Free ATAR Calculator 2025 — All Australian States
SubjectCoach's ATAR calculator estimates your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank using the 2025 scaling reports published by VTAC (Victoria), UAC (NSW & ACT), QTAC (Queensland), SATAC (South Australia & Northern Territory), TISC (Western Australia) and TASC (Tasmania). Pick your state, enter your study scores, and your projected ATAR appears immediately. No signup. No ads. Free for every Year 11 and 12 student.
What is the ATAR and how is it calculated?
The ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is a percentile from 0 to 99.95 in 0.05 increments that ranks Year 12 students against their state-and-year cohort. It is not a mark. An ATAR of 90.00 means the student is in the top 10% of school leavers; 99.95 is the highest and is awarded to roughly the top 0.05% in each state. Each tertiary admission centre uses a slightly different formula, but every formula has the same three stages: scale each subject's raw mark using that year's scaling report, sum the best N scaled scores into an aggregate, and look the aggregate up in the published aggregate-to-ATAR distribution.
How does each state calculate the ATAR?
- Victoria (VTAC). Aggregate = scaled English study score + best 3 other scaled study scores + 10% of the next 2 scaled study scores. Maximum aggregate around 215. Each subject's scaled score uses VTAC's published mean and standard deviation.
- NSW + ACT (UAC). Aggregate = best 2 units of English + best 8 remaining units (10 units total). Maximum aggregate 500. From 2025 the Cat A / Cat B course distinction has been removed.
- Queensland (QTAC). Aggregate = best 5 scaled subject results, must include a QCE English subject. Maximum 500.
- South Australia & Northern Territory (SATAC). Aggregate = best 90 SACE Stage 2 credits, which is 4 full subjects plus half of a fifth. Maximum approximately 90.
- Western Australia (TISC). Tertiary Entrance Aggregate = best 4 scaled scores + 10% bonus for any Mathematics Methods, Specialist Mathematics or Language Other Than English course taken. Maximum TEA 430 in 2025.
- Tasmania (TASC). Aggregate = best 5 scaled Level 3/4 results from the combined Year 11 + Year 12 study period. From 2025, results no longer have to be drawn from the final year only.
What is a good ATAR?
The median ATAR is around 70.00 nationally. An ATAR above 90.00 places you in the top 10% and qualifies you for most competitive courses (Medicine, Law, Engineering at the Group of Eight universities). Above 80.00 opens most allied health, business and STEM courses. Above 70.00 covers the majority of undergraduate degrees. The ATAR you need is determined by the courses you're applying for, not by an absolute "good or bad" threshold — most universities publish course cut-off ATARs each February.
How accurate is this ATAR estimator?
SubjectCoach's calculator targets ±2 ATAR points for typical inputs. Accuracy depends on three factors: (1) the scaling factors we use are taken from each ranking body's most recent published report, so estimates assume the next cohort's distribution will resemble the last one; (2) for Queensland the full 2025 scaling report is published in February 2026, so QLD currently uses 2024 baselines with 2025 ATAR distributions; (3) the calculator applies the official formula deterministically — if you enter perfect inputs you will get an ATAR within rounding of an official ATAR. This is an estimator, not the official rank. Your real ATAR is calculated only by the relevant tertiary admission centre.
Can I use this calculator for VCE, HSC, QCE, SACE, WACE, NTCET or TCE?
Yes. SubjectCoach is the only free ATAR calculator that covers all 8 Australian jurisdictions (every state plus both territories) with 2025 scaling data. The state picker above maps each curriculum to the correct ranking body and formula automatically. Pick your state, then choose subjects from a pre-loaded catalogue specific to your curriculum (95+ VCE study designs, 60+ HSC ATAR courses, 40+ QCE General subjects, 80+ SACE Stage 2 subjects, 55+ WACE ATAR courses, 36+ TCE Level 3/4 courses).
Is this calculator free?
Yes. SubjectCoach's ATAR calculator is permanently free, requires no account, and has no ads. We do not collect or store the scores you enter unless you are signed in and choose to save a scenario. Anonymous use leaves no record.