The Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) was a tertiary entrance score used in several Australian states, the ACT[1] and the Northern Territory as a tool for selection to universities in Australia. As of 2010, it has been replaced by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) in all states and territories (including Queensland as of 2020).
All states in Australia used some form of TER in the 1970s onwards, based upon an aggregated scaling procedure that differed in each jurisdiction.[2] Prior to this, admission to university was based upon a pass/fail criterion for school leavers. The TER was used by university institutions until 2000, where it was replaced by a similar ranking scheme known as the UAI.
In South Australia, students' subject achievement scores (out of 20) were forwarded to SATAC by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA), whereupon they were scaled (adjusted according to the level of performance in the group of students studying the subject in that year to ensure that each subject contributes equally to the TER).
The university aggregate was then calculated by adding:
the scaled scores for the best four subjects,
50% of the scaled score for the next best (fifth) subject.
The university aggregates (out of 90) were ordered from lowest to highest, and the TER was assigned as a percentage rank (in steps of 0.05, ranging from 0.00 to 99.95) according to the student's position on that list.
The process was the same for secondary students in the Northern Territory, except results were forwarded to SATAC by the Northern Territory Board of Studies.
Calculation of the TER in Tasmania
The TER was calculated by the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority for students who successfully completed the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) and fulfilled other criteria to qualify for a TER.
The tertiary entrance aggregate was calculated as the sum of the best five Level 5 TCE subject scores, of which a maximum of two could be selected from Year 11.
As in other TER systems, the aggregates were ranked in order and assigned a TER based on their position.
As the WACE qualification was being revised for from 2005 to 2009, the process for calculating the TER for WA students was changed for tertiary entry in 2009. In 2008, a Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) was calculated using the sum of the four highest Course of Study Levels of Achievement.
As in other TER systems, the TEAs were ranked in order and assigned a ranking based on their position.
Calculation of the TER in the Australian Capital Territory
^ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies. "What's the TER" (PDF). University of Melbourne Digitised Collections. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tertiary Entrance Rank news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Tertiary Entrance Rank TER was a tertiary entrance score used in several Australian states the ACT 1 and the Northern Territory as a tool for selection to universities in Australia As of 2010 it has been replaced by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank ATAR in all states and territories including Queensland as of 2020 Contents 1 Usage 2 Equivalence 3 Calculation of the TER in South Australia and the Northern Territory 4 Calculation of the TER in Tasmania 5 Calculation of the TER in Western Australia 6 Calculation of the TER in the Australian Capital Territory 7 See also 8 ReferencesUsage EditAll states in Australia used some form of TER in the 1970s onwards based upon an aggregated scaling procedure that differed in each jurisdiction 2 Prior to this admission to university was based upon a pass fail criterion for school leavers The TER was used by university institutions until 2000 where it was replaced by a similar ranking scheme known as the UAI Equivalence EditThe TER was used in Victoria 1994 1998 South Australia the Northern Territory Tasmania Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory 3 4 Although directly equivalent to the Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank ENTER in Victoria and the Universities Admission Index UAI in New South Wales and later adopted in the Australian Capital Territory the terms ENTER and UAI were only used in their respective states or territories Calculation of the TER in South Australia and the Northern Territory EditThe TER was accumulated by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre SATAC for students who successfully completed the South Australian Certificate of Education SACE or the Northern Territory Certificate of Education NTCE and fulfilled other criteria to qualify for a TER In South Australia students subject achievement scores out of 20 were forwarded to SATAC by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia SSABSA whereupon they were scaled adjusted according to the level of performance in the group of students studying the subject in that year to ensure that each subject contributes equally to the TER The university aggregate was then calculated by adding the scaled scores for the best four subjects 50 of the scaled score for the next best fifth subject The university aggregates out of 90 were ordered from lowest to highest and the TER was assigned as a percentage rank in steps of 0 05 ranging from 0 00 to 99 95 according to the student s position on that list The process was the same for secondary students in the Northern Territory except results were forwarded to SATAC by the Northern Territory Board of Studies Calculation of the TER in Tasmania EditThe TER was calculated by the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority for students who successfully completed the Tasmanian Certificate of Education TCE and fulfilled other criteria to qualify for a TER The tertiary entrance aggregate was calculated as the sum of the best five Level 5 TCE subject scores of which a maximum of two could be selected from Year 11 As in other TER systems the aggregates were ranked in order and assigned a TER based on their position Calculation of the TER in Western Australia EditThe TER was calculated by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre TISC for students who successfully completed the Western Australian Certificate of Education WACE and fulfilled other criteria to qualify for a TER As the WACE qualification was being revised for from 2005 to 2009 the process for calculating the TER for WA students was changed for tertiary entry in 2009 In 2008 a Tertiary Entrance Aggregate TEA was calculated using the sum of the four highest Course of Study Levels of Achievement As in other TER systems the TEAs were ranked in order and assigned a ranking based on their position Calculation of the TER in the Australian Capital Territory EditCalculation of the ACT TER is detailed in this 1992 ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies information booklet https digitised collections unimelb edu au bitstream handle 11343 115855 scpp 00057 act 1992 pdf sequence 1See also EditEquivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank ENTER Universities Admission Index UAI Australian Tertiary Admission Rank ATAR References Edit Hazell Liam February 24 1993 ACT one in four gets in 5th art on page Green Left Retrieved 13 August 2019 Cooney George The tertiary entrance Rank An Endangered Species Macquarie University a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help 1 Universities Admissions Centre June 2009 ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies What s the TER PDF University of Melbourne Digitised Collections Retrieved 13 August 2019 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tertiary Entrance Rank amp oldid 1076455328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
