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ATAR calculator for South Australia.

Best 90 credits, including 20 credits of English. The estimate applies the SATAC counting rules and UAC’s published 2025 scaling data.

Calculated by

SATAC

What counts

4 subjects + one 10-credit subject

English

Required

Marks you enter

Subject achievement / 100

The rule, in detail

SATAC combines scaled scores from your best 90 credits of study. At least 60 of those credits must come from 20-credit Tertiary Admissions Subjects, and English is required for university entry.

What else matters in South Australia

  • SATAC combines scaled scores from your best 90 credits of study, including at least 60 credits from 20-credit Tertiary Admissions Subjects.
  • The university aggregate is built from three 20-credit subjects plus the best result from the flexible option.
  • You can use subjects from a maximum of three attempts, which do not have to be in consecutive years.
  • SATAC adjusts the percentile rank for the participation rate of the 16–20-year-old population in SA and the NT.

Subjects that meet the English requirement

Select one of these in the calculator. At least one English study must be counted.

EnglishEnglish Literary StudiesEssential EnglishEnglish as an Additional Language

How this estimate is produced

We place your reported mark in the 2025 course distribution, read the matching scaled mark, and apply the SATAC counting rule. This estimate applies SATAC’s 90-credit rules to 2025 scaling patterns, giving you a useful guide to plan with.

Confidence

Indicative estimate: the counting rules are local, but the scaling distributions are national reference data. Expect the official result to differ by a few points.

Official SATAC rules

Questions about South Australia

What is the highest ATAR I can get in South Australia?
The highest possible ATAR is 99.95 anywhere in Australia. There is no ATAR of 100, because the rank is a percentile of the age group.
Is an South Australia ATAR accepted interstate?
Yes. ATARs are nationally comparable. An ATAR of 80.00 in one state is equivalent to 80.00 in every other state and territory.
Who calculates the ATAR in South Australia?
The rank is calculated by SATAC. You can check the official rules at the admissions centre website.