In 2018 a total of 56,127 students received an ATAR, 934 fewer than in The gender balance was similar to 2017.

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1 ATAR 2018 Preliminary report on the Scaling of the 2018 NSW Higher School Certificate This preliminary report has been prepared to provide some information on the calculation of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) in 2018 a more detailed report will be released in Please see the booklet All About Your ATAR for more background on the index. There were no changes to the scaling procedures in 2018 for the various NSW HSC courses. The aggregate was calculated over the best 10 eligible units, in the same way as in recent years. 1. OVERVIEW In 2018 a total of 56,127 students received an ATAR, 934 fewer than in The gender balance was similar to % of the students received an ATAR of or above, 33.3% received an ATAR of at least 80.00, 49.5% at least 70.00, and 64.7% at least The median ATAR was 69.65, slightly higher than in The median ATAR for females was whereas the median ATAR for males was Of the 46 students who received the top ATAR of 99.95, there were 19 females and 27 males coming from a mix of government and non-government schools and studying a wide range of courses. The list of courses studied by candidates awarded an ATAR of contained 37 different courses out of the 119 courses offered. When reading the tables attached it must be remembered that the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) HSC mark in a course indicates a standard reached in that course whereas a scaled mark indicates a student s position in the course if all 71,401 HSC students had completed that course. This means that students with the same scaled mark in two courses would have been placed at the same position in those courses if all 71,401 students had taken both courses. Because HSC marks and scaled marks serve these two different purposes, comparing HSC and scaled marks can lead to misinterpretations that may affect student choices of courses to study. Because of the different procedures used to calculate NESA HSC marks and the scaled marks, scaled marks are generally lower than NESA HSC marks, except near the top. Few students receive HSC marks less than 25 (on a one-unit basis) and the average HSC mark lies between 35 and 40 for most courses. In contrast, the average scaled mark for the total HSC candidature is close to 25, and relatively few scaled means are greater than COURSE CANDIDATURES TABLE A1 Table A1 provides, for each course, the size of the candidature, the number of candidates who were awarded an HSC in 2018, the number of candidates who were awarded an ATAR in 2018, the percentage of female candidates and the maximum ATAR gained by a student enrolled in that course. In the majority of courses some students gained an ATAR in excess of DISTRIBUTIONS OF 2018 HSC MARKS BY COURSE TABLE A2 Table A2 provides information on the distributions of NESA HSC marks in Three VET Framework courses Automotive Exam, Information and Digital Technology Exam, and Hospitality Exam have examination arrangements in which each course is separated into two or more ATAR 2018 Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2018 NSW Higher School Certificate Page 1 of 4

2 streams. While the streams have different course numbers, in each case the raw marks for the various streams in the framework are on a common scale, and so each framework is treated as a single course for scaling purposes, and they are reported on a consolidated basis in these tables. 4. DISTRIBUTIONS OF SCALED MARKS TABLE A3 In general, for the larger courses, the patterns of scaled marks from the HSC 2018 were similar to those from the HSC Table A3 contains a summary of the distributions of scaled marks in each course, providing information on the number of students; the mean, standard deviation and maximum mark; and the 99th, 90th, 75th, 50th and 25th percentiles of both NESA HSC marks and the scaled marks. Percentiles are not provided for courses with candidatures less than 40. Marks are shown on a one-unit basis, so the range is 0 to 50. The percentiles in a course are based on all students completing that course irrespective of whether they were eligible for an ATAR or not. Table A3 should not be used as a simple HSC to scaled mark conversion table. NESA reports HSC marks rounded to the nearest integer whereas the scaled marks are calculated using the raw HSC marks based on the HSC examinations and moderated school assessments. The raw HSC marks are calculated to one decimal place. NESA aligns the raw marks to bands that best describe the standards that the students achieve. This can compress a range of raw marks to a smaller number of HSC marks. For example, all Band E4 performances in English Extension 1, say, are allocated one of the six integer grades 45.0 to Thus after aligning and rounding, for each HSC mark there can be a range of corresponding raw marks and hence a range of scaled marks. In general there is no unique scaled mark for an HSC mark. Table A3 gives the HSC mark at the specified percentile. Not all students with that HSC mark will be at that percentile when the raw marks are considered. For example, in German Continuers the maximum HSC mark and the 99th percentile of the HSC distribution are both 49 whereas the maximum scaled mark is 50 and the scaled mark at the 99th percentile is This issue has been discussed in full on page of the Report on the Scaling of the 2017 NSW HSC. 5. VARIATION IN PATTERNS OF HSC AND SCALED MARKS TABLES A4, A5 A concern that is frequently raised is that the observed variation in the patterns of HSC marks across different courses (Table A2) affects scaling and the ranking calculation. Since it is the raw HSC marks that are scaled, not the HSC marks by which NESA reports student achievement, this observed variation does not affect the ranking calculation. A full discussion of this can be found in Section 3 of the Report on Scaling of the 2017 NSW HSC. It is to be expected that the patterns of HSC marks will change from year to year, reflecting differences in student achievement against the published standards in individual courses. In contrast, one would expect to see differences in the patterns of scaled marks of large candidature courses only if the overall academic quality of a course candidature changed, usually as a result of a substantial change in the size of the candidature. Table A4 shows the variation in the distributions of HSC marks from 2017 to 2018, for each course, while Table A5 provides the same information for scaled marks. The data show that while some distributions of HSC marks change from 2017 to 2018 the distributions of scaled marks are generally stable. Most exceptions are small courses where the candidature can change noticeably from year to year. ATAR 2018 Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2018 NSW Higher School Certificate Page 2 of 4

