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Apply now for 2022 - Notre Dame University

 

It's not too late to apply to study at Notre Dame University in Semester 1, 2022! Students can apply for undergraduate programs either through TISC or direct to Notre Dame* (although students do not need to do both). 

 

Our friendly Student Recruitment Officers can provide 1-on-1 Advice Sessions in person or online to assist future students with their application.

 

*Please note, direct applications for the Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Physiotherapy for Semester 1, 2022 are now closed. Applications for these programs can be made via TISC.

 

Twilight Tours Thursday 9 & Tuesday 14 December

Are you considering your university options? Are you thinking about starting study in 2022? Do you still have questions about your offer? Whatever stage you’re at, Notre Dame’s Twilight Tours are a perfect opportunity to chat to current students and staff, and enjoy an evening in Fremantle’s beautiful West End. Take a tour of our unique town campus and ask any questions you may have about studying at our 5-star rated university.

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20 December ATAR Results Out

ATAR results will be out on Monday 20 December 2021. 

Students can download digital copies of their WACE, WASSA and ATAR course reports from mid-January 2022. Award certificates will be available in February 2022.

 

Exam Results 

2020 Year 12 students can download digital copies of their WACE, WASSA and ATAR course reports from mid-January 2021. For more information go HERE. 

11 January – 28 January Murdoch Horizons Summer School

Get a head start in your studies and join one of our Horizons summer schools. Run in January, the programs can strengthen your academic skills and knowledge to help you maximise your Year 12 results and kick-start your university degree.

 

If you’re starting Year 12 in 2022

Horizons Summer School is designed for students transitioning from Year 11 to Year 12. If you’re starting Year 12 in 2022, this is a great opportunity to get the most out of your final year of high school.

 

If you’re finishing Year 12 in 2021

If you are finishing Year 12 in 2021 and aiming to start university in 2022, then HorizonsPlus could be for you. This program provides an entry pathway into Murdoch.

TISC University Admissions Information 2021-2024

TISCOnline - Course Prerequisites

TISC is the Tertiary Institutions Services Centre. It is the Centre that organizes applications to universities across Western Australia 

 

Find information about:

UWA Early Offers

There is still time to apply for UWA's Early Offers. Tick your application off your list and spend that time focusing on your final exams instead. Apply today and secure your place at UWA for 2022.

 

Humanities in Health and Medicine

Are you planning a career in medicine or dentistry, or as a professional in areas such as healthcare policy, psychology, social work? You may wish to consider studying the Humanities in Health and Medicine major.

 

This course is an interdisciplinary, humanistic, and cultural study of health, illness, healthcare and the human body, mind, and spirit. It is a great way for you to balance your study of the sciences with the humanities.

 

Its units will broaden your understanding of the many disciplines within the humanities and allow you to appreciate different models of health and healthcare, such as spiritual, cultural, and Aboriginal health. You will be immersed in narrative medicine and literature – fiction and non-fiction – to explore the application of the arts and music to health and wellbeing, and develop your own creativity, communication, and empathy skills. Find out more here.

 

Interested? Watch a video to find out more.

UWA Scholarship News

UWA Scholarship news:

  1. UWA Hackett and UWA Lawrence Scholarships will be offered automatically for 2022
  2. UWA Engineering Scholarship and UWA Principal Citizenship Award will not be offered for 2022

 There are over 80 types of UWA scholarships open for current school leavers here. 

UWA is still introducing new courses for 2022

If you still haven’t decided on a uni course for 2022 check out the new courses UWA is introducing. 

 

Learn about our new courses.

New courses at UWA

  • They are, for example, promoting “Extended Majors”. A standard bachelor’s degree comprises of 8 to 12 units. Extended majors comprise of more than 12 units.
  • New combinations of subjects, and
  • Extensions of bachelor’s degrees so that they dovetail into master’s degrees.

There is a big range of new courses on offer. 

Check them out here

Thinking about living on campus?

Find out what it’s like to live in one of UWA’s five residential colleges. Follow the links below to book a tour directly with your preferred college(s) at a day and time that suits you:

For those who are unable to visit in person, many of the colleges offer ‘virtual tours’ of their rooms and facilities on their websites.

