possibilities of 40+ study score

apenguinstudies

hi guys im doing chinese SL 3/4 this year and bombed my last sac of unit 4, if my average for unit 3 is A+ and average for unit 4 is A-, if I get A+ for the exams average would I be able to get a 40+ study score still?

thank u guys any help would be appreciated cuz im kinda sad about it LOL 😝

PikaPika

apenguinstudies
I am doing Chinese FL 3/4 this year, and I think the study score totally depends on the final exam, as well as performance of others in your school. SAC is just a ranking system in a school cohort... just do well in final exam, & help others to do better, so everyone get higher mark

Toy Planes

Hi there APenguin,
This is always a pretty difficult question to answer, due to the surprising number of variables.

I'm not really sure how to decipher the letter grading for your SAC marks. Hopefully by A- you mean roughly at the top of your cohort, rather than an 85%, because SAC ranking and/or the competitiveness of your cohort can make a great difference in your moderated SAC score. For your own reference, there is a link below, otherwise, I have summarised it in another ATARNotes thread.

However, we can use the past grade distributions to speculate roughly what exam score you will need for a 40:
In 2022, an A+ was an 85% (341/400), placing one in the top 11% of the cohort. Thus, since a 40 is the top 9%, it would be reasonably foreseeable that a mid-A+ (90%) would fulfill this.

(SAC Moderation): https://artofsmart.com.au/study/vce-sacs/
(My Summary): https://discussion.atarnotes.com/d/9605-sac-score-study-score
(2022 Scaling Report): https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/statistics/2022/section3/vce_lote_chinese_second_language_ga22.pdf

P.S. For some reason, I was unable to access the 2023 grade distribution, however they are all pretty similar.

FH ⭐️

2023 grading distribution: https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/statistics/2023/section3/vce_lote_chinese_second_language_ga23.pdf

Toy Planes

PikaPika
Hi there,
I feel that you may have misinterpreted me. If not, I apologize.

Of course, our SAC rankings will place us inside of our school cohort. However, it is not 'just' this, as it may have a great impact on your study score.

Your grades at school don't mean anything (as far as VCAA is concerned). Instead, they want your school to determine, with sufficient precision, who the best students in the grade are. As such, they moderate your SAC scores, to accommodate to the difficulty of each respective school's SACs.

Ultimately you are correct. Teachers always tell us to study independently for the SACs, but collaborate for the exam, to ensure that our SAC scores are higher.