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Open Days + Swinburne Early Entry program is now open details below
https://www.swinburne.edu.au/courses/planning-your-future/early-entry-program/
What is the Early Entry Program?
Are you a Year 12 student who wants to be part of the next generation of change-makers and big-thinkers? Looking to join the uni that puts innovation, tech, and deep industry partnerships first?
Our Early Entry Program means you can apply to Swinburne early and ATAR-free, and start shaping the next gen_now.
When you apply for a course in the Early Entry Program, your application is assessed using a recommendation from your school instead of your ATAR. Because we know your Year 12 results don’t always tell the full story of your potential.
Do you think your ATAR or Year 12 academic results won’t truly reflect who you are and what you’re capable of as a uni student? We encourage you to apply for the Early Entry Program – especially if you believe you’re a next gen innovator, thinker and doer. As an added bonus, as an Early Entry Program applicant, you’ll be notified about exclusive opportunities to experience Swinburne early. Stay tuned for more!
How it works
Step 1: Choose a course
While many Swinburne courses allow Early Entry, not all of them do. Browse the list of Early Entry Program eligible courses before you begin your application.
Step 2: Arrange a recommendation
Speak to your school about your interest in Swinburne’s Early Entry Program and request a recommendation for your application. This recommendation can come from a school representative such as a Career Practitioner, your school’s principal, or your year level coordinator.
Step 3: Complete your application
Got your school recommendation? The next step is to fill out an online application, which includes our next gen_now questionnaire. Take your time answering the questions in this section, as your responses will be used to assess your application.
Step 4: Submit your application
Once you’ve completed your online application, you will receive a confirmation email. This will include a form that your school representative must fill out and submit to us so we can pair it with your application.
Step 5: Update your VTAC preferences
Once VTAC applications open, add the course you’ve chosen for your Early Entry Program application to your VTAC preference list. Make sure you select the Early Entry Program version of the course, and preference this course as the highest eligible preference on your VTAC application. Otherwise, your early offer won’t be able to convert to a full VTAC offer.
Check the eligible course list on this page to find the correct VTAC code for your chosen course.
Step 6: Sit tight and wait
Application submitted? School recommendation sent off? VTAC preferences updated? Your work here is done! We’ll be in touch regarding the outcome of applications from the start of September.
Eligible courses
Not every course at Swinburne is included in the Early Entry Program. Those included are courses where a school recommendation would be a reasonable alternative to selection via ATAR.
We’re unable to offer places in specialist courses like aviation and film and television because they are limited by specialist facilities and studio capacity, and with nursing and education courses, there are compulsory entry requirements set by external bodies.
See the full list of participating courses below. Their corresponding VTAC codes will be listed here once released.
Participating courses
CSP = Commonwealth supported place IFP = International fee place TBA = To be announced N/A = Not applicable
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Animation
Bachelor of Animation/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Psychological Sciences
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Aviation Management
Bachelor of Aviation Management/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Aviation Management/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis
Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis/Bachelor of Cyber Security
Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Cyber Security
Bachelor of Data Science
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Honours)
Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Media and Communications
Bachelor of Digital Construction Management
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity/Bachelor of Animation
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity/Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Media and Communication
Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology
Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Media and Communication
Bachelor of Media and Communication/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Media and Communication/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Psychological Sciences
Bachelor of Psychological Sciences/Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Bachelor of Screen Production
Bachelor of Screen Production/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Victoria University
https://study.vu.edu.au/open-day-2024
Latrobe University
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/openday
Melbourne University
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/openday
RMIT Open day
https://www.rmit.edu.au/openday
Monash University
https://www.monash.edu/open-day
ACU Open day
https://www.acu.edu.au/student-life/experience-uni-before-you-start/open-day
Bendigo TAFE
https://www.bendigotafe.edu.au/study-with-us/what-s-on/open-night/BT-O
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