2019 Scaling Report

VCAA provides VTAC with study scores (relative positions). These study scores are scaled in order to calculate scaled aggregates and
Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATARs). Candidates are in the 2019 scaling population if, excluding small studies, they have
obtained at least one VCAA study score in 2019, at least four in total, at least one in an English study [English, English (EAL), English
Language or Literature], but do not already have an ATAR. The scaling population is therefore a subset of the entire population. The
means and standard deviations below pertain to the scaling population in 2019.
The following table gives the 2019 scaled means and standard deviations as well as the VTAC scaled study scores (rounded to the
nearest integer) corresponding to the study scores of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50. The formal aggregation process uses VTAC scaled
study scores to two decimal places, but the following information gives an indication of how scaling adjusts scores in the various studies.

Code 2019 Study Mean St. Dev. 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

AC Accounting 30.3 7.4 19 25 30 36 41 46 50
AH Agricultural & Horticultural Studies 25.1 6.7 14 18 23 28 34 41 50
AL03 Algorithmics (HESS) 36.3 7.0 24 31 38 42 46 49 50
AT Art 27.3 7.4 15 20 26 32 38 45 50
BI Biology 30.4 7.3 20 25 30 36 41 46 50
BM Business Management 26.9 7.3 16 21 26 32 38 44 50
CH Chemistry 33.7 7.2 22 28 34 39 44 47 50
CC Classical Studies 29.9 7.5 18 24 30 35 41 46 50
Computing:
IT02 Informatics 26.0 6.7 15 20 25 30 36 42 50
IT03 Software Development 28.3 7.1 16 21 27 33 39 45 50
DA Dance 28.7 7.2 19 23 29 34 39 44 50
DR Drama 27.6 7.4 17 22 27 33 38 44 50
EC Economics 32.0 7.2 21 27 32 37 42 47 50
EN English 28.1 7.5 17 22 28 33 39 45 50
EF English (EAL) 28.8 8.1 17 23 29 35 41 46 50
EG English Language 32.4 7.2 22 27 33 38 42 47 50
EV Environmental Science 27.9 7.1 17 22 28 33 39 44 50
XI03 Extended Investigation 31.6 7.4 20 26 31 37 42 46 50
FT Food Studies 23.9 7.3 14 18 23 29 35 42 50
GE Geography 28.8 7.1 18 23 28 34 39 45 50
HH Health and Human Development 26.3 7.3 16 21 26 31 37 43 50
History:
HI17 Ancient History 28.0 8.5 16 22 28 35 41 46 50
HA Australian History 28.7 7.4 18 23 28 34 39 45 50
HR Revolutions 28.9 7.8 17 23 29 34 40 46 50
IE Industry and Enterprise 23.0 7.9 10 14 20 26 33 42 50
Languages:
AR Arabic 31.1 6.8 19 25 30 35 40 45 50
AM Armenian Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
AU Auslan 28.8 7.3 17 23 29 34 40 45 50
LO50 Bosnian Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
LO53 Chin Hakha 31.2 6.1 20 24 27 31 36 41 50
CN Chinese First Language 34.5 8.0 21 28 34 40 45 49 50
LO57 Chinese Language Culture and Society 31.9 7.1 21 27 33 38 43 47 50
CK Chinese Second Language Advanced 37.9 7.6 25 32 38 44 48 51 53
CL Chinese Second Language 39.9 6.7 30 36 41 45 49 51 53
AG Classical Greek 35.3 7.0 27 32 37 41 45 48 50
LO51 Classical Hebrew Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
CR Croatian 32.0 8.4 17 23 30 36 42 47 50
DU Dutch Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
FP Filipino 33.3 6.1 22 26 30 34 38 43 50
FR French 40.1 6.7 29 36 41 45 49 52 53
GN German 38.7 6.6 28 34 39 44 47 50 52
MG Greek 34.6 6.7 24 30 35 39 44 47 50
HB Hebrew 40.6 7.3 30 38 44 49 52 54 55
HI Hindi 35.9 8.9 22 29 37 43 48 52 54
HU Hungarian Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
AI Indigenous Languages Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
IN Indonesian First Language Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
IX Indonesian Second Language 36.0 6.8 25 31 37 41 45 48 50
IL Italian 35.7 6.3 26 31 36 41 44 47 50
JA Japanese First Language Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
JS Japanese Second Language 37.4 6.8 27 33 38 43 46 49 51
LO55 Karen Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
KH Khmer 30.0 7.6 18 24 30 36 41 46 50
KO Korean First Language Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
KS Korean Second Language 38.4 6.7 30 36 40 44 47 50 52

