SACE / NTCET · Scaled scores and historical ranks
Build the aggregate.
Understand the rank.
See how an entered study pool contributes its best 90 credits, inspect each allocation and explore the official 2025 aggregate-to-ATAR table.
2026 ATAR conversion is not available here. SATAC says its 2026 table will be published in December 2026. Grades do not uniquely determine scaled scores, and prior-year tables cannot accurately predict a future ATAR. The calculator uses entered scaled scores and keeps every historical result labelled 2025.
01 / Numerical scenario; eligibility confirmed separately
Find the best entered 90-credit allocation
Enter actual scaled scores or clearly hypothetical scaled-score values. A 20-credit result is out of 20; a 10-credit result is out of 10. Choose TAS or approved Recognised Studies. Resolve precluded combinations, repeats, counting restrictions and study-year limits before confirming the pool.
The core uses three 20-credit TAS records or confirmed valid pairs of two 10-credit TAS records. The remaining 30 flexible credits can use whole or half 20-credit results and 10-credit records. Recognised Studies are flexible-only, capped at 20 credits. A pair label groups exactly two 10-credit TAS records; it does not verify that the subjects are officially a valid pair.
Study 1
Core 60 credits: 20 counted credits; score contribution 18. Original score 18.
Study 2
Core 60 credits: 20 counted credits; score contribution 17. Original score 17.
Study 3
Core 60 credits: 20 counted credits; score contribution 16. Original score 16.
Study 4
Flexible 30 credits: 20 counted credits; score contribution 15. Original score 15.
Study 5
Same label on exactly two eligible 10-credit TAS records; leave blank if not a confirmed pair.
Flexible 30 credits: 10 counted credits; score contribution 8. Original score 8.
This is your confirmation, not SATAC verification. Material changes to records reset it. All included records must be mutually compatible; exclude incompatible records and compare separate valid pools. The calculator does not choose subject-restriction exemptions.
Provisional arithmetic — pool not confirmed
74 / 90Core 60 credits: 51. Flexible 30 credits: 23, including 0 Recognised Studies credits. Each score appears once; an unused half contributes zero. Display uses up to four decimals; internal allocation retains input precision.
These are numerical results from your selected pool, not proof of official qualification or an official SATAC result. Confirm the applicable rules before export or historical transfer.
02 / Published 2025 table; no 2026 result
University aggregate to historical ATAR
2025 historical table — no future prediction
93.65Published row: aggregate 80.00 → ATAR 93.65 in 2025.
Historical only. A 2026 scaled-score scenario does not become a 2026 ATAR by using this table.
SATAC’s official 17-page 2025 conversion table supplies all 1,801 rows from 0.00 to 90.00 in steps of 0.05. Off-grid inputs show neighbouring rows, not an invented continuous prediction. These numbers do not include selection adjustments.
03 / Reverse lookup in one historical cohort
Find the minimum published 2025 aggregate for a target
Lowest qualifying published row in 2025
76.45 / 902025 ATAR at this row: 90.00, meeting your entered 90.00 historical target. Immediately lower row: aggregate 76.40 → ATAR 89.90.
This is a table lookup for 2025, not a minimum aggregate for a future cohort or a course’s selection requirement.
04 / Reallocate the same verified study pool
What if one scaled score changed?
Choose an included record and enter a hypothetical replacement scaled score. The tool reruns every allowed numerical allocation while holding other scores fixed. Actual scaling cannot be predicted from a desired grade. Recognised Studies equivalents can depend on TAS scores; recheck those equivalents separately after a TAS change.
Aggregate change within the entered pool
74 → 78Difference: 4 aggregate points. Reallocated flexible scores: 23 → 27. Provisional: the original pool still needs your eligibility confirmation.
A score improvement can displace another record or affect only a counted half. This scenario does not change the main ledger, establish a future ATAR or guarantee the same official subject restrictions.
05 / Aggregate addition, not ATAR addition
Keep adjustment factors separate
SATAC applies eligible adjustment points to the university aggregate to calculate a selection rank. They do not change your ATAR. Its two schemes can provide up to nine points in total, subject to applicant and course rules. Enter only points you have independently verified or label them hypothetical.
Adjusted aggregate arithmetic only
8480 + 4. Original ATAR unchanged. No selection rank is calculated here, including when the sum exceeds the unadjusted table’s 90-point maximum.
Check SATAC’s current schemes and course exclusions. Subject prerequisites, selection rank, ATAR and an offer are different things.
06 / Inspect source rows around an aggregate
Explore the 2025 conversion table
| 2025 aggregate | 2025 ATAR |
|---|---|
| 79.85 | 93.55 |
| 79.90 | 93.55 |
| 79.95 | 93.60 |
| 80.00 | 93.65 |
| 80.05 | 93.70 |
| 80.10 | 93.75 |
| 80.15 | 93.75 |
Follow the score through each stage
Scaled score is not a grade
A+ does not map to one fixed number. Entering a raw 85% as 17/20 would invent a scaling rule. Actual scaled scores come from the official process; hypothetical values remain hypothetical.
The credit allocation
The illustrative records have 20-credit scores 18, 17, 16 and 15, plus an 8/10 TAS. Core 18 + 17 + 16 = 51; flexible 15 + 8 = 23. Total 74/90. An unused subject is not an extra bonus, and a half 20-credit result contributes half its scaled score.
