The Authority’s small group moderation procedures provide schools with the opportunity to minimise potential anomalies which can occur during the statistical moderation of school marks of students in a small group. Section 3.6 of the WACE Manual provides a detailed explanation of the Authority’s small group moderation procedures. Please note that a school must become involved in a small group moderation partnership where it has a projected number of fewer than six ATAR course examination candidates in a particular course.

When the projected number of candidates is six or more, the school may choose to form a partnership to increase the cohort or to allow for possible reductions in enrolments which may result in fewer than six students sitting the ATAR course examination.

Schools need to register their participation or non-participation in small group moderation for 2025 with the Authority using the online registration link https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8039898/Small-Group-Moderation-Partnership-Registration-Form-2025.

Refer to the Guide for online registration of Small Group Moderation partnerships when completing the online registration link.

Guide for online registration of Small Group Moderation partnerships
Last updated: 15 October 2024
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Small Group Moderation Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated: 10 April 2025