Just got your HSC results for 2023? Congratulations!
But what happens next?
Below, you will find answers to many of the FAQs about HSC Results and ATARs, Bonus Points, UAC Offers and Life After the HSC, explained to you in plain-English without the technical mumbo-jumbo.
Part 1: Interpreting and Understanding Your HSC Results
Are your HSC Results the same thing as your ATAR?
In this article, we explain the three different components of HSC Results, and what NESA takes into consideration when they calculate your HSC Results for your ATAR.
Part 2: How does NESA and UAC calculate ATARs?
In Part 2, we outline the role of the ATAR in the tertiary admittance process, and how scaling and moderation work.
Part 3: Why is my ATAR lower than my HSC Results?
Does my school affect my ATAR?
My friend and I got similar marks but their ATAR is higher than mine?
In this article, we go through how percentiles work, your HSC results and how they can affect the outcome of your ATAR against others.
Part 4: What are Bonus Points and How Can They Help Me Get Into Uni?
In Part 4, we look at bonus points in relation to your HSC results and what they do to help get you into your selected university institution.
Part 5: How to Work UAC Offers to Your Advantage
With Part 5, we explore how UAC offers work and how you can make the best of UAC’s multi-round system of offering tertiary courses.
Part 6: What are the other ways to get into Uni?
My ATAR isn’t high enough to get into my course, how can I still get in?
In Part 6, we have a look at what the future can hold for you and what you can do to bounce back and hit the ground running for 2024.
Part 7: Why Receiving a Low ATAR/HSC Results is Not the End of the World
What do I do if my ATAR is lower than I expected?
Where can I get help and support if I’m feeling down about my ATAR and results?
How can I move forward from a low ATAR and still do what I planned on doing?
In this article, we have an honest chat about why your ATAR does not define who you are and how you can keep mentally healthy in light of bad news.
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Elizabeth Goh isn’t a fan of writing about herself in third person, even if she loves writing. Elizabeth decided she didn’t get enough English, History or Legal Studies at Abbotsleigh School for her own HSC so she came back to help others survive it with Art of Smart Education. She’s since done a mish-mash of things with her life which includes studying a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Relations) with a Bachelor of Laws at Macquarie University, working for NSW Parliament, and coming up with new things for her bio for every article.