The historical lookup
Aggregate 80.00 maps to 93.65 in SATAC’s 2025 table. At 80.03 the neighbouring published rows are 80.00 and 80.05, with ATARs 93.65 and 93.70. That is a source-table bracket, not an official interpolated result.
The separate selection process
80 aggregate plus four verified adjustment points gives 84 adjusted aggregate arithmetically. It does not mean an ATAR of 84 or the original ATAR plus four. SATAC determines the applicable selection rank and institutions apply their course rules.
Check eligibility before trusting the combination
- Confirm SACE or NTCET completion separately from aggregate arithmetic.
- Use approved TAS and Recognised Studies with actual or labelled hypothetical scaled scores.
- Check official valid-pair subject codes; matching text labels here do not confer eligibility.
- Resolve precluded combinations, repeat treatment, counting restrictions and at most three study years/attempts.
- Use separate valid pools when incompatible subjects require a choice; exclude the other records.
- Use the official TES for your result and the applicable course rules for admission research.
Because this tool does not contain the complete subject-code restriction database, it does not certify every possible SACE combination. In particular, a numerically attractive Recognised Studies score cannot override an officially precluded TAS relationship.
SACE aggregate and ATAR FAQs
Can this predict my 2026 SACE ATAR?
No. As checked on 9 October 2026, SATAC says the 2026 conversion table will be published in December. This page calculates an entered scaled-score aggregate and shows the official 2025 historical table. SATAC says prior-year tables cannot accurately predict future ATARs.
Can I enter A+, A or percentage marks as scaled scores?
No. Grades and raw marks do not uniquely determine a scaled score. SATAC scales assessment results across subjects. Enter the actual scaled scores on your Tertiary Entrance Statement, or explicitly hypothetical scaled-score scenarios.
How are the best 90 credits selected here?
The tool considers three 20-credit TAS records or user-confirmed valid pairs of two 10-credit TAS records for the core 60 credits. It then maximizes the remaining 30 flexible credits from the unused records, allowing half a 20-credit result and a maximum of 20 Recognised Studies credits.
Are any two 10-credit subjects a valid pair?
No. SATAC specifies valid pairs. Only enter the same pair label on two 10-credit TAS records when your applicable rules confirm that pairing. The calculator checks two-record structure; it does not verify official subject codes or pair eligibility.
Does the calculator check subject restrictions and SACE completion?
No. You must establish SACE or NTCET completion, TAS and Recognised Studies eligibility, valid pairs, precluded combinations, counting restrictions and at most three study attempts/years. Resolve incompatible records with the exclusion controls before confirming the pool. Numerical feasibility alone does not establish eligibility.
Can a zero scaled score count?
Yes. Zero is a real entered score and can provide the required credits in this numerical scenario. Blank means unknown and blocks calculation for an included record. Excluding a row removes both its score and credits. Official qualification rules remain separate.
How much Recognised Studies can count?
At most 20 of the flexible option’s 30 credits can be Recognised Studies. They cannot fill the core 60-credit TAS requirement. Enter only approved scaled-score equivalents; the page does not infer VET or university equivalents from a qualification label.
Why can an aggregate show two historical ATAR values?
The published 2025 table is on a 0.05 aggregate grid. An input between rows is bracketed by its two neighbouring published rows, without interpolation or an invented official rounding rule. That bracket is a historical table comparison, not a confidence interval.
What does the ATAR target finder calculate?
It finds the lowest published 2025 aggregate whose historical ATAR meets or exceeds the entered target. Several aggregates can share one ATAR. It is not a required 2026 aggregate, admission guarantee or subject-grade prediction.
Do adjustment points increase my ATAR directly?
No. SATAC applies eligible adjustments to the university aggregate to calculate a selection rank; the original ATAR remains unchanged. Course and applicant eligibility vary. This page shows aggregate addition only and does not calculate an official selection rank.
Why does improving one subject sometimes leave the aggregate unchanged?
A record may not be selected, or only part may be counted. The comparison reruns the best numerical allocation across the entire entered pool, so the selected combination can change. It holds other entered scaled-score equivalents fixed; TAS changes can also affect actual VET or university equivalents, which must be recalculated separately. It does not forecast scaling.
Where do I obtain the official result?
Use the SATAC Tertiary Entrance Statement available through SACE Students Online and the applicable official rules. This independent page stores entries in page memory only; they reset on reload. Usual site analytics apply.
Sources and calculation scope
Checked 9 October 2026. Allocation is an entered-pool arithmetic scenario, conditional on rules verified by you. Every ATAR shown is from the 2025 table. No future scaling model or predicted 2026 ATAR is provided.
- SATAC ATAR guidance — 60-credit TAS core plus 30-credit flexible option, study-year limits, 2026 table timing and historical prediction limits.
- SATAC aggregate diagram — valid pairs, half 20-credit results and maximum 20 Recognised Studies credits.
- SATAC 2025 aggregate-to-ATAR table — 17 pages; 1,801 exact published rows, no interpolation.
- SATAC scaling and Recognised Studies rules — grades are not unique scaled scores; equivalents require approval.
- Current Tertiary Entrance booklet and School student FAQs — precluded combinations, counting restrictions and recognised credit caps.
- Adjustment factors — points affect selection rank rather than ATAR.
- SACE official results — obtain the Tertiary Entrance Statement through Students Online.