The ATAR score (which is used for university entrance) only relates to the score in the Unit 3 and 4 ATAR subjects, which are studied in Year 12. Year 11 does not contribute to the ATAR score, but Unit 1 and 2 provides the foundation for these units.
Your Year 11 results
Your studies this year do matter. Not only are they the foundation for your Year 12 courses, if you apply for admission to university through Schools Recommendation Schemes then the institutions will base part of their assessment on your Year 11 results.
During Year 11 and 12, you're given School Assessed Coursework (SACs) and at the end of the year, you have the final exam to test your competency on the subject. The marks you get for the SACs and final exam are used to determine your raw study score for each of your VCE subject.
As you can see, Year 11 is the most important Year in High School! A poor academic performance in Year 11 can greatly handicap your opportunities in Year 12!
If you have failed a subject, the credit points won't count towards your degree, but it may affect your WAM. You will need to repeat the subject, in the case of a core or compulsory subject; or 'replace' the subject with a different subject.
You can but the Dept of Education does not like it. Thousands of NSW parents are insisting their children repeat a year of school, despite warnings from education experts it could do more harm than good. “You can repeat one or more courses within the five years (see pathway 1) without a penalty.
Schools do not need parent/carer consent for a student to progress. Where the principal determines that repeating a year level is required for the long-term benefit of the student, the principal must obtain parent/carer consent for the student to repeat the year level.
Is year 12 content much more difficult than year 11? To be completely honest, the really overwhelming and difficult part of year 12 tends to be the pressure and the intensity of the study that you might come up against. The difference between the difficulty of the actual content is going to vary between subjects.
While each year of high school will have its own stressors, many will say junior year is the most challenging. Junior year can be the hardest for several reasons, but with the right prep and expectations, high school students can make the hardest year just a little easier.
That said, to get an ATAR of 90 you must score in the top 5%, so that might be enough to answer your question. It SHOULD be “hard”, for it to be worth anything anyway. As for choosing subjects, choose what you enjoy, as you'll then be prepared to put in the required effort to do your best and maximise your score.
Each year, and for every study, the mean (average) study score is set at 30 with a standard deviation of 7. This means that a score between 23 and 37 shows that you are in the middle range of students (approximately 68% of the population); a score of 38 or more indicates that you are in the top 16%.
9% of students will get a score on or above 40. 26% of students will get a score on or above 35. 53% of students will get a score on or above 30.
Maths to become compulsory in HSC exams
New senior syllabuses will be introduced in 2025 which means maths will be compulsory for all Year 11 and Year 12 students the following year. Every child currently in Year 8 will sit HSC maths exams in 2026.
Your ATAR is based on the aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units, irrespective of the year in which the courses are completed.
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You may be surprised to learn that many students fail academically in their first year of college. One-third of freshmen students don't make it to their sophomore year. That's a huge number, and it worries everyone concerned with higher education.
While junior year is often the hardest year of high school, the transition from middle school to 9th grade can also be tough. To make it easier, don't feel afraid to reach out to your teachers and counselors, and take advantage of the support resources that are available.
In case you were worried about you high school student getting ready to head back to school, then you might want to make sure you have time for your Juniors to de-stress after they go back to school. Junior year is reportedly the most stressful year according to new surveys taken by high school students.
Yes, uni is harder since the actual content and standards are set higher.
It is typically the third year of high school (and is the final year in some countries). Students in eleventh grade are usually 16-17 years of age.
For grade skipping, ideally you will need to have your child assessed by an educational psychologist who is skilled in working with gifted children. That person will administer an IQ test for your child and provide you with a report. The report may include recommendations for a subject acceleration or a grade skip.
The legal leaving age is 17
Your child cannot leave schooling until they are 17 years old. Your child must go to a school campus (or an approved alternative) until they finish year 10.
School education (Primary and Secondary)
School education is similar across all of Australia with only minor variations between states and territories. School education (primary and secondary) is compulsory between the ages of six and sixteen (Year 1 to Year 9 or 10).