Careers and Pathways HUB
Early Entry Programs
Many universities, including Latrobe, RMIT, ACU and Swinburne, offer early entry programs that Year 12 students can apply for throughout June-October (application period depends on the university). Applying for these courses means that students may receive an offer to a course based on a lower ATAR score or even their Year 11 results and/or co-curricular and community involvement prior to sitting exams in October/November, which can alleviate a lot of pressure. Information regarding early entry programs for 2026 entry will be available soon, but information that you may find useful can be found on HT Connect here.
Upcoming Events
The best way for students to research and plan for their futures is to experience things for themselves. Please read through the following opportunities carefully and register for anything that is of interest. Most of these activities are free to participate in.
What's On? | Relevant to? | When? | Information & Registration |
| Crimson Education Global Education Summit | Students in years 9-12 interested in studying in the USA | Sunday 8th June | |
Study & Play USA webinar
| Students in years 9-12 interested in studying in the USA | Monday 9th June – 7pm | |
| A Day at Melbourne | Students in years 9-12 interested in studying at the University of Melbourne | 9th July (Years 11-12)
11th July (years 9-10) | |
| RMIT Tech and Trades Day | Year 10-12 Students interested in entering a trade | 10th July 2025 | |
Melbourne University: Girls’ Programming Network | Female students in years 8-12 who are interested in computer programming | Saturday 30th August
Saturday 11th October | |
Melbourne University: Hands on Design | Year 10 and 11 students who are interested in design and architecture |
25th September |
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| Monash Business Explorer | Year 11 and 12 students interested in studying Business or Commerce degrees | Tuesday 8th July | |
| Monash University Experience days: Design and Architecture | Year 10-12 students interested in design and architecture | 8th-9th July | |
| A day in the life of a Latrobe student | Students in years 10-12 | Tuesday July 8th | |
| A day in the life of a Swinburne student | Students in years 10-12 | September holidays | |
| Camp SEEK 2025 | Girls and non-binary students in years 9 & 10 | 22nd-25th September | |
| RMIT campus tours | Year 10-12 students | Various dates | |
| Melbourne University campus tours | Year 10-12 students | Various dates | |
| Swinburne University campus tours | Year 10-12 students | Various dates | |
Discover Monash: Course information series | Year 10-12 students | Various dates throughout 2025 |
Tertiary Open Days - 2025
Below is a list of the dates for the tertiary open days for 2025. As you can see, August is incredibly busy for open days, so I advise that if you are a student in Year 10 or 11, you start early and attend some of the institutions that may be of interest, so that you don’t run out of time trying to attend them all in Year 12! I will continue to update the table as more institutions publish their dates, and registration for open day information can be made by clicking on the link in the table.
| Australian Catholic University | Melbourne campus: Sunday 10th August Ballarat campus: Sunday 24th August |
| Box Hill Institute | Box Hill: Tuesday 3rd June Lilydale: Thursday 5th June |
| Deakin University | Geelong campuses: Sunday 17th August Warrnambool campus: Sunday 3rd August Melbourne campus: Sunday 24th August |
| Federation University | Gippsland campus: Sunday 10th August Berwick campus: Sunday 17th August Mt Helen campus: Sunday 24th August |
| Holmesglen | Thursday 3rd July |
| La Trobe University | Melbourne campus: Sunday 3rd August Bendigo campus: Sunday 24th August |
| Monash University | Peninsula campus: Saturday 2nd August Caulfield campus: Saturday 2nd August Clayton campus: Sunday 3rd August Parkville campus: Sunday 17th August |
| RMIT | Bundoora campus: Sunday 3rd August Brunswick campus: Sunday 10th August City campus: Sunday 10th August |
| Swinburne University of Technology | Sunday 27th July |
| University of Melbourne | Sunday 17th August |
| Victoria University | Footscray Park and Sunshine campuses: Sunday 17th August City campus: Sunday 24th August |
Please take some time to explore the Careers and Pathways page on HT Connect. You will find links to the VTAC course search page and the Career Bullseyes, as well as information on various courses, gap years, non-ATAR pathways and much more. There is even a jobs board to help with finding a casual job!
Ms Alison Howard
Career Pathways Advisor