General academic merit (GAM) may be based on:
- senior secondary (SACE) academic results
- Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) results
- vocational education and training (VET) and other qualifications
- TAFE SA Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS)
- an audition.
The score for general academic merit is generated from your best relevant academic results. GAM is scored in the range of 0–20.
For more specific details about how the GAM is scored, browse the links to the right.