Understanding your TCE results, TE Score and ATAR (2026)

For release timing and University of Tasmania offers, see TCE results day and UTAS offers. This page explains what you are actually looking at.

What documents will you get from TASC?

TASC lists these documents for Year 12 and 13 students:

Your results go to the email address you registered in your Student Declaration. TASC's deadline to update it is 15 December 2026, with late updates accepted until 5pm Friday 18 December. If an email is missing, check your junk folder first, then use TASC's Results Query form.

How to read your criterion ratings

Every TASC course is assessed against a set of criteria. For each one you get a rating:

• A, B or C: the standard you reached, as described in the course document
• t: some achievement, but less than the C standard
• z: no evidence of achievement

In Level 3 and 4 courses some criteria are assessed both internally (by your teacher) and externally (by TASC, usually through a written exam, folio, performance or practical). Both ratings appear on your Course Criterion Ratings Statement.

How ratings become your award

TASC combines your ratings into one award per course:

The minimum mix of ratings for each award is set out in each course document under Award Requirements, and varies by course. For example, Mathematics Methods Level 4 used 13 ratings (8 internal, 5 external), and an SA needed 11 C ratings including 3 from the external assessment. TASC notes that even in externally assessed courses, the largest proportion of your award comes from internal assessment by your teacher.

Check your own subject's award rules on its TASC course page, or see the site's Mathematics Methods, English and Chemistry hubs for criterion-level study.

Did I get my TCE?

To achieve the TCE you need 120 credit points (at least 80 at Level 2 or higher) over at least two years after Year 10, plus the everyday adult standards in reading, writing and communication in English, mathematics, and use of computers and the internet. A TASC course only earns credit points if you get PA or higher. If you are short of a standard, TASC notes you can still meet it later, for example through Safety Net Tests arranged via your school. The TCE has no time limit.

What's in your ATAR, and what isn't?

Your ATAR is built from your TE Score, which uses your best scaled results in Level 3 and 4 courses (and eligible University of Tasmania HAP and UCP units) worth 60 to 75 points. From 2025, those results can come from either of your two years of senior study.

It does include:

• scaled course scores from Level 3 and 4 courses with SA or better
• eligible HAP and UCP units

It does not include:

• Level 1 and 2 courses
• PA or LA awards (they attract no course score)
• Year 10 studies

The full method and the 2025 TE Score to ATAR table are on how the Tasmanian ATAR is calculated. To test scenarios, use the TCE ATAR calculator or the other TCE calculators.

What should I do on the day?

1. Open the email and save every attachment.
2. Compare each external rating with your internal ratings. A big gap in a written exam may be worth an inspection: see TCE results reviews and inspections.
3. Compare your ATAR with the Guaranteed Entry ATAR of the University of Tasmania courses you want.
4. If the number is lower than you hoped, read if your ATAR is lower than expected before making any big decisions.

Results day can feel huge. The general guide how to handle results day and exam stress and mental health are worth a read beforehand.