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 information about  the Authority’s small group moderation partnership related processes.

Please note that a school must enter into 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 size or to accommodate situations where there is a reduction in course enrolments which may result in fewer than six students sitting an ATAR course examination.

All schools are required to register their participation or non-participation in a small group moderation partnership for 2026 with the Authority by Thursday, 12 February 2026 using the online registration link https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8575186/Small-Group-Moderation-Partnership-Registration-Form-2026.

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: 20 November 2025
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Small Group Moderation Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated: 3 April 2026