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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