A record number of Victorian students are completing year 12 without an ATAR amid a rise in alternative ways to enter university and growing concerns about the stress of sitting exams.
Last year, 2072 students– or 4.1 per cent of the VCE population – finished school without receiving an ATAR. Instead of receiving a study score out of 50 for these subjects, Grace will be assessed on whether she has achieved a satisfactory outcome. It’s an approach that appeals to Year 11 student Maya Pradhan, who wants to study design at Swinburne University.
“They can focus on their learning and not on how to do well in end-of-year tests. It’s still the same amount of work, but there’s more learning and less stress.”
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