3 6. COURSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ATAR TABLE A6 The ATAR information provided to students shows which units contributed to their ATAR. Some students are puzzled as to why one course is included and not another. The scaled mark a student receives for a course depends both on the scaled mean of the course and the student s position. A frequently asked question is whether there are systematic differences between groups of courses. The concern is that some courses contribute towards the ATAR less than other courses. For each course Table A6 provides information on the percentage of students who counted all units of that course towards their ATAR. The data indicate that while there is some variability in the percentage of students who count the course towards their ATARs, there appears to be no evidence of systematic differences between different groups of courses. Table A6 also includes, for each course, the maximum ATAR for a candidate including all units of that course in their aggregate. 7. ATAR DISTRIBUTION TABLES A7 AND A8 The data given in Table A7 show the number of students awarded a particular ATAR in 2018 for ATARs of or more, and the frequencies associated with different ATAR classes from to Table A8 gives the ATAR corresponding to selected percentiles of the ATAR cohort for 2014 to THE ATAR AND THE AGGREGATE TABLE A9 Table A9 shows the lowest aggregate of scaled marks out of 500 corresponding to each of the selected ATARs for 2014 to GENERAL COMPARISONS Note that ATARs are, in general, lower than the average of the HSC marks reported to students. This is a consequence of the different ways student achievement is reported. NESA reports against standards, with students being placed in bands that indicate the standards they have reached in their individual courses. An HSC mark indicates where a student is situated in a performance band and as there are few students in Performance Band 1, most HSC marks lie between 50 and 100. In contrast, a student s ATAR indicates their overall position in relation to the entire NSW Year 12 aged population. As mentioned earlier, the median ATAR in 2018 was A middle student will generally have HSC marks that lie between 70 and 80. Because of the large percentage of students placed in Performance Band 4, the ATARs of students with HSC marks around 80 will often be very different from the ATARs of students with HSC marks around 70. This is discussed in the All About Your ATAR booklet, available on UAC s website. Dr Rod Yager Chair, Technical Committee on Scaling Macquarie University December 2018 ATAR 2018 Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2018 NSW Higher School Certificate Page 3 of 4

4 APPENDIX COMMENT The following courses are not included in the tables as they have less than 10 students: Arabic Beginners Croatian Dutch Hungarian Indonesian Extension Indonesian in Context Khmer Korean Continuers Malay Background Speakers Maltese Swedish Ukrainian. Some other courses do not appear in all tables if they have less than the minimum number of candidates required for a particular table. TABLE DESCRIPTIONS Table A1 Table A2 Table A3 Course enrolments gender, ATAR eligibility and maximum ATAR by course Excludes courses with less than 10 students Distributions of 2018 HSC marks by course Excludes courses with less than 10 students Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course Excludes courses with less than 10 students completing the course in the current year, or if the students completing the course in the current year are undertaking less than 25 other ATAR courses in the same year. No percentile data are given for courses with less than 40 students. Table A4 Distributions of HSC marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Excludes courses with less than 40 students in either year Table A5 Distributions of scaled marks by course: 2017and 2018 Excludes courses with less than 40 students in either year Table A6 Table A7 Courses that contribute to the ATAR (more than 10 units) Excludes courses with less than 10 students ATAR distribution Table A8 ATAR percentiles: Table A9 Relationship between the ATAR and aggregates: ATAR 2018 Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2018 NSW Higher School Certificate Page 4 of 4

