Careers Update
What’s been happening
On Wednesday 22 April, Monash University visited the school to speak to the Year 11 and 12 students about their university with a focus on the faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Students had the opportunity to hear about the courses and their requirements, hear about life on the different Monash campuses and ask questions of Monash staff.
Later this term ACU and Swinburne will also be on Campus with focus on different areas of Arts & Design respectively. With the idea being that the more students hear about the different universities and what they have to offer the more informed they will be about post school options.
2026 Snapshot
A focus on a different Victorian tertiary education provider starting with ACU.
ACU has over 34,000 students nationally spread over seven campuses across Australia and a campus in Rome – ACU Campuses.
ACU is ranked #1 in Australian for graduate employer satisfaction, with more than 95% of its graduates finding employment within 4 months of graduation, and is ranked in the top 50 universities in the world for nursing – Excellence at ACU.
Besides its wide range of institutes and centres, ACU has four faculties –
ACU has relationships with more than 200 universities and educational institutions in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, with over 25% of bachelor’s degree students travelling overseas during their studies. Students can attend an overseas university in more than 35 countries, complete international internships, and work in community programs around the world – all while receiving credit towards their degree – Study Abroad and Exchange and Study Overseas.
Community engagement is also a core part of every student's experience at ACU, to the point where it's embedded within its courses. This allows students to give back to their communities and make a difference through opportunities such as volunteer experience programs – Community Engagement.
ACU has a number of alternative admission pathways including the recently launched ACU Guarantee. The ACU Guarantee program offers eligible Year 12 students a place at ACU based on their Year 11 results. Of course, the final exams still matter – and students still need to finish Year 12 to validate their offer – ACU Guarantee.
- ACU offers many courses and introduced a number of new courses recently.
Discover ACU Melbourne: Allied Health, Biomedical Science and Sports Science
Tuesday 7 July 9.45am – 12pm
Discover ACU Melbourne: Law, Criminology and Business
Wednesday 8 July 9.45am – 12pm
Discover ACU Melbourne: Teaching and Education
Wednesday 8 July 9.45am – 12pm
Discover ACU Melbourne: Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Tuesday 30 June 9.45am – 12pm
Career Conversations
Research has found that parents are the single greatest influence on a young person’s education and career decisions. It also suggests that parental involvement improves student motivation, retention, achievement and career outcomes.
Here’s some ideas to get the conversation started…
Parent
- Explain your job in 15 seconds.
- Share one thing that you like about your work, one thing you don't and why?
- What did you want to be when you were in school?
Student
- What do you love to do in your free time?
- Share one thing that you like about school and why?
- What activities would you miss the most if you could no longer do them?
Moira Philps
Careers and Pathways