2009 ter (atar) & tee subjects/wace courses statistics - TISC

Tertiary Institution Service Centre2009 TER (ATAR) & TEE SUBJECTS/WACE COURSES STATISTICSPAGETable 1.1Table 1.2Table 1.3Table 1.4Table 2.1Table 2.2Table 2.3Table 2.4Table 3.1Table 3.2Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,by TER (ATAR) Range - Total Yr 12 student populationNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,by TER (ATAR) Range - School Leaver populationNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,by TER (ATAR) Range - Mature Age PopulationNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,by TER (ATAR) Range - Overseas student populationType of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken - Total Year 12 student populationType of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken - School Leaver populationType of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken - Mature Age PopulationType of TER (ATAR)and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken - Overseas student populationTEE Subject/WACE Course StatisticsSchool Leaver (4 subjects/courses)TEE Subject/WACE Course StatisticsMature Age (2 subjects/courses)2345666678Populations:School Leaver population: Born on or after 1 March 1990, Australian citizen/permanent resident(Excludes repeaters)Mature Age population: Born before 1 March 1990, Australian citizen/permanent residentOverseas population: Neither Australian citizen nor permanent residentTERs (ATARs) reported have been determined using Curtin University of Technology rules.Page 1 of 8

Tertiary Institution Service CentreTable 1.1 Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken, by TER (ATAR) Range- Total Year 12 student populationTER (ATAR)Number of candidatesNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTwo Three Four Five Six

Tertiary Institution Service CentreTable 1.2 Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken, by TER (ATAR) Range- School Leaver populationNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTER (ATAR) Number of candidatesTwo Three Four Five Six Seven

Tertiary Institution Service CentreTable 1.3 Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken, by TER (ATAR) Range- Mature Age PopulationTER (ATAR)Number of candidatesNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTwo Three Four Five

Tertiary Institution Service CentreTable 1.4 Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken, by TER (ATAR) Range- Overseas student populationNumber of TEE Subjects/WACE courses takenTER (ATAR) Number of candidatesFour Five Six Seven

Tertiary Institution Service CentreType of TER(ATAR)Table 2.1 Type of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,Total Year 12 student populationNumber ofcandidatesMedianNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTER(ATAR) Two Three Four Five Six Seven2 Subjects/Courses131 68.80 37 41 39 14 0 04 Subjects/Courses11,777 80.00 5 10 3,503 7,130 1,103 26Total 11,908 79.85 42 51 3,542 7,144 1,103 26% using 2subjects/88.1% 80.4% 1.1% 0.2% 0% 0%courses% using 4subjects/courses11.9% 19.6% 98.9% 99.8% 100% 100%Type of TER(ATAR)Table 2.2 Type of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,School Leaver populationNumber ofcandidatesMedianNumber of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTER(ATAR) Two Three Four Five Six Seven4 Subjects/Courses10,943 80.10 4 10 3,461 6,410 1,033 25Total 10,943 80.10 4 10 3,461 6,410 1,033 25% using 4subjects/courses100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%Table 2.3 Type of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,Mature Age populationType of TER(ATAR)Number ofcandidatesMedian Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTER(ATAR) Two Three Four Five2 Subjects/Courses131 68.80 37 41 39 144 Subjects/Courses1 75.90 1 0 0 0Total 134 69.15 38 41 39 14% using 2subjects/Courses% using 4subjects/courses97.4% 97.0% 100% 100%2.6% 3.0% 0% 0%Table 2.4 Type of TER (ATAR) and number of TEE subjects/WACE courses taken,Overseas student populationType of TER(ATAR)Number ofcandidatesMedian Number of TEE subjects/WACE courses takenTER(ATAR) Four Five Six Seven4 Subjects/Courses833 78.00 42 720 70 1Total 833 78.00 42 720 70 1% using 4subjects/courses100% 100% 100% 100%Note: Students with a 4 subject TER (ATAR) but less than four subjects taken in 2009 means previous yearsubjects/courses have been counted in TER (ATAR) calculation.Page 6 of 8