5 Table A1 Course enrolments, gender, ATAR eligibility and maximum ATAR by course Notes: (i) The all column includes students who have completed the course in 2018 or in a previous year (and who have done at least one ATAR course in 2018). (ii) (iii) (iv) The HSC column shows the number of students who completed the course in 2018 or in a previous year and received an HSC award in The ATAR column shows the number of students who completed the course in 2018 or in a previous year and who were eligible for an ATAR in The % female column shows the percentage of students in the course who were female. (v) The % HSC column shows the percentage of students in the course who received an HSC award in (vi) The % ATAR eligible column shows the percentage of students in the course who were eligible for an ATAR in (vii) (viii) The Maximum ATAR column shows the maximum ATAR achieved by a student doing the course. The table excludes courses with less than 10 students. Course all HSC ATAR % Female % HSC % ATAR eligible Maximum ATAR Aboriginal Studies Agriculture 1,461 1,381 1, Ancient History 8,335 8,104 7, Biology 18,522 18,028 17, Business Studies 18,033 17,547 16, Chemistry 11,375 11,142 11, Community & Family Studies 8,133 7,942 6, Dance Design & Technology 3,382 3,216 2, Drama 4,345 4,203 3, Earth & Environmental Science 1,625 1,577 1, Economics 5,228 5,180 5, Engineering Studies 2,055 2,006 1, English Standard 31,052 30,215 27, English Advanced 26,302 26,068 25, English Extension 1 4,078 4,065 4, English Extension 2 1,528 1,525 1, ESL 2,329 2,256 2, Food Technology 3,188 3,079 2, Geography 4,523 4,433 4, Industrial Technology 5,770 5,539 3, Information Processes & Technology 2,736 2,495 2, Legal Studies 10,511 10,256 9, Mathematics General 2 31,397 30,667 27, Mathematics 18,578 16,990 16, Mathematics Extension 1 9,405 8,988 8, Mathematics Extension 2 3,227 3,186 3, Modern History 11,271 11,019 10, History Extension 1,795 1,784 1, Music 1 4,549 4,373 3, Music Music Extension PDH&PE 16,206 15,839 14, Physics 9,643 9,497 9, Senior Science 6,629 6,465 5, Society & Culture 4,622 4,479 4,

6 Table A1 Course enrolments, gender, ATAR eligibility and maximum ATAR by course Course all HSC ATAR % Female % HSC % ATAR eligible Maximum ATAR Software Design & Development 1,789 1,706 1, Studies of Religion I 8,720 8,233 8, Studies of Religion II 6,298 6,060 5, Textiles & Design 1,478 1,446 1, Visual Arts 8,902 8,574 7, Arabic Continuers Arabic Extension Armenian Chinese Beginners Chinese Continuers Chinese Extension Chinese & Literature Chinese in Context Classical Greek Continuers Classical Greek Extension Classical Hebrew Continuers Classical Hebrew Extension French Beginners French Continuers French Extension German Beginners German Continuers German Extension Hindi Indonesian Beginners Indonesian Continuers Indonesian Extension Indonesian & Literature Italian Beginners Italian Continuers Italian Extension Japanese Beginners Japanese Continuers Japanese Extension Japanese in Context Khmer Korean Beginners Korean Continuers Korean & Literature Korean in Context Latin Continuers Latin Extension Macedonian Modern Greek Beginners Modern Greek Continuers Modern Greek Extension

