Tertiary updates
Early Entry Programs
Please see the attached Early Entry Programs Summary from Compass Career News.
Open Days
Please see the attached Open Days resource from Compass Career News
My Future Open Days across Australia, sorted by State https://myfuture.edu.au/assist-others/open-days
VTAC – Important dates
VTAC – Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.
Year 12 students interested in further study (in Victoria) are strongly encouraged to frequent and familiarize themselves with the VTAC website www.vtac.edu.au
Please note the following key dates connected with VTAC applications
- 31 July – Applications Open
- 28 September – Timely applications close
- 6 October – SEAS and scholarships close
- 3 November – Late applications close
- 1 December – Very late applications close
The cost of a VTAC timely application will be $55.
Please note: As mid-year applications are currently open, the course selection is currently limited to those courses taking those applications. If you wish to search the full course selection, please select 'Find Courses' from the middle menu bar, then 'CourseSearch 2022-23 Archive'.
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’.
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.
New student contribution amounts from 1 January 2023
| Funding | Fields | 2023 maximum |
| Cluster 1 | Law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture | $15142 |
| Cluster 2 | Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics or Statistics | $4124 |
| Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work | $8301 | |
| Cluster 3 | Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages | $4124 |
| Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies or Science | $8301 | |
| Cluster 4 | Agriculture | $4124 |
| Pathology | $8301 | |
| Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science | $11800 |
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
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