I do the following subjects:
English
Business
Accounting
Legal
Media
I am averaging between 75 - 90 for 4/5 subjects. However for Accounting, I averaged a whopping 33% in u3, and with one final u4 accounting sac left, I will probably average even lower for u4. Let us assume I fail the exam or JUST Pass on the dot (50%).
Hiii. I believe it will bring up ur sac averages however i’m not sure by how much. If it is the subject u score lowest in it will only contribute 10% to ur atar so it won’t affect it too much.
AC101
Hi there,
I would like to confirm that Kk is correct in saying that only 10% your 'fifth subject' will count towards your aggregate score, thus, scoring a scaled 20 vs 30 is the difference of one point (i.e. 2 vs 3), so it shouldn't make too much of a difference.
Additionally, regarding your former question, a higher mark on the exam won't bring up your u3&4 averages per se, but can definitely help you. If you would like a more substantial explanation, you can read through my explanation here: https://discussion.atarnotes.com/d/9605-sac-score-study-score
To summarise, VCAA doesn't care about your SAC averages, but rather just your ranking. Given that your accounting grades are not particularly desirable, it is reasonably foreseeable that you would be ranked quite low, unless they were extremely difficult. VCAA will then use your exam score, as well as the strength and general performance of your classmates to provide you will a study score.
Overall, getting high on the exam will definitely benefit you, however your study score will also be affected by your peers. In the unfortunate scenario that you aren't happy with your score, it won't make a massive difference to your ATAR, unless you also bomb out on one of your other subjects (e.g. get a study score 7 lower than you were expecting for Media).
Hope this helps
Toy Planes
I'd like to think our cohort is strong - out of a class of 10-11, 3 of us are consistently failing while the rest are getting decent - very good marks. Hopefully, I can pass the exam and the cohort will do well. Fingers crossed.
Thank you for the thorough explanation btw, I appreciate it!
AC101
Remember that the strength of the cohort does not necessarily refer to the grades that the students are getting, but rather the difficulty of the SACS.
If the highest average in a school for Specialist Mathematics is 90, there's a solid chance that they will be more successful than someone getting 95's but ranked 30th.
In any case, I wish you luck