In Australia, only 1/4 of students are admitted according to their college entrance rankings, a new study found.
The findings, published in a new report by the Mitchell Institute (Mitchell Institute), cast doubt on the relevance of high-risk measures.
Known as Australia`s higher Education admission ranking (ATAR), it compares students` academic grades in Grade 12 with those of all other high school seniors in Australia.
"the question that parents, students, and teachers should ask today is,`if the ATAR is irrelevant to the undergraduate enrolment of 3/4 students, why should it be seen as the most important outcome of a child`s 13-year school education?`" O`Cornell (Megan O`Connell), director of the institute, said.
"in order to succeed in future work and participation in society, young people need a wide range of knowledge, skills and abilities, and high ATAR may not help," she said.
According to the report, 131555 college applicants were not admitted through the standard ATAR process.
That number has risen 9.1% since 2016.
O`Connell said policymakers should consider giving priority to individual competencies, interests and career experience, rather than focusing on ATAR.
"We have great teachers, trying to use pioneering methods to attract students and provide them with the tools they need to get to their best, but if these methods fail to improve ATAR, they will face resistance." She said.
"it`s time to review our education system, decide what we want to achieve for the young, the community and the future economy, and then consider what role, if any, the ATAR should play."
Bridget Gamble, who is studying for the final year of her liberal arts degree at Monash University (Monash University), said she chose to complete her preliminary diploma at the age of 17 and become an adult student.
So she doesn`t need an ATAR to go to college. "this is a complete waste of time." "there`s a back door to any course," she said. "you get a valuable qualification at the same time you go to school.
"given that there is already another way to go to college, it`s crazy that people are putting so much pressure on 11th and 12th graders.
