South Australia SACE and ATAR Results 2025
What the 2025 SACE results reveal about Adelaide private school performance
South Australia’s 2025 SACE results were released on Monday 15 December 2025, with students accessing results through SACE Students Online and tertiary entrance information via SATAC. Sace+1
The headline for 2025 is a strong one: record completions, a large volume of Merits, and continued strength in VET and mixed pathways. Sace+1 For families focused on private schooling, early published results from leading independent and Catholic schools also point to deep high achievement, not just isolated top scores.
How ATAR works in South Australia
In South Australia, SATAC calculates and publishes the annual aggregate-to-ATAR conversion table, which changes each year based on cohort distribution (South Australia and Northern Territory). SATAC
A useful detail for families is that SATAC also manages adjustment factors (selection rank changes), meaning a student’s selection rank can differ from their raw ATAR depending on eligibility.
Updated December 2025 · Independent analysis by Schools360
The statewide picture for 2025
SACE’s official results reporting shows:
17,099 students completed SACE in 2025 (a record, up from 2024) Sace+1
1,468 Merits awarded to 1,221 students InDaily+1
Strong participation in VET and recognised learning, reinforcing SACE as a multi-pathway credential, not only an ATAR pipeline Sace+1
SACE also published a dedicated media release covering the 40 Governor of South Australia Commendations for Excellence (Excellence Awards) in 2025.
Catholic Education SA: system-wide strength in 2025
Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) reported a strong system-level performance profile in 2025, including:
99.9% Stage 2 completion (3,718 students)
436 Merits
43.7% A grades, described as the largest year-on-year increase on record
Strong and improving ATAR performance, including an overall average ATAR reported by CESA Catholic Education South Australia
These system-wide figures matter for families because they show scale: high completion and high-grade achievement across a large network, not only at a small number of elite campuses.