7 Table A1 Course enrolments, gender, ATAR eligibility and maximum ATAR by course Course all HSC ATAR % Female % HSC % ATAR eligible Maximum ATAR Modern Hebrew Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Continuers Russian Serbian Spanish Beginners Spanish Continuers Spanish Extension Swedish Tamil Turkish Vietnamese Automotive Exam Business Services Exam 1,116 1, Construction Exam 1,555 1,468 1, Electrotechnology Exam Entertainment Industry Exam Financial Services Exam Hospitality Exam 5,013 4,722 4, Human Services Exam Information & Digital Technology Exam Metal & Engineering Exam Primary Industries Exam Retail Services Exam Tourism, Travel & Events Exam Total 71,401 64,862 56,

8 Table A2 Distributions of 2018 HSC marks by course Notes: (i) The column shows the number of students who completed the course in (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) The Median HSC mark column shows the median HSC mark per course. The Median Band column indicates the Performance Band in which the median HSC mark lies. The Percentage of Students in Performance Band columns show the percentage of a course candidature in each of the Performance Bands 6 to 2. Extension courses show only Bands 4 to 2 as they have four Bands only: E1 to E4. This table excludes courses with less than 10 students. Course Median HSC mark Median Band Percentage students in Performance Band Aboriginal Studies Agriculture 1, Ancient History 8, Biology 18, Business Studies 17, Chemistry 11, Community & Family Studies 8, Dance Design & Technology 3, Drama 4, Earth & Environmental Science 1, Economics 5, Engineering Studies 1, English Standard 30, English Advanced 26, English Extension 1 4, E English Extension 2 1, E ESL 2, Food Technology 3, Geography 4, Industrial Technology 5, Information Processes & Technology 2, Legal Studies 10, Mathematics General 2 30, Mathematics 17, Mathematics Extension 1 9, E Mathematics Extension 2 3, E Modern History 11, History Extension 1, E Music 1 4, Music <1 Music Extension E PDH&PE 15, Physics 9, Senior Science 6, Society & Culture 4,

9 Table A2 Distributions of 2018 HSC marks by course Course Median HSC mark Median Band Percentage students in Performance Band Software Design & Development 1, Studies of Religion I 8, Studies of Religion II 6, Textiles & Design 1, Visual Arts 8, <1 Arabic Continuers Arabic Extension E Armenian Chinese Beginners Chinese Continuers Chinese Extension E Chinese & Literature <1 Chinese in Context Classical Greek Continuers Classical Greek Extension E Classical Hebrew Continuers Classical Hebrew Extension E French Beginners French Continuers French Extension E German Beginners German Continuers German Extension E Hindi Indonesian Beginners Indonesian Continuers Indonesian Extension E Indonesian & Literature Italian Beginners Italian Continuers Italian Extension E Japanese Beginners Japanese Continuers Japanese Extension E Japanese in Context Khmer Korean Beginners Korean Continuers Korean & Literature Korean in Context Latin Continuers Latin Extension E

10 Table A2 Distributions of 2018 HSC marks by course Course Median HSC mark Median Band Percentage students in Performance Band Macedonian Modern Greek Beginners Modern Greek Continuers Modern Greek Extension E Modern Hebrew Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Continuers Russian Serbian Spanish Beginners Spanish Continuers Spanish Extension E Swedish Tamil Turkish Vietnamese Automotive Exam Business Services Exam 1, Construction Exam 1, Electrotechnology Exam Entertainment Industry Exam Financial Services Exam Hospitality Exam 4, Human Services Exam Information & Digital Technology Exam Metal & Engineering Exam Primary Industries Exam Retail Services Exam < Tourism, Travel & Events Exam <

11 Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course Notes: (i) The column shows the number of students who completed the course in (ii) The P 99, P 90, P 75, P 50, P 25 columns refer to the 99th, 90th, 75th, 50th and 25th percentiles respectively. (iii) The table excludes courses with less than 10 students completing the course in the current year, or if the students completing the course in the current year are undertaking less than 25 other ATAR courses in the same year. No percentile data are given for courses with less than 40 students. (iv) This table should not be used as a simple HSC to scaled mark conversion table. For each HSC mark there can be a range of raw marks and therefore a range of scaled marks. Course Type of mark Mean SD Max. mark P 99 P 90 P 75 P 50 P 25 Aboriginal Studies 625 HSC scaled Agriculture 1,396 HSC scaled Ancient History 8,177 HSC scaled Biology 18,105 HSC scaled Business Studies 17,611 HSC scaled Chemistry 11,133 HSC scaled Community & Family Studies 8,029 HSC scaled Dance 922 HSC scaled Design & Technology 3,305 HSC scaled Drama 4,216 HSC scaled Earth & Environmental Science 1,574 HSC scaled Economics 5,190 HSC scaled Engineering Studies 1,996 HSC scaled English Standard 30,558 HSC scaled English Advanced 26,127 HSC scaled English Extension 1 4,064 HSC scaled English Extension 2 1,525 HSC scaled ESL 2,311 HSC scaled Food Technology 3,144 HSC scaled Geography 4,427 HSC scaled

