Exam Exemption Criteria for Victoria Police Applicants
St. Joseph's College
Exam Exemption Criteria for Victoria Police ApplicantsRecent changes have expanded the exam exemption criteria for Victoria Police applicants.Applicants may be exempt from the exam if:
- They are currently:
- undertaking a Bachelor of Criminology (or similar) at an Australian, New Zealand or United Kingdom university, and are in their final year of study, or
- a Victorian Public Service (VPS) employee (VPSG3 or above), or
employed by Victoria Police (all classifications and tenures).
- In the last five years they have:
- passed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or equivalent in Australia, with:
- an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 65 or above, and
- a minimum score of 25 in English, or
- completed a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in an arts, science, humanities, business or law discipline at an Australian, New Zealand or United Kingdom university, or
were employed in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on a full-time basis (this exemption does not apply to ADF Reservists).
- passed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or equivalent in Australia, with:
For further information and exemptions please visit the Victoria Police website.