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Queensland Year 12 students overcome coronavirus chaos to sit for ATAR exams for the first time
More than 37,000 Queensland Year 12 students are embarking on crucial external exams for the first time in the state, rounding off a senior year dominated by coronavirus chaos.
Key points:
- Queensland students will now received an ATAR rank instead of OP score
- The class of 2020 was also first to attend Prep and go through Year 7 in high school
- Test papers will be marked online, with results released on December 19
The so-called “guinea pig” cohort will join graduates around the country in receiving an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) instead of an OP score.
Navigating the new system and its standardised exams has been an added challenge for students already facing the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic.
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