How to Check Your ATAR (Step-by-Step by State)

If you’re asking “how do I check my ATAR?”, the answer depends on where you did Year 12. Each state releases ATARs through its own admissions centre, on its own day, and often through a different login from the one you used for subject results. Most results-morning stress comes from logins, so sort them out now.

Do these before results day

• Find your student number and keep it with your passwords.
• Register for anything that needs it. Victorian students should register for results by 5 pm on 9 December. Queensland students have to create their own QTAC ATAR account, and their school won’t do it for them.
• Check the email and phone number on your admissions account. UAC sends a login link by SMS or email before 9 am on release day.
• Put your preference deadline in your calendar next to the release date. In some states, it’s the same day.

Where to find my ATAR in each state

Victoria

Results and ATARs come out together from 7 am on Thursday 10 December on the VCE Results and ATAR Service website and app. Your VTAC account login won’t work for the results service. Preferences for the December round close at noon on Saturday 12 December.

NSW and ACT

NESA releases HSC results at 6 am on Wednesday 16 December, and UAC releases ATARs on its website from 9 am. Log in with your Year 12 student number and UAC PIN. That PIN is different from your HSC PIN. ACT students receive their Tertiary Entrance Statement, including their ATAR, from the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies, and can also log in to UAC with the same details. You then have until 11.59 pm on 18 December to change your preferences.

Queensland

QCAA subject results appear in the myQCE portal on 16 December. ATARs follow at 9 am on Friday 18 December in the QTAC ATAR Portal. Registering requires your LUI, date of birth and a personal email address. The cut-off for the 23 December offer round is noon on Monday 21 December.

Western Australia

TISC posts ATARs and University Admission Advice Letters online at 8 am on Sunday 20 December. Applications and preference changes close at 11.59 pm that same night, so plan to check early.

South Australia and the NT

SATAC hadn’t confirmed its 2026 date at the time of writing, though Adelaide University lists SACE results for 14 to 18 December. Use SATAC’s self-service portal to check both your ATAR and your selection rank.

Tasmania

TASC releases results on Wednesday 16 December, and they arrive by email from that day. Eligible students receive their ATAR Statement by email and post, so check that TASC has your current email address.

Common results-day mistakes

The most common mistake is using the wrong login, such as a VTAC account instead of the results service, or an HSC PIN instead of a UAC PIN. Queensland students who never registered for the ATAR Portal hit a similar wall. Another mistake is checking your ATAR and forgetting about preferences, especially in WA where the deadline falls on release day. Students also panic over an ATAR just below a course’s cut-off when their selection rank, which includes adjustment factors, may be higher. SATAC uses selection rank to assess applications.

If you can’t log in

If you’ve lost a UAC PIN, call UAC on (02) 9752 0200. If you’ve lost an HSC student number, call NESA on 1300 13 83 23. For Queensland ATAR Portal problems, the QTAC hotline is 1300 193 173. Victorian students should contact VCAA about the results service, or their school.

The Bottom Line

Knowing how to check your ATAR comes down to three steps: confirm your state’s 2026 ATAR release date, set up your login this week and diarise your preference deadline. If you want a rough idea before December, our ATAR calculator can give you a range. Treat that range loosely, though. SATAC advises against relying on prediction tools.