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How important is the ATAR? 30% of Year 12s who go to uni don’t use it

By Melinda Hildebrandt, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Anne Walstab, Senior Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute/Centre for International Research on Education Systems, Victoria University
Sarah Pilcher, Director, Peter Noonan Policy Impact Program, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University

A new report looks closely at who uses the ATAR, who doesn’t and what that means for students and universities.

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