12 Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course Course Type of mark Mean SD Max. mark P 99 P 90 P 75 P 50 P 25 Industrial Technology 5,712 HSC scaled Information Processes & Technology 2,496 HSC scaled Legal Studies 10,309 HSC scaled Mathematics General 2 30,824 HSC scaled Mathematics 17,825 HSC scaled Mathematics Extension 1 9,021 HSC scaled Mathematics Extension 2 3,164 HSC scaled Modern History HSC scaled History Extension 1,788 HSC scaled Music 1 4,462 HSC scaled Music HSC scaled Music Extension 451 HSC scaled PDH&PE 15,986 HSC scaled Physics 9,454 HSC scaled Senior Science 6,536 HSC scaled Society & Culture 4,520 HSC scaled Software Design & Development 1,711 HSC scaled Studies of Religion I 8,299 HSC scaled Studies of Religion II 6,192 HSC scaled Textiles & Design 1,454 HSC scaled Visual Arts 8,751 HSC scaled Arabic Continuers 241 HSC scaled Arabic Extension 97 HSC scaled

13 Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course Course Type of mark Mean SD Max. mark Armenian 21 HSC P 99 P 90 P 75 P 50 P 25 scaled Chinese Beginners 47 HSC scaled Chinese Continuers 173 HSC scaled Chinese Extension 34 HSC scaled Chinese & Literature 622 HSC scaled Chinese in Context 122 HSC scaled Classical Greek Continuers 18 HSC scaled Classical Greek Extension 15 HSC scaled Classical Hebrew Continuers 17 HSC scaled Classical Hebrew Extension 10 HSC scaled French Beginners 472 HSC scaled French Continuers 635 HSC scaled French Extension 151 HSC scaled German Beginners 113 HSC scaled German Continuers 183 HSC scaled German Extension 41 HSC scaled Hindi 24 HSC scaled Indonesian Beginners 44 HSC scaled Indonesian Continuers 62 HSC scaled Indonesian Extension 16 HSC scaled Indonesian & Literature 41 HSC scaled Italian Beginners 317 HSC scaled

14 Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course Course Type of mark Mean SD Max. mark P 99 P 90 P 75 P 50 P 25 Italian Continuers 242 HSC scaled Italian Extension 61 HSC scaled Japanese Beginners 718 HSC scaled Japanese Continuers 679 HSC scaled Japanese Extension 153 HSC Japanese in Context 30 HSC scaled scaled Khmer 18 HSC scaled Korean Beginners 97 HSC Korean Continuers 14 HSC scaled scaled Korean & Literature 40 HSC scaled Korean in Context 62 HSC scaled Latin Continuers 156 HSC scaled Latin Extension 94 HSC Macedonian 18 HSC scaled scaled Modern Greek Beginners 79 HSC scaled Modern Greek Continuers 100 HSC scaled Modern Greek Extension 48 HSC Modern Hebrew 39 HSC scaled scaled Persian 19 HSC scaled Polish 14 HSC scaled Portuguese 13 HSC scaled Punjabi Continuers 12 HSC scaled Russian 17 HSC scaled

15 Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course Course Type of mark Mean SD Max. mark Serbian 24 HSC P 99 P 90 P 75 P 50 P 25 scaled Spanish Beginners 204 HSC scaled Spanish Continuers 129 HSC scaled Spanish Extension 43 HSC scaled Turkish 33 HSC scaled Vietnamese 141 HSC scaled Automotive Exam 193 HSC scaled Business Services Exam 1,056 HSC scaled Construction Exam 1,510 HSC scaled Electrotechnology Exam 220 HSC scaled Entertainment Industry Exam 813 HSC scaled Financial Services Exam 61 HSC scaled Hospitality Exam 4,715 HSC scaled Human Services Exam 667 HSC scaled Information & Digital Technology Exam 569 HSC scaled Metal & Engineering Exam 324 HSC scaled Primary Industries Exam 569 HSC scaled Retail Services Exam 811 HSC scaled Tourism, Travel & Events Exam 224 HSC scaled

