The NSW Universities Admissions Centre is always active in defending centralised university entry systems. It takes seriously claims that the ATAR is being gamed, pointing out that, “studying particular subjects won’t guarantee a student a high ATAR – what really matters is how well the student does, compared to everyone else,” (CMM April 24).

And it protects its market by making applying via UAC easy. As in a new scheme with Charles Sturt U, which allows students to register with its multiple campuses, via Google, Facebook and LinkedIn.