r/ATAR • • May 28 '25

General Mods & Feedback Needed

3 Upvotes

Hi All!

I hope you're all getting value from r/ATAR.

The subreddit has grown so much in just a year, and we're now starting to draw quite a bit of traffic and engagement naturally. I'm excited for what is to come as we continue to grow, hopefully we can truly make the best universal subreddit (and future Discord server šŸ‘€) for all high school students across all states in Australia.

With the subreddit consistently growing month-on-month I'm in need of additional moderators to help me keep on top of posts and comments. Please let me know if you'd like to help out with moderation, ideally you'd be a consistent contributor and current ATAR student or recent high school graduate / uni student.

Also feel free to let me know if there's anything you'd like to see (features / weekly threads / resources etc) from the subreddit or if there's any way we can improve it. Genuinely want this to be the best space for high school students in Aus!

Send through a Mod Mail if you're interested in moderation.

Thanks,

Mod Team


r/ATAR • • Sep 08 '26

Why Is Everyone so kind and helpful?

43 Upvotes

Ever since joining this subreddit, I have gotten so much valuable insight and advice. Not just that, massive thanks to 'Background-Height885' (whoever he is) and Nilesh for really giving me so much of their time to help a complete stranger (especially Nilesh who wrote like a whole 2 pages of feedback on an essay I barely thought would even be read). Everybody here helps each other out even though we are all online strangers and it has inspired me to do the same too.

I never thought strangers on the internet would actually donate their time to others why do you do this? Like there's always those 1 or 2 people who write like full body paragraphs and conclusions to some of the questions here (and some of my mine). I just want to thank everyone.


r/ATAR • • 8h ago

Thoughts on ext 1 ?

13 Upvotes

I found it pretty chill, but i honestly feel like q13 was the actual q14 haha


r/ATAR • • 3h ago

Hello, does anyone wanna be friends?

5 Upvotes

I'm lonely and wanted to make friends and if anyone is available, hit me up! Yes I'm in high school still and plans to drop out to find another alternative pathway

Just message me on

Instagram : gliz_zy098

Discord: tess005900

Anyone of these socials are find and reddit if you want to


r/ATAR • • 2h ago

HSC Past papers - yr 12

3 Upvotes

Hi All, can anyone guide me please where I can get past exam papers from trials and practice exams in any NSW selective schools for subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Advanced Maths, Maths Extension I ? Thanks ahead.


r/ATAR • • 34m ago

sunset boulevard introduction and body paragraph

Post image
• Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 3h ago

Students shouldn’t have to ā€œplay the systemā€ just to get a competitive rank.

Thumbnail
0 Upvotes

It’s time to rethink how we prepare students for university.
Let’s learn from education systems like Finland and modernise tertiary entrance in Australia.
The subjects students choose at school should align with the university courses they want to pursue. If a student wants to study Law, for example, Legal Studies should be a relevant prerequisite for their university pathway, rather than students feeling pressured to choose subjects simply to maximise their ATAR.
Our students’ mental health matters. They should be able to choose subjects based on their interests, strengths and future careers, without the fear that they’ll disadvantage their ATAR or university opportunities.
Sign the petition and help push for change! šŸ‘‡
https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/petition-details/4687-26
#EducationReform #ATAR #StudentMentalHealth #QueenslandEducation #UniversityAdmissions


r/ATAR • • 12h ago

History Thoughts on the Ancient History Exam?

3 Upvotes

For me, most were pretty damn easy except for the 15 mark Hatshepsut question


r/ATAR • • 14h ago

is it worth it to get my HSC?

5 Upvotes

so i’m in the class of 2027 meaning i just started year 12 a few weeks ago.

ever since the start of this year ive been in a really bad place mentally and my attendance dropped to like %20. last week my parents got called by the school saying if my attendance doesn’t improve to %85 i will be pulled from my HSC.

and now im basically stuck between not knowing if i should get my HSC and push through the last few terms cause ive already made it this far or if i should just seek full time work and drop out?


r/ATAR • • 9h ago

HSC Meiosis mitosis

1 Upvotes

hi we’re looking at haploid and diploid, specifically the chromosomes and homogulous pairing of a muntjack deer (6 diploid cells, 3 homogulous pairs) I GENUINELY do not understand, and doing a visual didn’t seem to help me( because I don’t get it ā˜¹ļø)
Anyways one of the questions was interphase vs cytokenisis( comparing cell count, chromosome count and homogulous pairings) and if anyone could even attempt to make an explanation for a 5 year old id be so appreciative


