ATAR scaling for general math & standard english vs advanced (1 Viewer)

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Hey there,

I'm a current year 11 student and it is coming up to the time my schools offering changes in subjects and I was wondering what exactly I should do.
I'd like to get the highest atar I possible can, regardless of what that is I have courses I would like to do from the 80s-90s but of course I'd like the choice once I finish high school and get my life together a bit.

I'm currently studying standard english, general math, biology, business studies, ancient history and community and family studies.
Next year I will be dropping CAFS and picking up extension history, but I'm worried about how my ATAR is going to end up if I continue with general math and standard english.

My average marks for this year in my subjects (excluding CAFS) and with a lowish amount of study are:
English: 90
Math: 88
History: 98
Biology: 92
Business studies: 93

So basically I'm looking to pull off a highish mark in ext history to cover a unit next year, but how well will I end out if i really put my all into my current subjects? or should i switch some out.

I really appreciate any advice as its been on my mind for a while now.

Thanks
 

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They both scale really low and standard english alone is more than likely going to drag your atar down by a lot.
 

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You can a "good" ATAR with that combination of subjects.

Consider looking at topscores and maybe give us your ranks in respective subject.

Or look at previous cohorts performance in external HSC exams.
 

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They both scale really low and standard english alone is more than likely going to drag your atar down by a lot.
The major difference is in aligning for Standard compared to Advanced English not scaling.
 

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Consider looking at topscores and maybe give us your ranks in respective subject.
English 5th
Biology 2nd
History 1st
Math 3rd
Business 2nd

Let's say I finish next year with a 94 in English standard is that worse than getting an 84 in advanced?
 

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The highest ATAR you can theoretically get is still 99.95.
 

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Does anyone have any up to date info on General maths aligning? The raw marks database only had two results from 2013. What do you think a 93 RAW would align to?
 

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