Benchmark levels
Revision and resetting of benchmarks is conducted every three years.
2015 DEGREE Benchmark Performance Levels |
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Benchmark Performance Levels |
AL |
QL |
MAT |
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Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Proficient |
68 |
100 |
70 |
100 |
69 |
100 |
Intermediate |
39 |
67 |
40 |
69 |
35 |
68 |
Basic |
0 |
38 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
34 |
2015 DEGREE Benchmark Performance Levels Split into Upper and Lower Levels† |
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Benchmark Performance Levels |
AL |
QL |
MAT |
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Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Proficient Upper |
84 |
100 |
85 |
100 |
85 |
100 |
Proficient Lower |
68 |
83 |
70 |
84 |
69 |
84 |
Intermediate Upper |
54 |
67 |
55 |
69 |
52 |
68 |
Intermediate Lower |
39 |
53 |
40 |
54 |
35 |
51 |
Basic Upper |
19 |
39 |
20 |
39 |
17 |
34 |
Basic Lower |
0 |
18 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
16 |
2015 DIPLOMA & HIGHER CERTIFICATE Benchmark Performance Levels |
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Benchmark Performance Levels |
AL |
QL |
MAT |
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Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Proficient |
61 |
100 |
66 |
100 |
67 |
100 |
Intermediate |
33 |
60 |
34 |
65 |
38 |
66 |
Basic |
0 |
32 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
37 |
2015 DIPLOMA & HIGHER CERTIFICATE Benchmark Performance Levels Split into Upper and Lower Levels† |
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Benchmark Performance Levels |
AL |
QL |
MAT |
|||
Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Proficient Upper |
81 |
100 |
83 |
100 |
84 |
100 |
Proficient Lower |
61 |
80 |
66 |
82 |
67 |
83 |
Intermediate Upper |
47 |
60 |
50 |
65 |
51 |
66 |
Intermediate Lower |
33 |
46 |
34 |
49 |
35 |
50 |
Basic Upper |
16 |
32 |
17 |
33 |
17 |
34 |
Basic Lower |
0 |
15 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
† Equated scores are reported as a whole number percentage (i.e., rounded, with zero decimal places) |
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‡ Note that the split of the Benchmark Levels into Upper and Lower has not been set through a formal benchmark setting process but uses the mean between the levels and is only done for convenience. |