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You don’t need an ATAR to go to uni. You can do an ‘enabling’ or ‘bridging’ course instead
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The article explains that Australian students have multiple pathways to university beyond the traditional ATAR (Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank) system, including enabling and bridging courses that provide alternative routes to undergraduate study.
You don’t need an ATAR to go to uni. You can do an ‘enabling’ or ‘bridging’ course instead
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In years gone by, school leavers had one main chance to get into university – by finishing their Year 12 exams with certain marks.
Media coverage of Year 12 results perpetuates the idea everything hinges on your final exams. Every year it runs the same stories of star students with perfect ATARs (Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank).
In reality, the ATAR is just one way to begin undergraduate study. There are multiple paths that can take you to uni if that’s where yo
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