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	Register here
Study & Play USA webinar	Students in years 9-12 interested in studying in the USA	Monday 9th June – 7pm	Register here
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)	Registrations open June 16th
RMIT Tech and Trades Day	Year 10-12 Students interested in entering a trade	10th July 2025	Registrations open soon
Melbourne University: Girls’ Programming Network	Female students in years 8-12 who are interested in computer programming	Saturday 30th August Saturday 11th October	Register here
Melbourne University: Hands on Design	Year 10 and 11 students who are interested in design and architecture	25th September	Register here
Monash Business Explorer	Year 11 and 12 students interested in studying Business or Commerce degrees	Tuesday 8th July	Register here
Monash University Experience days: Design and Architecture	Year 10-12 students interested in design and architecture	8th-9th July	Register here
A day in the life of a Latrobe student	Students in years 10-12	Tuesday July 8th	Register here
A day in the life of a Swinburne student	Students in years 10-12	September holidays	Register your interest here
Camp SEEK 2025	Girls and non-binary students in years 9 & 10	22nd-25th September	More information and register interest here
RMIT campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Melbourne University campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Swinburne University campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Discover Monash: Course information series	Year 10-12 students	Various dates throughout 2025	Register here

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

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