Are we ranked against our year 7 (2006) cohort? (1 Viewer)

[MrBrightside]

How and why does this happen, (if it does). I remember reading about it on some UAC brochure, but my friend said it's not true, and I don't understand the logic involved.

Evidence: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1552374

"it is moderatley hard, but dont forget, when they changed from the uai, to the atar, they now rank you against ALL students that were in year 7 (at the time you were in year 7), and as a result you dont exactly need to be in the top 20% of HSC students. its more like top 30%, which is still slightly difficult."

 

[khorne]

yes this is true

 

[themanman]

im confused..

please explain

 

[mecramarathon]

im confused..

please explain

Gosh if i were in yr 12 this would be the last thing i'd waste time comprehending on

 

[Aerath]

I never understood this either......

But, regardless, you'd still try and get every mark possible.

 

[Shadowdude]

It's just how they define the ATAR. Just leave it at that and go with your merry life.

 

[MrBrightside]

I thought we get compared to other year 12 students undertaking the HSC in 2011 :/ is it a co operative comparison? man there should be a brochure or something that FULLY explains how all this works by the UAC, and it should be concise, provided with relevant examples.

 

[tambam]

Its so that everyone can get better atars and feel better about themselves. If you're in the top 50% of your yr12 cohort, instead of getting an atar of 50 compared to everyone who sits the hsc you get around 70.