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ATAR is the primary mechanism used nationally for tertiary admissions and indicates a student’s position relative to other students. It is the standard measure of a student’s overall academic achievement in relation to other students where these students have studied different subject combinations.

ATARS are expressed as a number on a 2000-point scale from 99.95 down to 0.00 in steps of 0.05. So the highest ATAR is 99.95, then 99.90, then 99.85, and so on, down to 0.00. ATARS below 30 are reported as ‘30.00 or less’.

ATAR documentation

When you access your ATAR, please be reminded that to falsify or alter any original ATAR documentation is a serious offence. QTAC is committed to preventing fraudulent activity and reminds applicants of their Rights and Responsibilities and Customer Declaration made on application to QTAC.

QTAC offers a Verification Service for sharing verified copies of ATAR results with educational institutions. You can also order verified printed certificates

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Have the following personal details ready before you get started:

Please Note: If you are planning to apply to tertiary study in 2021, you will also need to complete a QTAC Application.

ATAR FAQs

Online: You can view your ATAR by logging in to your ATAR Portal account.
By email. If you select the email option when you create your ATAR account, a single email with your ATAR will be sent to you on release date.
Print: Log in to the ATAR Portal to view your ATAR and to download and print a copy of your ATAR certificate.
Receiving the ATAR by text message is not an option.
ATAR notices will not be posted by mail to all students.

When you register, you will be asked to give consent to share your final ATAR, or ATAR eligibility, with your school. This consent is optional, although during year 12 this information can be useful to enable the school to support its students.

You can change the consent to share your ATAR by logging in to the ATAR Portal and changing the consent selection.

Schools will only get access to the individual ATARs of their former year 12 students where consent has been granted by those students when registering in the ATAR Portal.

Trouble Shooting: Access to the ATAR Portal

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Troubleshooting ATAR Accounts

ATAR account and QCAA details do not match.
Check the details in your QCAA learning account to make sure that the personal details you have entered: ie. First name, Last name (not nickname), LUI, Date of birth, match the QCAA details.

The name registered as your First Name in the ATAR Portal should be the same as shown under your QCAA Given Names. If more than one Given Names are displayed, include all of them as your ATAR Portal name.

Use the Edit Your Details function to update your details in the ATAR Portal. This function will only appear if the QCAA data and the ATAR Portal details do not match and need to be changed.
Contact the ATAR Hotline for assistance 1300 193 173.

Some common errors made when entering names in the ATAR Portal include:

Simple spelling mistakes.
Entry of nicknames instead of the full QCAA enrolment name.
Use of anglicised international names instead of the original QCAA enrolment name.
Family name changes since first enrolled at school.

ATAR First Name does not match the QCAA Given Names field.

Check that the First name you have registered in the ATAR Portal is exactly the same as your Given Names as it appears in your QCAA One School account.
Note, the ATAR Portal First Name can actually be more than one name i.e. first Name/s if it is to match the QCAA Given Names.

E.g If your QCAA Given Names appears as “Abbie Louise” SMITH, then record your ATAR First Name as “Abbie Louise”. Even if your real first name is just Abbie, and Louise is usually listed as your middle name/other name.

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ATAR and COVID-19 Factsheet

ATAR Quick Factsheets

ATAR Guides and Technical Documents

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All about your ATAR (PDF 10.7MB)

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Calculating the ATAR in Queensland (PDF 2.1MB)

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Inter-subject scaling white paper (PDF 13.9MB)

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ATAR Appeal Process

QTAC offers an ATAR appeal process which gives ATAR recipients the opportunity to request a review of their final ATAR result decision. An ATAR Appeal is made by lodging a formal application online. For more information, go to the ATAR Appeals page.

ATAR Verification Service

Order your printed ATAR Certificate or request a verified electronic copy of your ATAR results to be transferred to nominated institutions, employers or other entities. Find out more about the ATAR Verification service here.

Need more information?

Call the ATAR hotline 1300 193 173

For more details about changes to subjects and curriculum, visit the QCAA website.

For specific questions about the ATAR, email atar@qtac.edu.au.

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