QCE ATAR, scaling & study tools (QLD, 2026)
The QCE is Queensland’s senior certificate. Since 2020, QLD students receive an ATAR, calculated by QTAC from your best five scaled subject results. These pages explain how that works and how each General subject scaled, drawn straight from QTAC’s ATAR report.
- How the QCE ATAR is calculatedBest 5 scaled results, inter-subject scaling, the English rule, and how the ATAR replaced the OP.
- QCE subject scaling 2026How QLD General subjects scaled in 2025, ranked, with a raw-to-scaled table for each.
- Best- & worst-scaling QCE subjectsThe highest- and lowest-scaling QLD General subjects — and whether you should pick a subject for scaling.
- QCE exam timetable 2026External assessment dates (26 Oct – 17 Nov), results and ATAR dates, and the QCAA timetable.
- QCE results & ATAR release 2026When your QCE results (16 Dec) and QLD ATAR (18 Dec) come out, and the appeals period.
- What ATAR do you need for uni in QLD?How QLD ATAR cutoffs work — QTAC profiles + guaranteed ATARs — and where to find them.
Other states: VCE (VIC) · HSC (NSW)
For Queensland students. The QCE ATAR is computed by QTAC from QCAA results — a different system to the other states, so every figure here isQueensland-specific.