Schooling

How the ATAR is calculated in Victoria: VTAC adds scaled English, your next three scores and 10% of two more. Worked examples and 2025 tables.

NSW selective and OC applications for 2028 entry open Thu 5 Nov 2026 and close 15 Feb 2027. Key dates, test days and how to apply, step by step.

SACE results come out 8.30am ACDT Monday 14 December 2026. SATAC dates, the Students Online checks to do now, and what NT families should know.

VCE results and ATARs arrive together at 7am on Thursday 10 December 2026. The VTAC dates, the registration deadline and what happens next.

WACE exam timetable 2026: ATAR written exams run 28 Oct to 19 Nov. Key course dates, exam format, why the exam is 50% and results day.

VCE exam timetable 2026: written exams run 27 Oct to 18 Nov with English first. Key study dates, session times, orals and results day.

QCE external assessment timetable 2026: every key subject's date from 26 Oct to 17 Nov, what each is worth (50% or 25%) and a four-week plan.

How the Queensland ATAR is calculated by QTAC: eligibility, inter-subject scaling, best five aggregate, 2,000 bands, and the 18 Dec 2026 release.

How the ACT Senior Secondary Certificate, the AST and the ATAR work, with BSSS rules for the 20 to 21 October 2026 second sitting.

ACER scholarship test 2027: applications open 21 Sep 2026, test 27 Feb 2027 (SA 6 Feb). Levels, what's in each paper and how to prepare.

Every VCE study ranked by VTAC 2025 scaled mean: Specialist Maths 41.5, Chemistry 33.6, English 28.2, Foundation Maths 21.6, plus language rules.

Year 7 starts 27 Jan to 4 Feb 2027, depending on your state. First-day dates for every state, plus a Term 4 to March plan for Year 6 families.