16 Table A4 Distributions of HSC marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Notes: (i) The column shows the number of students who completed the course in the given year. (ii) Columns 45, 40, 35, 30 and 25 show the percentage of the course candidature with an HSC mark less than the specifi ed mark. (iii) The table excludes courses with less than 40 students in either year. Percentage of students with HSC mark less than: Course Year Aboriginal Studies Agriculture , , Ancient History , , Biology , , Business Studies , , Chemistry , , Community & Family Studies , , Dance Design & Technology , , Drama , , Earth & Environmental Science , , Economics , , Engineering Studies , , English Standard , , English Advanced , , English Extension , , English Extension , , ESL , , Food Technology , , Geography , ,

17 Table A4 Distributions of HSC marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Percentage of students with HSC mark less than: Course Year Industrial Technology , , Information Processes & Technology , , Legal Studies , , Mathematics General , , Mathematics , , Mathematics Extension , , Mathematics Extension , , Modern History , , History Extension , , Music , , Music Music Extension PDH&PE , , Physics , , Senior Science , , Society & Culture , , Software Design & Development , , Studies of Religion I , , Studies of Religion II , , Textiles & Design , , Visual Arts , , Arabic Continuers Arabic Extension

18 Table A4 Distributions of HSC marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Percentage of students with HSC mark less than: Course Year Chinese Beginners Chinese Continuers Chinese & Literature Chinese in Context French Beginners French Continuers French Extension German Beginners German Continuers German Extension Indonesian Continuers Indonesian & Literature Italian Beginners Italian Continuers Italian Extension Japanese Beginners Japanese Continuers Japanese Extension Korean Beginners Korean in Context Latin Continuers

19 Table A4 Distributions of HSC marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Percentage of students with HSC mark less than: Course Year Latin Extension Modern Greek Beginners Modern Greek Continuers Spanish Beginners Spanish Continuers Spanish Extension Vietnamese Automotive Exam Business Services Exam , , Construction Exam , , Electrotechnology Exam Entertainment Industry Exam Financial Services Exam Hospitality Exam , , Human Services Exam Information & Digital Technology Exam Metal & Engineering Exam Primary Industries Exam Retail Services Exam Tourism, Travel & Events Exam

20 Table A5 Distributions of scaled marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Notes: (i) The column shows the number of students who completed the course in the given year. (ii) Columns 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20 and 15 show the percentage of the course candidature with a scaled mark less than the specifi ed mark. (iii) The table excludes courses with less than 40 students in either year. Percentage of students with scaled mark less than: Course Year Aboriginal Studies Agriculture , , Ancient History , , Biology , , Business Studies , , Chemistry , , Community & Family Studies , , Dance Design & Technology , , Drama , , Earth & Environmental Science , , Economics , , Engineering Studies , , English Standard , , English Advanced , , English Extension , , English Extension , , ESL , , Food Technology , , Geography , ,

21 Table A5 Distributions of scaled marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Percentage of students with scaled mark less than: Course Year Industrial Technology , , Information Processes & Technology , , Legal Studies , , Mathematics General , , Mathematics , , Mathematics Extension , , Mathematics Extension , , Modern History , , History Extension , , Music , , Music Music Extension PDH&PE , , Physics , , Senior Science , , Society & Culture , , Software Design & Development , , Studies of Religion I , , Studies of Religion II , , Textiles & Design , , Visual Arts , ,

22 Table A5 Distributions of scaled marks by course: 2017 and 2018 Percentage of students with scaled mark less than: Course Year Arabic Continuers Arabic Extension Chinese Beginners Chinese Continuers Chinese & Literature Chinese in Context French Beginners French Continuers French Extension German Beginners German Continuers German Extension Indonesian Continuers Indonesian & Literature Italian Beginners Italian Continuers Italian Extension Japanese Beginners Japanese Continuers Japanese Extension Korean Beginners Korean in Context Latin Continuers