It wouldn't be <1% of the state as atars are calculated based on the school age population not the VCE population hence why the lowest atar is hardly ever 0 and few get below 30. It's not an even scale.
As for counting eng I wonder if they adjust your mark and calculate it their way like they do for bonus points. Besides as nobody counts eng there marks on av would all go up as even those who are good at eng would stay on the same numerical score. Wouldn't greatly affect your rank though as itvwoud affect everyone and the majority of med wannabes tend to be better at the scis anyway
As for counting eng I wonder if they adjust your mark and calculate it their way like they do for bonus points. Besides as nobody counts eng there marks on av would all go up as even those who are good at eng would stay on the same numerical score. Wouldn't greatly affect your rank though as itvwoud affect everyone and the majority of med wannabes tend to be better at the scis anyway