Is ATAR Accurate Enough for Admitting Students to University?

Tertiary students at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, on May 8, 2012. AAP Image/Julian Smith

Commentary

Back in April 2021, I observed: “The sad reality is that many Australians cannot properly spell, write, or read” and that this malaise is compounded by an inability to correctly apply the rules of grammar. I also noted that “very few students are exposed to the great books of Western civilisation but instead are required to read inferior works that meet the expectations of our progressive elites.”