ATAR eligibility
This data reports on the number of students who were eligible for an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) in 2024. View the gender, location and socio-economic status of students.
About the statistics
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 20 January 2025.
Gender
Use the graph to view the gender of students eligible for an ATAR.
Overview
In 2024, there were:
- 30,686 female students
- 26,501 male students
- 55 non-binary students.
Location
Use the graph to view the number of students eligible for an ATAR by school location.
Overview
In 2024, there were:
- 48,260 students from schools in major cities
- 7,666 students from schools in inner regional areas
- 1,161 students from schools in outer regional and remote areas
- 155 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 2024, there were:
- 9,277 students in Quartile 1
- 11,860 students in Quartile 2
- 15,401 students in Quartile 3
- 20,518 students in Quartile 4
- 186 students with an unknown SES.