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2020 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 2020 scaling population if, excluding small studies, they have obtained at least one VCAA study score in 2020, 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 2020. The following table gives the 2020 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 AC

2020 Study Accounting

Mean 30.4

St. Dev. 7.5

20 19

25 25

30 30

35 36

40 41

45 46

50 50

AH AL03

Agricultural & Horticultural Studies Algorithmics (HESS)

24.4 35.4

6.7 8.0

15 23

19 30

23 36

29 41

35 46

42 49

50 51

IT02 IT03 AT BI BM

Applied Computing: Data Analytics Software Development Art Biology Business Management

26.3 27.7 27.2 30.5 27.0

7.1 7.0 7.5 7.4 7.3

15 16 16 19 17

20 21 21 25 21

25 27 26 30 27

31 32 32 36 32

37 38 38 41 38

43 44 44 46 44

50 50 50 50 50

CH CC DA

Chemistry Classical Studies Dance

33.7 29.9 28.6

7.3 7.5 6.8

23 19 19

29 24 24

34 30 28

39 35 33

44 40 39

47 45 44

50 50 50

DR EC EN EF EG

Drama Economics English English (EAL) English Language

28.2 31.6 28.1 28.7 32.2

7.0 7.1 7.6 8.1 7.3

18 21 17 17 21

23 26 22 22 27

28 32 28 28 32

33 37 34 34 38

38 42 39 40 42

44 46 45 46 47

50 50 50 50 50

EV XI03 FT

Environmental Science Extended Investigation Food Studies

27.6 33.0 24.0

7.3 6.9 7.1

17 21 14

22 27 18

27 33 23

33 38 29

38 43 35

44 47 42

50 50 50

GE HH

Geography Health and Human Development

28.7 26.4

7.2 7.4

18 16

23 21

28 26

34 31

39 37

45 44

50 50

HI17 HA

History: Ancient History Australian History

27.7 28.2

8.3 7.8

15 17

21 22

27 28

34 34

40 40

46 46

50 50

HR IE

Revolutions Industry and Enterprise

28.9 24.4

7.8 8.3

17 12

23 17

29 22

34 28

40 35

46 43

50 50

AR

Languages: Arabic

30.6

6.1

21

25

30

34

39

44

50

AM AU

Armenian Auslan

30.0

6.7

Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 21 26 31 36 41 45 50

LO50 LO53

Bosnian Chin Hakha

28.0

7.2

Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 20 24 27 31 36 41 50

CN LO57 CK

Chinese First Language Chinese Language Culture and Society Chinese Second Language Advanced

34.1 32.7 38.2

7.9 6.4 7.8

21 23 24

28 29 32

34 34 38

40 38 44

45 42 48

48 46 52

50 50 54

CL AG

Chinese Second Language Classical Greek

39.7 37.4

6.5 7.7

29 27

35 33

40 39

45 44

48 48

51 51

53 53

LO51 CR

Classical Hebrew Croatian

DU FP FR GN

Dutch Filipino French German

30.7 40.3 38.5

3.4 6.7 6.8

Small Study or no candidates, see Small Study or no candidates, see Small Study or no candidates, see 21 25 29 32 36 30 36 41 45 49 28 34 39 44 47

Note below Note below Note below 41 50 52 54 50 52

MG HB HI

Greek Hebrew Hindi

34.2 42.3 35.7

6.7 6.4 6.9

24 33 22

47 53 49

HU AI

Hungarian Indigenous Languages

IN IX IL

Indonesian First Language Indonesian Second Language Italian

JA JS LO55 KH

Japanese First Language Japanese Second Language Karen Khmer

KO KS

Korean First Language Korean Second Language

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29 38 30

34 43 36

39 47 41

43 50 46

50 55 50

Small Study or no candidates, see Note below Small Study or no candidates, see Note below Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 26 32 37 42 46 49 50 27 33 37 41 45 48 50

36.8 36.6

6.9 6.3

37.5

6.5

30.4

6.0

Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 27 33 38 42 46 49 51 Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 21 26 31 35 40 45 50

36.4

6.3

Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 26 32 37 41 45 48 50 1 of 3

Code LA MA

2020 Study Latin Macedonian

Mean 44.9 29.4

St. Dev. 6.6 5.3

20 34 22

25 41 26

30 47 29

35 50 33

40 53 37

45 54 41

50 55 50

ML PN PO PG LO49

Maltese Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi

29.3 38.8 31.2 33.2

6.4 5.7 6.0 6.6

Small Study or no candidates, see 20 24 27 31 36 24 30 35 39 44 21 25 30 34 39 19 26 32 38 43

Note below 41 50 47 50 44 50 48 50

RO RU SE SI

Romanian Russian Serbian Sinhala

36.4 30.7 36.1

6.2 6.8 6.8

Small Study or no candidates, see 24 30 36 41 45 21 26 31 36 41 22 30 37 43 47

Note below 48 50 46 50 49 50

SP

Spanish

35.7

6.7

24

48

SW TA TU

Swedish Tamil Turkish

29.6

7.7

Small Study or no candidates, see Note below Small Study or no candidates, see Note below 20 24 28 33 37 43 50