Tertiary Institution Service CentreTable 3.1: TEE Subjects/WACE Courses Statistics – 2009 School Leaver Candidates(4 subjects/courses) 2010 AdmissionsTEE SUBJECT / WACE COURSE%SittingSubject *%UsingSubject InTER (ATAR)Median ScaledScore of thoseusing subject sinTER (ATAR)Accounting 9.14 7.59 81.6Ancient History 1.40 1.24 86.2Applicable Mathematics 29.78 21.57 90.3Applied Information Technology 10.06 8.91 68.8Arabic 0.12 0.1 53.9Art 6.98 6.09 78.6Aviation 0.54 0.48 69.3Biology 12.86 11.39 80.0Calculus 13.10 9.95 93.1Career and Enterprise 3.50 3.03 63.7Chemistry 30.94 25.63 89.8Chinese: Background Speakers 0.16 0.08 76.9Chinese: Second Language 0.11 0.07 74.3Computer Science 3.30 2.91 71.0Dance 3.24 2.72 75.5Discrete Mathematics 61.73 52.52 75.8Drama 8.63 7.49 77.7Earth and Environmental Science 1.32 1.14 74.0Economics 15.07 13.37 84.6Engineering Studies 2.00 1.64 74.6English as an Additional Language or Dialect 2.26 1.85 73.7English Course 83.61 69.2 76.0English Literature 14.04 10.32 91.0French 2.95 2.1 92.1Geography 20.02 18.09 75.7German 0.38 0.29 91.6Hebrew 0.02 - -History 22.37 20.32 79.8Human Biology 35.36 32.26 77.4Indonesian: Second Language 0.45 0.37 78.6Italian 1.63 1.33 79.8Japanese: Second Language 1.55 1.21 83.3Marine and Maritime Technology 0.37 0.33 72.8Materials Design and Technology 2.89 2.39 73.9Media Production and Analysis 9.56 8.33 77.1Modern Greek 0.05 0.02 91.0Music 2.79 2.17 85.6Outdoor Education 3.24 2.81 68.7Philosophy and Ethics 0.77 0.62 87.3Physical Education Studies 17.86 15.32 73.5Physical Science 2.76 2.36 76.0Physics 25.85 21.5 88.9Political and Legal Studies 7.32 6.42 84.1Psychology 1.12 0.97 68.0* Percentage out of students with at least one scaled markNOTES:Excludes candidates who are international students and those including private subject studyresults.The most common subjects/courses taken were:English Course: 83.61%Discrete Mathematics: 61.73%Human Biology: 35.36%Chemistry: 30.94%The most common four subject TER (ATAR) combination was Physics, Chemistry, ApplicableMathematics and Calculus (5.21% of candidates used this combination).Page 7 of 8

Tertiary Institution Service CentreTable 3.2: TEE Subjects/WACE Courses Statistics – 2009 Mature Age Candidates(2 subjects/courses) 2010 AdmissionsTEE SUBJECT / WACE COURSE%SittingSubject *%UsingSubject InTER (ATAR)Median ScaledScore of thoseusing subject inTER (ATAR)Accounting 6.11 3.82 65.2Ancient History 1.53 1.53 68.7Applicable Mathematics 32.06 23.66 79.8Applied Information Technology 6.11 1.53 35.2Arabic 0.76 0.76 5.4Art 3.05 2.29 57.6Biology 1.53 1.53 69.4Calculus 16.03 11.45 80.6Career and Enterprise 0.76 - -Chemistry 19.85 9.16 72.4Chinese: Background Speakers 2.29 0.76 80.6Computer Science 4.58 3.82 61.9Discrete Mathematics 35.88 24.43 71.0Drama 1.53 - -Economics 3.05 3.05 70.7English as an Additional Language/Dialect 27.48 16.03 56.3English Course 45.04 34.35 68.8English Literature 6.87 5.34 84.6Geography 1.53 0.76 48.3History 7.63 9.16 64.5Human Biology 24.43 19.08 72.6Physical Education Studies 3.05 3.05 43.1Physical Science 10.69 9.92 47.3Physics 25.95 12.98 75.0Political and Legal Studies 3.05 0.76 61.5Psychology 3.05 0.76 42.2* Percentage out of students with at least one scaled markThe most common subjects/courses taken were:English Course: 45.04%Discrete Mathematics: 35.88%Applicable Mathematics: 32.06%English as an Additional Language/Dialect 27.48%The most common two subject TER (ATAR) combination was English and Human Biology (8.4%of candidates used this combination).Page 8 of 8