The SMH explains that students will be able to see minimum and maximum ATARs for all university course offers from this year and the misleading term ATAR "cut-off" will be phased out.
The Turnbull government announced a new national admissions plan transparency.
The SMH says that universities will be required to report on the raw ATARs of students offered places in each course even if extra entry criteria such as bonus points are used, and outline the number of students admitted through various ATAR, non-ATAR, and combined pathways.
The paper also explains that the term ATAR "cut-off", which a spokeswoman for the Universities Admissions Centre said had been misused in the past, will no longer be used from 2019.
"Students need to be given clear and accurate advice, but too often the information on offer has been complex, confusing and inconsistent," Senator Birmingham said in a statement.
The federal government is hoping to launch a new national admissions information platform by August 2018, which will give prospective students the ability to compare policies, courses and admission criteria across different institutions.
