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WA student’s ATAR score reaction video. Picture: TikTok

‘Shoot, no way’: How WA students reacted to their ATAR scores

Many WA students took to TikTok to share their reactions to their ATAR results. Some were elated. Others, less so.

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WA Beazley Medal winners Cohen Beveridge and Hannah Hunter.

The WA students who won the state’s top education awards

In total, 4152 awards were handed out to 3771 graduating students across WA. Here are the winners of the top two awards in the state for 2025.

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Dr Vesife HATISARU School of Education Edith Cowan University Former high school teacher Lecturer of Mathematics Education

This was the hardest ATAR exam question WA students faced. Can you solve it?

Dr Vesife Hatisaru took a look at one of the hardest questions from this year’s mathematics specialist exam, which focused on complex numbers. 

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Ishika Balram, from Perth Modern School and Rachael Wiese, who graduated from Shenton College.

The 2025 honour roll: WA students with the highest ATARs revealed

West Australian high school graduates have logged in to find out their ATAR results and for 18 students, opening them held an additional surprise – the highest possible score of 99.95.

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Students from Penrhos College celebrate the end of their schooling journey.

WA’s ATAR results revealed for class of 2025

The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre has revealed 10,265 students achieved an ATAR, slightly more than in 2024.

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WA universities generic homepage image. University generic image Perth.

WA students are turning their backs on ATAR. But they’re still going to university

A new report has shown the ATAR plays a smaller and more uneven role in university admissions than many WA students and their families may think.

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Students began their HSC written exams on Wednesday.

More WA students are getting top ATARs. Here’s why

Fewer students are sitting their ATAR exams in WA – but those who do are scoring higher.

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Last day of school WA year 12’s homepage image.

WA schools give year 12 students a grand send-off as ATAR exams loom

Schools across the state allowed students to have some fun and relax, before many go on to sit their final exams.

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Schools need more maths teachers.

The WA suburbs where local schools topped the ATAR charts

Schools close to Perth’s centre recorded the highest number of subjects where students scored in the top 15 per cent of the cohort.

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Recommended texts for year 11 and 12 English students include comics, films and novels.

From Shakespeare to Marvel: What WA students could study in year 12

The list of texts year 12 English and literature students study varies from Japanese animation, comics and television sitcoms, to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s plays.

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