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 Code 2019 Study Mean St. Dev. 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
LA Latin 45.0 6.9 34 41 46 50 53 54 55
MA Macedonian 32.4 5.8 23 27 31 35 40 44 50
ML Maltese Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
PN Persian 28.7 7.4 18 23 28 33 39 44 50
PO Polish 34.4 5.8 22 28 33 38 43 47 50
PG Portuguese 30.6 6.7 21 25 29 33 38 43 50
LO49 Punjabi 32.0 6.2 22 27 32 37 41 46 50
RO Romanian Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
RU Russian 36.2 6.9 27 33 39 43 46 49 50
SE Serbian 31.1 5.7 20 27 34 40 45 48 50
SI Sinhala 36.1 6.4 27 32 35 39 42 46 50
SP Spanish 36.0 6.7 22 30 38 43 47 49 50
SW Swedish Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
TA Tamil Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
TU Turkish 29.4 7.2 19 23 28 32 37 43 50
LO54 Vietnamese First Language 32.9 6.8 22 27 33 37 42 46 50
VT Vietnamese Second Language 35.5 6.9 24 30 36 40 44 48 50
LO52 Yiddish Small Study or no candidates, see Note below
All small LOTEs 24 30 35 40 44 48 51
LS Legal Studies 28.3 7.6 17 22 28 34 39 45 50
LI Literature 31.2 7.3 20 26 31 36 41 46 50
Mathematics:
NF Further Mathematics 27.8 7.1 18 23 27 33 38 44 50
NJ Mathematical Methods 33.7 8.4 21 28 34 40 45 49 50
NS Specialist Mathematics 40.1 8.3 27 34 41 47 51 54 55
ME Media 26.6 7.3 15 20 25 31 37 44 50
Music:
MC05 Music Investigation 30.4 7.1 21 25 29 33 37 42 50
MC04 Music Performance 29.6 7.2 19 24 29 35 40 45 50
MD Music Style and Composition 31.3 7.2 19 25 30 36 41 46 50
OS Outdoor and Environmental Studies 24.9 7.1 15 19 24 29 35 42 50
PL Philosophy 29.8 7.7 18 24 30 35 41 46 50
PE Physical Education 27.3 7.3 17 22 27 32 38 44 50
PH Physics 32.0 7.4 21 26 32 38 42 47 50
Politics:
PS03 Australian Politics 31.8 7.5 20 26 32 38 43 47 50
PS05 Global Politics 31.9 7.5 20 26 32 37 42 47 50
DT Product Design and Technology 24.5 7.0 12 17 22 28 35 42 50
PY Psychology 28.4 7.3 18 23 28 34 39 45 50
RS Religion and Society 29.3 7.3 18 23 28 34 39 45 50
SO03 Sociology 24.8 7.7 14 19 24 30 37 44 50
SA Studio Arts 26.2 7.5 14 19 25 31 37 44 50
SE03 Systems Engineering 26.3 6.6 15 20 25 30 36 42 50
TT Texts and Traditions 30.4 7.0 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
TS Theatre Studies 29.0 7.2 19 24 29 34 39 45 50
VC Visual Communication Design 27.0 7.0 16 20 26 32 38 44 50
VCE VET:
BU23 VCE VET Business 24.5 7.2 14 18 23 29 35 42 50
CT41 VCE VET Community Services 23.7 6.5 14 18 23 28 34 41 50
MU07 VCE VET Creative and Digital Media 25.9 6.8 16 20 25 30 35 42 50
DN06 VCE VET Dance 27.6 6.4 19 22 26 30 35 41 50
EG16 VCE VET Engineering Studies 24.2 6.2 15 19 23 28 34 41 50
EQ05 VCE VET Equine Studies 28.2 7.0 17 22 27 32 38 43 50
FN19 VCE VET Furnishing 24.4 5.4 19 22 26 30 35 41 50
CT37 VCE VET Health Services 24.9 7.1 14 19 24 29 35 42 50
HS31 VCE VET Hospitality 25.6 7.1 15 20 25 30 36 43 50
HS32 VCE VET Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) 24.9 6.7 15 19 24 28 34 41 50
IN60 VCE VET Information Technology 25.0 5.8 18 22 25 30 35 40 50
ET16 VCE VET Integrated Technologies 22.2 5.9 16 20 24 29 34 40 50
LB21 VCE VET Laboratory Skills 29.3 6.4 19 24 28 33 38 43 50
MI19 VCE VET Music Performance 26.6 6.3 17 21 26 30 35 41 50
MI30 VCE VET Music Sound Production 26.3 6.2 17 21 25 30 35 41 50
SR41 VCE VET Sport and Recreation 23.9 6.8 14 18 23 28 33 40 50

Note: Small LOTE (Languages Other Than English) studies were not scaled by the automatic procedure, since their eligible scaling population was less
than or equal to ten. The means and standard deviations are not given in these cases, since they are not as useful. For small VCE Languages, the
Language adjustment is the maximum of zero and the average Language adjustment over the previous three years. The ATAR Scaled Scores for small
VCE Languages in 2019 are shown at the end of the Languages section of the above table under the title “All small LOTEs”.

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 2019 Scaled Aggregate to ATAR Table

Based on the 2019 scaling and aggregation process, the following table gives an indication of the minimum scaled aggregate required
to achieve at least a particular ATAR. The table can be used to check roughly an ATAR calculation.

Minimum Scaled 2019

2019 ATAR Aggregate for ATAR
40.00 84.72
45.00 91.38
50.00 97.83
55.00 103.98
60.00 110.36
62.00 112.94
64.00 115.42
65.00 116.64
66.00 117.95
68.00 120.62
70.00 123.38
72.00 126.07
74.00 128.89
75.00 130.36
76.00 131.79
78.00 134.84
80.00 137.83
82.00 141.17
84.00 144.46
85.00 146.38
86.00 148.38
88.00 152.35
90.00 156.80
91.00 159.24
92.00 161.67
93.00 164.41
94.00 167.40
95.00 170.65
96.00 174.14
97.00 178.58
97.50 181.15
98.00 184.04
98.50 187.48
99.00 191.95
99.25 194.79
99.50 197.98
99.60 199.71
99.70 201.52
99.80 203.76
99.90 207.39

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