Applied Information Technology (ATAR): should I choose it?

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WACE Applied Information Technology (ATAR): content and assessment

Explore Applied Information Technology as a distinct ATAR course. Unit 1 – Media information and communication technologies; Unit 2 – Digital technologies in business

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What will I learn?

Unit 1 – Media information and communication technologies

Year 11 course

Unit 2 – Digital technologies in business

Year 11 course

How will I be assessed?

Published course / existing guide: Year 11 published assessment types: Project; Examination. Read the table in context for component weights; your school sets individual tasks and dates.

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Will I find it hard?

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Does it scale up or down?

Applied Information Technology, 2025. TISC’s mean scaled scores summarise all students with a scaled score in the published course. The mean describes a cohort and gives no individual raw-to-scaled conversion. A scaled mean alone cannot establish whether this subject scaled up or down. Historical cohort data cannot predict your result or a future scaling direction.

2025 official historical statistics
Mean scaled scoreStudents
51.5279

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Sources, versions and verification dates

Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-13. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.

  • Applied Information Technology ATAR: Year 11 syllabus — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (661.5 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Applied Information Technology ATAR: Year 11 syllabus, page 3 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (661.5 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Applied Information Technology ATAR: Year 11 syllabus, page 18 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF ATAR Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (661.5 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Applied Information Technology ATAR: Year 12 syllabus — SCSA; 2026-11-13. UNVERIFIED PDF body/version: this is the publicly advertised source link. Do not treat its unseen learning or assessment details as checked.
  • TISC 2025 scaling report: Applied Information Technology — TISC; 2026-11-12. TISC’s mean scaled scores summarise all students with a scaled score in the published course. The mean describes a cohort and gives no individual raw-to-scaled conversion.

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