EARLY ENTRY PROGRAMS
ACU
- Secure an early offer to ACU before your Year 12 exams through the ACU Guarantee program.
- Available to Year 12 students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents.
- Offers are based mainly on Year 11 results, not just your ATAR.
- ACU also considers your personal achievements, circumstances, and experiences.
- Offers can be made as early as September.
- You still need to complete Year 12 and meet any course prerequisites.
- You can strengthen your application with short personal statements about your circumstances and motivation for university study.
Find out more here.
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY - EARLY ENTRY PROGRAM
What is the Early Entry Program?
We know your Year 12 results don’t tell the full story of what you’re capable of as a uni student. When you apply for a course in our Early Entry Program, your application is assessed using a recommendation from your school instead of your ATAR.
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY - EARLY ENTRY PROGRAM
Year 11 students get:
- A free ATAR Notes+ subscription (valued at $249)
- Automatic entry into prize draws throughout the year - just by applying
- Free 30-use pass for two at any VU campus gym
Year 12 receive all of the above plus:
- An early Conditional Offer* into a VU course, before exams and results
- Five bonus ATAR points for eligible courses†
- Eligibility for a chance to receive one year of free accommodation, or $5,000 in scholarship funds^
- One-on-one course advice, including an exclusive hotline just for them at preference time
Find out more about the Early Entry Program here.
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
What’s the Aspire Early Offer Program?
At La Trobe, there’s more than one way into uni. The Aspire Early Offer Program gives secondary school students the option to secure an early conditional offer to La Trobe before finishing Year 12. With Aspire, you’ll have the opportunity to gain an offer for a wide range of our courses across our campuses. No matter if you’re studying in Melbourne, regionally in Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton, or online – Aspire can set you up with an early offer into your dream course at uni.
Applications open: 1 April 2026
Applications close: 4September 2026