ɪt wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli fɔːɹ vɪktˈoːɹiən stˈuːdənts hˌuː mˈɪst ˈaʊt ˌɔn kˈoːɹsᵻz bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹ ˈæɾɚ skˈoːɹ wʌz dʒˈʌst bᵻlˌoʊ ðə kˈʌtˈɔf skˈoːɹ.
It was initially for Victorian students who missed out on courses because their ATAR score was just below the cut-off score.