Subject Adjustment Scheme
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Applicants will receive Subject adjustment factors for their high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects. Applicants do not need to apply for subject adjustment factors, they are automatically added to your selection rank in accordance with the schedule. In addition to the eligibility criteria for adjustment factors, applicants must have achieved the required marks that are listed in the Subject Adjustment Schedule.
You can find the overall eligibility requirements for adjustment factors here. Adjustment factors through the Elite Athlete Friendly University Entry Scheme, the Subject Adjustment Scheme, and the Performer Scheme have a shared cap of 5 adjustments within the overall maximum of 15. Excluded programs do not accept adjustment factors from these three schemes.
Subject Adjustment Schedule
| Year 12 subject | Adjustment | Marks required for subject-based adjustment1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT2 | NSW | QLD | SA/NT | TAS | VIC | WA | IB | ||
| Chemistry | 2 | 159 | Band 5 | VH | B+ | HA | 35 | 67 |
Standard level - 6
Higher level - 5 |
| English (except ESL) | 5 | 159 | Band 5 | VH | B+ | HA | 35 | 67 |
Standard level - 6
Higher level - 5 |
| Languages (other than English) | |||||||||
| Indigenous Studies | |||||||||
| Specialist mathematics (major/minor or double major)3 | 5 | 142 | E3 | H | B- | CA | 30 | 58 | Higher level - 5 |
| Physics | 2 | 159 | Band 5 | VH | B+ | HA | 35 | 67 |
Standard level - 6
Higher level - 5 |
- Scores listed in this table reflect the minimum grade required for adjustment factors to be awarded.
- All ACT subjects must be completed as a Major at minimum, unless specified otherwise. The ACT marks indicated in this schedule are the scaled marks received at the end of Year 12. Refer to the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies for information on scaling in the ACT.
- ACT specialist mathematics must be taken as either a major/minor or double major to be eligible for subject adjustment consideration. This is equivalent to NSW Mathematics Extension 1 or 2. For subject equivalencies in other Australian states, refer to the UAC website. Subjects for which there is no NSW HSC equivalent are not eligible for subject adjustment factors.
For Applicants Commencing in 2027 and Onwards
For applicants applying for 2027 commencement, the maximum number of Subject Adjustment factors they can receive will be reduced from 5 to 3. Each subject that awards an adjustment of 5 will be reduced to 3.
For applicants applying for 2028 commencement and onwards, the Subject Adjustment Scheme is discontinued.
