‘No longer fit for purpose’: Vic principals call for end of ATAR

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published February 13, 2023

A group of Victorian principals have argued ATARs are no longer fit for purpose and that ‘learner profiles’ would better reflect students’ performance.

Principals have penned a letter to the state’s assessment authorities calling for the ATAR system to be scrapped.

The letter ...

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