ATAR eligibility data
This data reports on the number of students who were eligible for an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) in 2025. View the gender, location and socio-economic status of students.
About the data
The ATAR is a rank based on students' HSC results in a prescribed pattern of courses.
Students can choose to complete a pattern of study that will give them an ATAR. This is calculated and issued by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). A student's ATAR may include results from HSC courses completed in previous years.
View more information on ATAR eligibility in the data glossary.
This data is taken from 19 January 2026.
Gender
Use the graph to view the gender of students eligible for an ATAR.
Overview
In 2025, there were:
- 32,389 female students
- 28,026 male students
- 54 non-binary students.
Location
Use the graph to view the number of students eligible for an ATAR by school location.
Overview
In 2025, there were:
- 50,990 students from schools in major cities
- 8,070 students from schools in inner regional areas
- 1,215 students from schools in outer regional and remote areas
- 194 students from schools overseas.
Socio-economic status (SES)
Use the graph to view the number of students eligible for an ATAR by SES. The SES is based on the student’s address.
- Quartile 1 – represents the lowest or most disadvantaged 25% of SES localities.
- Quartile 4 – represents the highest or most advantaged 25%.
For details on SES data, view the data glossary.
Overview
In 2025, there were:
- 9,724 students in Quartile 1
- 12,489 students in Quartile 2
- 16,255 students in Quartile 3
- 21,775 students in Quartile 4
- 226 students with an unknown SES.