South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre

South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre
AbbreviationSATAC
Formation1977 (1977)
Purpose
Higher-education application processing
Location
Region served
South Australia and Northern Territory, Australia
Key people
Stuart Mossman (Chief Executive Officer)
Websitewww.satac.edu.au

The South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) is the administrative body that processes tertiary course applications for universities (and other tertiary institutions) in South Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a member of the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres (ACTAC).[1]

SATAC assesses qualifications presented by applicants and ranks eligible applicants in merit order for each course according to the rules and guidelines, with student South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) scores provided by the SACE Board of South Australia. Other than tertiary application, SATAC is also responsible for scaling SACE subjects and ATAR calculation.[2]

  1. ^ "Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres (ACTAC) Submission". Department of Education. Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "SATAC's role". South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre. Retrieved 19 September 2016.