r/ATAR • • 13h ago

i’m building ATARprepAI to help with written exam answers - here’s how it works

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I posted about my app here before, but I realised I spent more time explaining the study idea than showing what you can actually do on the site. So I wanted to explain it properly this time.
I’m building it for Year 11 and 12 students doing WACE, HSC, VCE, QCE or SACE. You choose your course and a topic you’re revising, generate some practice questions, and have a go at answering them.
The part I care most about is the written answers. You write your response in your own words, then get feedback on what you covered and what needs more explanation. The aim is to help you see whether you missed a concept, skipped a step in your working, or knew the idea but didn’t explain the connection clearly enough.
That gives you something specific to work on for your next attempt. Knowing you got a question wrong is useful, but I want the feedback to help you understand what to do about it.
There’s also Ask Avi alongside the questions. You can ask for a hint while you’re working, or get help understanding the explanation after answering. There are flashcards for recall practice too, and whole-essay feedback on the paid plans.
I’ve put a lot of time into testing questions, fixing things and improving the feedback and course coverage. It’s still a work in progress. If a question is confusing or the feedback misses something, that’s useful for me to hear because it gives me something concrete to fix.
The marking uses AI, so it can get things wrong. Treat the scores as practice estimates and check anything questionable against your teacher’s guidance or course materials.
You can try it without making an account or entering card details. Written-answer quiz feedback is included in the free plan, with usage limits. Paid plans have larger allowances and extra features.


r/ATAR • • 10h ago

How bad has your handwriting got to be before they can't read it?

1 Upvotes

Yeah. Getting a bit worried that it's pushing the line too much.


r/ATAR • • 11h ago

VCE Units 3 & 4 revision resources for 2026: practice exams, notes and free samples

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 11h ago

Legal studies vce

1 Upvotes

U3 average 92%
U4 average 97%

School sacs are very hard I would say, teacher is a 6 year examiner who marks extremely hard

Rank 1

Trail exam 90% (marked by a different external examiner)

Predicted study score?


r/ATAR • • 13h ago

Repeating Year 12

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 1d ago

General What degree should I pursue if I’m not particularly passionate about anything and just want a well paid career?

11 Upvotes

I honestly don’t have anything I’m too passionate about and I feel like I’d be fine doing whatever degree so long as it guarantees employability, good pay, and isn’t fully replaceable by AI. I was thinking of law since I enjoy reading and literature over maths, but my main two picks are either UNSW or USYD law and I’m worried that I won’t make the cut (definitely won’t for USYD but hoping for UNSW).

My main concern is stability and salary as with the rate AI is developing, many job markets are already tanking and oversaturated with automation, so if anybody has any degree suggestions that they could kindly suggest (pref at UNSW/USYD) it’d be very much appreciated :)

My cohorts median ATAR was 96.20 last year and seeing that I’m around an average Joe for internal rankings I’m hoping for a 94-97


r/ATAR • • 1d ago

When the exam won't study itself but I've averaged 4 hours sleep in the last 2 week's 🄲... Anyway, is anyone else cooked for ancient history??

8 Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 1d ago

HSC ENGINGEERING STUDIES HSC- HOWD WE GO?!!!

4 Upvotes

howd we all go with engineering studies? was there anything we found hard? Or was it easy- I personally found it familiar, but challenging i think i'll get 60% tbh


r/ATAR • • 1d ago

SACE Just entered year 12 this monday

3 Upvotes

My current subjects are
Math methods
English (the highest level we have, not sure what its called elsewhere)
Physics
Society/culture
SRM (compulsory)

There has been a big timetable related problem with no solution due to composite classes being introduced. I am being forced to drop either physics or society and I have chosen society. To fill that blank spot instead of picking biology or accounting I will be taking extension studies. I am still new to Y12 so I don't have much of an idea on this but from your experience or knowledge is this subject combination extraordinarily hard or is it still manageable in some form? My desired field is medicine which is why I need a high ATAR but it's worrisome to me that I won't be able to take on all these subjects at once, mostly due to extension studies.


r/ATAR • • 1d ago

HSC SOCIETY AND CULTURE HSC-- HOWD WE GO??!!

1 Upvotes

POST YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE EXAM HERE!!

I personally found it a little hard, the extended response for barbie, and q7 for the mc was difficult. i think i'll get 83% tbh


r/ATAR • • 1d ago

sor 2

3 Upvotes

hi guys! how did everyone find sor2? does anyone have the paper, or the solutions for the MC?


r/ATAR • • 1d ago

SECTION A SUNSET BOULEVARD VCE ENGLISH

Thumbnail gallery
1 Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 1d ago

HSC countdown 2026: how many days until HSC and VCE exams finish?

Thumbnail
0 Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 1d ago

HSC Business Studies past papers 2026: what to practise before the 26 October exam

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/ATAR • • 1d ago

HSC Business studies HSC

2 Upvotes

What do you guys think the case study question will be on?

im thinking operations or hr, definetely not marketing and maybe finance