5 years for all universitiesAccumulation: 5 years for all universities

Calculation of Calculation of TER/ATARTER/ATAR

TEA translated to a Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)TEA translated to a Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

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RAW COURSE MARKS TO TER/ATARRAW COURSE MARKS TO TER/ATARStage 2 Course ResultsStage 2 Course Results Stage 3 Course ResultsStage 3 Course Results

Add 15 marks to all Combined Standardised Scores

COMBINED SET OF STAGE 2 & STAGE 3 SCORES

PRELIMINARY SCALING

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SCALING PROCEDURE for COURSES (continued)SCALING PROCEDURE for COURSES (continued)

Tertiary Entrance Aggregate – TEA (Max 400)

Combined Sets of Stage 2 & Stage 3 Scores

Aggregation

Average Marks Scaling

Scaled Combined Scores

Tertiary Entrance Rank –

TER / ATAR

Preliminary Scaling

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Stage 2 ScoresStage 2 Scores

50 70

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0 100

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Stage 3 ScoresStage 3 Scores

50 70

Num

ber

of S

tude

nts

0 100

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Stage 2 ScoresStage 2 Scores

50 70

Num

ber

of S

tude

nts

0 100

Preliminary scaling

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Stage 3 ScoresStage 3 Scores

50 70

Num

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of S

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0 100

Preliminary scaling

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Stage 2 and 3 Scores CombinedStage 2 and 3 Scores Combined

50 70

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of S

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Stage 3 add 15

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Merge the groupsMerge the groups

50 70

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of S

tude

nts

0 100 115

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Course ScalingCourse Scaling

50 70

Num

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of S

tude

nts

0 100 115

Useful References

The following websites are updated regularly and contain detailed information on the topics covered in this presentation

http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/ http://www.tisc.edu.au/

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