SACE scaling data
How your Stage 2 grades turn into a number SATAC can compare across every subject — and why no site can show you an exact per-subject scaling table.
The short answer
Most sites can only guess how a grade scales in a given subject. This page uses calcATAR’s published Complete Subject Scaling Table below, so you can look up the real scaled score for any subject and grade instead of a generic estimate.
Complete Subject Scaling Table
Every Stage 2 subject’s scaled score (out of 20) for each grade — the real relationship between the grade you’re awarded and what it’s worth in your aggregate. This is exactly what the calculator uses behind the scenes.
| Subject | A++/HD | A+/D | A/C | A-/P | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E+ | E | E- |
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Patterns that tend to repeat, year to year
Scaling outcomes shift with each cohort, but a few tendencies show up most years:
- A mid-range grade in an examined subject often scales similarly to a top grade in a subject with no exam component.
- A pass-level grade in a science subject can scale higher than a stronger grade in a subject like PE, Art, or Outdoor Education, reflecting the strength of each subject’s typical cohort.
- Mathematical Methods and General Mathematics tend to sit close together once bonus points for Methods are factored in.
None of this is a guarantee — it reflects general trends, not this year’s numbers.
Submit your scaled score
Once your Tertiary Entrance Statement is issued, add a subject here to help build a real, crowdsourced picture of how grades actually scaled this year — not a modelled guess.