These videos provide students and parents with an overview of the ACT Scaling Test (AST), tertiary scores, scaling and how the ATAR is calculated. They also explain how students can prepare for the AST and understand their progress throughout college.
Introduction to the AST
This video introduces the ACT Scaling Test (AST), including its purpose, structure and the types of skills students are expected to demonstrate. It also explains how the AST contributes to the scaling process and outlines the preparation program available to students at Gungahlin College.
Scores, scaling, AST and the ATAR (Part 1)
This video introduces how scores work in the ACT senior secondary system and explains why percentages and grades do not directly determine an ATAR. It looks at Z-scores, standardised scores and how assessment results are used to estimate a student’s position within a course.
Scores, scaling, AST and the ATAR (Part 2)
This video explains how assessment results become unit and course scores, and how courses are scaled using the AST and a student’s scaling groups. It also outlines how a student’s best course scores are combined to produce the aggregate used to determine their ATAR.
Scores, scaling, AST and the ATAR (Part 3)
This video explores how cohort performance in the AST can affect final scaled course scores and ATAR outcomes. It also explains the structure of the AST, how students can prepare, and some of the different pathways available for university, further study and employment.
For further information, you can view the Tertiary College Scores Explained document in a new window.