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More and more students think there's a better way than ATAR to get into uni
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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11/24/2024
As thousands of high school students across Australia anxiously await ATAR results, many first-year university applicants are finding other ways into their course of choice.
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As thousands of students across Australia anxiously await ATAR results, many don't
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realise there are multiple pathways to university. EC Gildersleeve-Morris knew early into Year
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11, ATAR wasn't right for her.
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Everyone expected that you did an ATAR to get into uni and then people started talking
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and it's like, oh no, people like did, there's several other options.
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The 20-year-old is studying graphic design at Curtin University, but she didn't get in
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the traditional way, taking a uni-ready program in high school.
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It might be too hard, but I think that's a bit too narrow-minded to just say ATAR is
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the way you should go.
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There's also bridging courses and mature age entry. The chances of getting into university
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don't stop at a high school exam. In 2023, just 58% of people relied solely on their
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ATAR score for entry.
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The ATAR alone perhaps is not as transparent as a form of entry as what it once was.
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Some high schools are evolving with student study behaviour, but the WA Government is
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pushing high school students to take harder subjects, following an expert panel's report
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into improving secondary education.
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If you have the capacity and ability to do ATAR, you should be challenging yourself to
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do ATAR because it's the best preparation for university. You need preparation courses,
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and whether they do prepare students for university, it's hard to actually know.
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Australia is quite good in having second chances, so if you don't do well at school, it's not
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like that's it, your life's over, you're not going to get to the career you want to do.
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There are other chances.
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Mr Fillmore said students don't just opt out of ATAR because it's too hard. Some schools
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don't offer all the ATAR subjects. The Government is reviewing the panel's recommendations before
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implementing change.
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For more information visit www.fema.gov.au
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