SA students have received their ATAR's

Thousands of South Australian year 12 students have received their ATAR's online this morning.

Transcript

00:00 It's the day thousands of South Australian students have been waiting for after 13 years

00:06 of schooling.

00:07 Three minutes.

00:08 Three minutes.

00:09 Oh.

00:10 Today is ATAR day.

00:11 Woohoo!

00:12 Well done!

00:13 High five!

00:14 What a high five!

00:15 But what's your A for that?

00:16 He's got five A's.

00:20 Terry Ninnis from Adelaide High School received an ATAR of 98.8.

00:25 An A+ with a merit for specialist maths, which is something I've been working towards for

00:29 a while and I was pretty confident in that.

00:32 And mum's ecstatic.

00:33 Right now I am so proud.

00:36 I can cry.

00:37 It's happy tears.

00:38 ATARs were released in South Australia today around 8.30am.

00:43 They will help determine what university courses students will be accepted into next year.

00:48 15,560 students completed their SACE this year, 7% more than last year.

00:55 They see themselves connected to the SACE, that school's somewhere where they can belong

00:59 and that the qualification will lead them somewhere into the future.

01:03 40 will receive Governor's Commendations for Excellence in and out of school.

01:08 I could barely sleep.

01:09 I was fortunate enough to get 99.95.

01:11 I just love photography.

01:12 I ended up in my 12th year becoming Video Director for their annual showcase.

01:16 And while not everyone will be happy with their score today, there are plenty of other

01:20 opportunities like doing a pathway course, completing further education at TAFE, going

01:25 straight into the workforce or taking a break from study.

01:28 The only thing preventing them from fulfilling their dreams is their own ambition and drive.

01:33 Thousands of futures with endless possibilities await.

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