Senior Students Opportunities and Events

26 November Pathways into Medicine or Dentistry Webinar

The National Institute of Education offers a free information webinar covering UCAT, undergraduate pathways, application basics, interview advice, and alternative degrees. 

Date: November 26, 2025. 

Time: 7:00 pm (AEST). 

Topics: UCAT, undergraduate and graduate pathways, application processes, interviews, and gap years. 

Find details and register HERE.

6 December Murdoch Law Start – alternative entry into law workshop for 2026 

Law Start is an alternative admission pathway that allows students entry into an undergraduate law degree outside of traditional requirements. Students need to:

• complete one or more ATAR subjects with a strong focus on communication and essay writing skills – eligible subjects include English, English Literature, Modern History, Politics and Legal Studies
• receive at least 65% in one ATAR subject in your most recent Year 12 report
• choose law or a combined law degree as any preference on TISC, or apply for your chosen law course directly on the Murdoch website

This pathway involves a half-day workshop, including a written assessment. The written assessment tests your skills and ability for studying law. It is used as a basis for admission, instead of your overall ATAR score or selection rank.

If you successfully complete the course and meet all eligibility requirements, you will receive an offer to study a Bachelor of Laws or a combined Law degree at Murdoch University.

Find details HERE.

16 December Notre Dame Fremantle Information Day

Start your university journey in 2026 with confidence! Join us at Info Day to discover what Notre Dame Uni has to offer. Explore our Fremantle Campus. Meet our students, academic staff and graduates!

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Register HERE.

18 December Open - Women of STEM Scholarships (18 – 20 age)

Women of STEM Scholarships are for women who are entering their first year of a relevant* STEM degree.  (*please check eligibility criteria on the website) at an Australian University.

The Women of STEM Scholarship is a national program and provides women with financial grants of $5,000 per year for the life of their degree (maximum of 5 years).

Applications for 2026 Scholarships Close: @ 5pm(AEDT) Friday 6 February 2026 

www.womenofstem.com.au

AR Calculator

You can get a rough idea of your ATAR score by going HERE and estimating what you think you will get for your top subjects. 

This is just a guide using raw scores. Raw scores are scaled according to subjects and schools to ensure fairness.

Summer Jobs

If you are looking for work over the summer holidays:

• There is a site called Summer Jobs
• Indeed has casual and summer jobs
• Seek Summer Jobs in Perth – go to Seek and search Summer Jobs by your suburb to find jobs close to you.

PEDDLE is recruiting for trishaw drivers. They are recruiting people who have “buns of steel”.

Just search summer casual jobs on Google to find the latest jobs available. 

Projects Abroad for Senior Students aged 15 – 18

Become a teen volunteer abroad and travel the world, making new friends and supporting global initiatives. Our teen volunteer abroad programs are tailor-made for 15-to-18-year-olds with safety, learning, and fun at their core.

You could contribute to wildlife conservation efforts, gain medical work experience in hospitals, or support the education of children around the world. Some of our most popular teen volunteer abroad programs for Australian volunteers (with start dates in December & January) include:

• Medicine Internship in Cambodia
• Volunteer Community Work in Fiji
• Medicine Internship in Spain
• Rhino Conservation in Nepal
• Marine Conservation in Thailand

Find details of all Projects Abroad opportunities HERE.

School Leavers Information Kit

Chek out the School Leavers Information Kit HERE.

The SLIKs and booklets can be found on the Your Career website yourcareer.gov.au/school-leavers-support/school-leavers-information-kit.

Start Work Quick Guide to Starting a New Job

• The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has published a Start Work A quick guide to starting a new job. 
• You can find this excellent, easy to use guide, designed for West Australians HERE. 

Year 12 Opportunities

Absence from ATAR written examinations

Candidates who experience illness or a misadventure on the day of their ATAR course written examination must submit a Sickness/Misadventure application form to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority). This form is available under the ‘Examinations’ accordion on the Authority website at https://scsa.wa.edu.au/forms/forms opens in new window.

ATAR course written examinations late arrival

All ATAR course written examination candidates must arrive at the examination centre at least 30 minutes prior to the prescribed examination start time. The prescribed start time for morning examination sessions is 8.50 am and 1.30 pm for afternoon sessions.

Supervisors will instruct candidates to enter the examination room approximately 20 minutes before the prescribed start time so that administrative procedures can occur and important examination instructions can be explained.

Candidates will not be permitted to enter the examination room after the first half an hour of working time. For all Mathematics course examinations, candidates will not be permitted to enter the examination room after the initial 30 minutes of Section One: calculator free working time.

31 October ADF Scholarships Close 

Children and grandchildren of veterans are eligible for scholarships to support their study at unis, TAFEs and other training providers. Applications for scholarships close on 31 October. 

All bursaries and sponsored scholarships are for tertiary education and are $4000-$6000 per year, for up to three years.  Read more about preparing your application in our Application Guide.

TISC Important Dates