Tertiary updates

• ACU: AGILE (Academy of Global Impact and Leadership through Ethics) is an innovative opportunity for high achievers to elevate their performance. Students who attain an ATAR above 90.00 and enrol in a course at ACU will be invited to join the AGILE program.
• Fed Uni: Early Offer Program (EOP) now open. Complete the Early Offer Application here
• Flinders University (Adelaide): Year 12 students planning to apply for courses at Flinders University can sit the UniTest to boost their ATAR selection rank. For information about the test and how to register, go to https://careernews.click/unitest
• Monash: See attached a great summary of the two main ways to become a doctor via Monash. Students keen on studying science as a pathway to medicine, are encouraged to browse this useful link - Science as a Pathway to Medicine. Bachelor of Public Health pre-reqs from 2023, no maths, only English. Students who are young for their year level are encouraged to check the attached summary of Age Requirements which Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences have recently outlined.

• Swinburne: 2023 Early Entry Program is a unique opportunity for current Year 12 students to receive a conditional offer based on a recommendation by the school, and not based on an ATAR. Applications opened on 18 May 2022 and the final day for school recommendations is 31 October 2022. 
• VU: City Tower has officially opened. The City Campus (which includes the Tower and the adjacent VU Law School) offers courses in business, osteopathy, dermal sciences, hairdressing, beauty, early childhood education, sport management, law, English language, and research. Get a sneak peek of the VU City Tower here. VU Explore is the recently launched augmented reality (AR) tour of the Footscray Park campus, which incorporates decals of indigenous plants to scan in mixed reality.  Kick Start program supports commencing students who are of the first generation in their family to attend university.
• VU: Create your own course brochure is a resource that will help students short list the courses they are interested at Victoria University. https://eaams.vu.edu.au/domestic-course-brochure  to start creating your brochure. Course guides are available https://www.vu.edu.au/about-vu/news-events/publications/course-guides
• VU: Podcasts - podcasts to give a student and academic perspective on their course as well as some great tips for current VCE students.
  • Declan - Bachelor of Exercise Science (Sport Practice) - Ep 44 https://www.roadmapeducation.com/podcast/44 
  • Dr Marc C-Scott - Screen Media and Animation and Visual Effects - Ep 42 - https://www.roadmapeducation.com/podcast/42
  • Tayla - Medical Science and Paramedicine - Ep 41 - https://www.roadmapeducation.com/podcast/41
  • Mark - Osteopathy - Ep 40 - https://www.roadmapeducation.com/podcast/40
  • Oliver - Criminal Justice - Ep46 - https://www.roadmapeducation.com/podcast/46
• William Angliss: Applications for WA Certificate III and IV courses will now be only accepted through direct application from February 2023. Applications for WA Diploma and Degree courses for February 2023 will still be via VTAC.

Early Entry Programs

Please see the attached Early Entry Programs Summary from Compass Career News.

Open Days

• My Future Open Days across Australia, sorted by State https://myfuture.edu.au/assist-others/open-days
• VTAC Open Days listing usually available late July for Victorian tertiary institutions.

University Admissions Timelines

A handy resource for Year 12s from Career News

Victoria – see attached

NSW and ACT – see attached

Updates from VTAC

VTAC Planner – see attached

Dates for the 2022-2023 selection period are now available:

How much will your first university degree cost?

It’s important to consider how much it will cost to study at university. Your first degree will be an ‘undergraduate’ degree, such as a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or a university Diploma. 

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is a place at university where the Government pays for some of your course, and you pay the rest. This is called the ‘student contribution amount’.

You are entitled to a CSP at university or a higher education institute if you are: 

• An Australian Citizen - residing in Australia for at least one unit of study contributing towards their course of study
• A New Zealand Citizen - residing in Australia for the duration of their study.
• A permanent visa holder - residing in Australia for the duration of their study.
• The course has Commonwealth Supported Places. 

Student contribution amount and thus how much you owe for your university subjects and course will vary based on:

• the course discipline you are studying
• if you are studying at a Government funded university or a private institute.

Student contribution bands

Courses fall into discipline ‘bands’. This means that no matter where you study in Australia, CSP courses will cost roughly the same. The following are the 2022 minimum bands:

Band 1 - $3985 per year

Agriculture, English, mathematics, education, clinical psychology, Indigenous and foreign languages, nursing, statistics etc. 

Band 2 - $8021 per year

Other health, allied health, built environment, computing, engineering, surveying, science, environmental studies, pathology, visual and performing arts, professional pathway psychology, professional pathway social work.

Band 3 - $11,401 per year

Dentistry, medicine, veterinary science.

Band 4 - $14,630 per year

Law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture.

HECS-HELP Loan

CSP students can apply for a HECS-HELP loan providing they meet residency eligibility criteria. This loan will enable you to defer your payments until you are required to start paying back your student contribution amount. You can make voluntary repayments at any time.

Fee Paying Places

Some private institutes offer fee paying places for undergraduate courses. Students don’t receive Government subsidies and are required to pay the full fee amount. They can apply for FEE-HELP and defer their payments. 

Very important information

If you begin your enrolment with a public or private university and apply for a CSP, HECS-HELP or FEE HELP, you must have passed at least 50 per cent of your total attempted units (subjects) in order to remain eligible for any of these schemes.

Key website for information: Study Assist - www.studyassist.gov.au

Financial Assistance and Scholarships

Study Assist provides information for students (and their families) about government assistance for financing tertiary study. In particular, check out the Before Your Study Section and especially the Beyond School Study Guide https://www.studyassist.gov.au/you-study

Scholarships Resource attached