Year 12 Opportunities

Early offers to university 

All West Australian universities will make early offers available from about April. All of the Open Days, apart from the Notre Dame one, will be held BEFORE applications open for 2025. 

There is no advantage to applying early.

WA Police Recruitment Sessions – Saturday mornings 

To apply for the WA Police Force you must be 17 years and 6 months or older to become a Police Officer (Entry-level), and over age 17 to apply for Cadet or Police Auxiliary Officer roles. You can register for a session HERE. 

Scholarship Alerts 

Set up your infrastructure to support your transition from school at the end of the year. Register NOW for scholarship email alerts at: 

• Universities of your choice
• At the Good Universities Guide Scholarships page. 
• Your local TAFE college
  Special needs scholarships includee:
• Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
• Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training 

2025 Scholarships to Boost Diversity in STEM

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has announced 116 scholarships to support women and diverse people to thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.

Applications for the Elevate program commencing in 2025 will open in early 2024.

Entry to Medicine for 2025 (UCAT)

In Western Australia, only Curtin University takes students into medicine straight from school*. It was designed as a pathway for West Australian school leavers. 

Candidates from rural and regional areas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds will be prioritised. 

Rural and remote applicants: The Medicine Faculty at Curtin is keen to address the shortage of doctors in the bush in WA. Contact Associate Professor Keith McNaught - Rural Academic Lead, Curtin Medical School at Keith.Mcnaught@curtin.edu.au 

There were over 3000 applicants for the 120 places being offered at Curtin in 2024.

• Applicants need to have an ATAR of 95 or higher, including Chemistry with a final score of 50 or higher. (See P4 of the Admission Guide for details.)
• A competitive score on the Universal Clinical Aptitude Test. Bookings for the Test open 5 March. Testing begins 1 July. 
• Applicants then take the Casper Test which was introduced by Curtin last year. 

Please refer to the Domestic admissions guide for information. 

School leavers with an outstanding ATAR may be granted an Assured Pathway into post graduated medicine or dentistry degrees at UWA. 

Find details HERE.

Gap Year Study

If you think you might like to do something different in 2025, you could try studying overseas. You can find courses @ hotcoursesabroad. 

Crimson provides services that link you to universities in the US or UK. Crimson staff come to Perth and give presentations each year. Register on their site for updates. 

For information about Gap Year opportunities for the end of the year check School Leavers 2025 Gap Year Opportunities HERE.