Just on the topic of SACs and ranking I'm a little confused about the whole concept. I'm looking to get a 45+ for bio (I'm yr 11 doing 3/4) and my sac results have being 94%, 96%, 80% and 94%. My cohort is pretty strong especially a few other yr 11's. How will my ranking effect my study score and roughly how well would I need to perform on the exam in order to obtain a 45+?
Hey,
Welcome to atarnotes
There are some really great threads explaining how study scores are calculated and how to predict your own in the Victorian Technical Score Discussion section of the forum, here's a brief overview:
-VCAA cares about your rank and how well your cohort does on the exam, which is used to determine your SAC scores
- if you are rank 1 (highest SAC scores for bio at your school), the best exam score from your school will replace/become your SAC marks
- 45+ is roughly the top 2% of the state, so the marks needed for this will depend on how everyone else goes. Usually for bio you can lose several marks on the exam and stay in the 45+ range
- the exam is worth 60% of your study score, but IF you're rank 1 AND get the best exam score that effectively means the exam is worth 100%, as whatever you get on the exam will become your SAC marks