LO54 VT

Vietnamese First Language Vietnamese Second Language

33.3 35.6

6.9 6.9

21 24

Note below 48 51 45 50 46 50

LO52

31

27 30

37

33 36

42

38 41

46

43 45

47 48

50

50 50

LS LI

Yiddish All small LOTEs Legal Studies Literature

28.3 31.5

7.7 7.2

Small Study or no candidates, see 24 30 35 40 44 17 22 28 34 40 20 26 32 37 42

NF

Mathematics: Further Mathematics

27.6

7.2

18

22

27

33

38

44

50

NJ NS ME

Mathematical Methods Specialist Mathematics Media

33.7 40.2 26.6

8.4 8.3 7.2

21 27 16

28 35 21

34 41 26

40 47 31

45 51 37

49 54 44

50 55 50

MC05 MC04 MD OS

Music: Music Investigation Music Performance Music Style and Composition Outdoor and Environmental Studies

29.6 29.4 31.0 25.0

7.6 7.0 6.8 6.9

20 19 20 15

24 24 25 19

27 29 31 24

31 34 36 29

36 39 41 35

41 45 46 42

50 50 50 50

PL PE PH

Philosophy Physical Education Physics

29.7 27.4 31.9

8.0 7.4 7.4

18 17 21

23 22 26

29 27 32

35 33 37

41 38 42

46 44 47

50 50 50

PS03 PS05 DT PY

Politics: Australian Politics Global Politics Product Design and Technology Psychology

30.7 32.4 24.4 28.4

7.1 7.2 7.1 7.4

21 21 13 18

26 27 17 23

31 33 22 28

35 38 28 34

40 43 35 39

45 47 42 45

50 50 50 50

RS SO03 SA SE03

Religion and Society Sociology Studio Arts Systems Engineering

28.9 26.0 26.4 25.6

7.6 8.0 7.4 6.7

18 14 15 15

23 20 20 20

29 25 25 24

34 31 31 30

40 38 37 36

45 44 44 42

50 50 50 50

TT TS VC

Texts and Traditions Theatre Studies Visual Communication Design

30.7 29.0 26.8

6.9 7.2 7.2

20 18 16

25 23 21

30 29 26

35 34 31

40 39 37

45 45 44

50 50 50

23.6 24.0 25.4 27.0

7.1 7.3 7.1 7.3

14 14 16 17

18 19 20 21

23 23 25 26

28 29 30 31

34 35 36 36

41 42 42 43

50 50 50 50

23.7 27.9 24.4 24.5

6.1 7.1 6.0 6.7

18 17 16 15

22 22 20 19

26 27 24 24

30 32 29 29

35 38 34 35

40 44 40 42

50 50 50 50

26.7 24.7 24.0 22.5

7.1 6.5 6.6 6.5

16 16 17 13

21 20 21 17

26 24 25 21

31 29 29 26

37 34 34 31

43 41 40 39

50 50 50 50

29.6 26.5 26.8 23.5

6.9 6.6 7.3 6.9

18 17 16 14

23 21 21 18

29 26 26 22

34 30 32 27

40 36 38 33

45 42 44 40

50 50 50 50

VCE VET: BU23 CT41 MU07 DN06 EG16

VCE VET VCE VET VCE VET VCE VET VCE VET

Business Community Services Creative and Digital Media Dance Engineering Studies

EQ05 FN19 CT37

VCE VET Equine Studies VCE VET Furnishing VCE VET Health Services

HS31 HS32 IN60 ET16 LB21

VCE VET VCE VET VCE VET VCE VET VCE VET

MI19 MI30 SR41

VCE VET Music Performance VCE VET Music Sound Production VCE VET Sport and Recreation

Hospitality Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) Information Technology Integrated Technologies Laboratory Skills

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 2020 are shown at the end of the Languages section of the above table under the title “All small LOTEs”.

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2020 Scaled Aggregate to ATAR Table Based on the 2020 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.

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2020 ATAR 40.00 45.00

Minimum Scaled 2020 Aggregate for ATAR 83.24 89.91

50.00 55.00 60.00 62.00 64.00

96.48 103.12 109.31 111.94 114.52

65.00 66.00 68.00

115.84 117.17 119.80

70.00 72.00 74.00 75.00 76.00

122.55 125.48 128.25 129.77 131.25

78.00 80.00 82.00

134.25 137.46 140.94

84.00 85.00 86.00 88.00 90.00

144.45 146.18 148.07 152.16 156.46

91.00 92.00 93.00

159.04 161.73 164.37

94.00 95.00 96.00 97.00 97.50

167.37 170.57 174.24 178.83 181.29

98.00 98.50 99.00

184.21 187.79 191.91

99.25 99.50 99.60 99.70 99.80

194.75 198.03 199.71 201.94 204.41

99.90

207.51

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