In Victoria, VTAC publishes each course’s lowest selection rank and ATAR profile after offers each year. A selection rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors, so the “lowest selection rank” is not a minimum ATAR - students below it often still receive offers. Several universities also publish a forward guaranteed ATAR.
“Lowest selection rank”, not “clearly-in ATAR”
VTAC has retired the old “clearly-in ATAR” term. It now publishes the lowest selection rank and the ATAR profile (lowest / middle / highest) for each course through VTAC CourseSearch - a historical, post-offer figure, not a threshold set in advance.
Adjustment factors (SEAS)
VTAC adds adjustment factors to your ATAR - including SEAS (the Special Entry Access Scheme), subject adjustments and university schemes - to form your selection rank. That’s why the published figure isn’t a hard ATAR minimum: adjustments can lift your rank several points above your ATAR.
Guaranteed ATAR
The University of Melbourne, Monash, Deakin and RMIT publish guaranteed ATARs for many courses: meet the stated ATAR plus prerequisites and you’re guaranteed an offer. It’s per program, though - competitive courses such as medicine are typically excluded, so check the specific course.
Know your own numbers first. Estimate your VCE ATAR, then check it against a course’s figures.
VCE ATAR Calculator →