 

Contact us: residentialcolleges@uwa.edu.au 

Apply now: livingoncampus.uwa.edu.au

 

Enabling Programs @ UWA

Students will be eligible to study a bachelor degrees once they’ve successfully completed a graded Australian University Enabling Program that satisfies our entry requirements with an average of 65%.

 

Students completing one of these programs as part of WACE and attending a Broadway

school will only require a 60% average. Completion of an Enabling Program will satisfy UWA’s English Language Competency requirements. Find out more HERE.

Interstate Admissions Centre 

Fort hose who are thinking about applying for a place at a university outside Western Australia here is a list of admission centres around Australia.

New Accommodation at Curtin in 2022

Applications will soon be open for students to live at Curtin University’s new on-campus accommodation from next year, marking a new era of Australian on-campus living for students. 

 

Find information HERE. 

 

Supported Gap Year Positions Available for 2022

Letz Live have continued to operate throughout the pandemic, providing Gap Year and Working Holiday programmes for school leavers. Positions re available for their January 2022 intake to New Zealand, The United Kingdom and Thailand.

 

Travel exemptions are being granted to applicants for working holiday programmes, and we currently have participants overseas. 

 

A Gap Year with Letz Live sees participants placed as an assistant in a Boarding School where they are paid with all meals and accommodation included. Letz Live supports young people taking a Gap Year all the way through from start to finish, connecting participants to a network of Gap Year friends, with Country Managers overseas.

 

More information on Gap years with Letz Live can be found online: www.letzlive.org or for an information pack email info@letzlive.org.

WAAPA Summer School 2022

Join us on campus at WAAPA in January 2022! This summer WAAPA is offering a range of performing arts courses as part of our school holiday program for secondary school students. Classes for young people from Year 7 to 12 in Acting, Drama, Screen performance, Jazz and Music Theatre mean there is something for everyone with a passion for the arts. Our wonderful staff cater for all abilities and experience levels. For information about the many courses on offer please visit waapa.ecu.edu.au/summer-school or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at explore.waapa@ecu.edu.au or 9370 6775.

ATAR Myths

The Conversation is a highly respected news outlet in Australia. It published an article called Choosing your senior school subjects doesn’t have to be scary. Here are 6 things to keep in mind. You don’t have to read the full article, you can get the message by watching this Tik Tok presentation on ATAR Myths.

 

Find out about life at uni and earn credits towards a degree. The Murdoch Horizons Summer School is an opportunity for students to kick start their uni degree.

Find out more

Compare universities

Learning and Teaching surveys, this information is accessible www.compared.edu.au 

National Skills Commission Jobs 2021

The National Skills Commission has released its annual overview of the labour market, ‘Australian Jobs 2021’. It shows:

  • a broad shift to service industries,
  • an increased emphasis on post-school qualifications from employers.
    See Australian Jobs 2021

Summer Jobs 

There is a site called Summer Jobs which lists casual jobs for the summer holidays. For example, Myer is looking for casuals. You can find the Myer listing HERE.

 

You can search for jobs by suburb.

 

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.

National Careers Institute: Enhanced Support for School Leavers Free one on one career guidance

All Australians aged 15-24 are eligible for a free one-on-one, 45-minute career guidance session with a qualified career practitioner through the School Leavers Information Service. 

 

The National Careers Institute also provides:

How can a career coach help my child?

A career coach will not only support your child to decide what they want to do, they will help them to unearth a rich world of opportunities. 

 

The Good Schools Guide has published How can a career coach help my child?

You can find a short list of tips HERE. 

 

Discover Your Interests: 

Check out the ideas

Myfuture

Support your child to learn about the world of work and explore careers: myfuture.

 

 

 

 

Open Now: Women in Defence Industry Scholarships 

Applications are now open for our 2022 Women in Defence Industry Scholarship Program. We are offering women six months of free technical engineering and electronics training starting 31 January 2022 followed by four weeks of work placement in the booming defence industry. Students will study at our Munster campus three days a week (Wed-Fri). Hear from Kate a recent graduate of the program who has now secured a job in electronics assembly. 

30 More qualification fees discounted for 2022

Another 30 qualifications have been discounted along with the introduction of reduced fees for workers in critical industries needing to upskill.

 

The 30 additional courses cover train driving, veterinary nursing, crane operations, surveying, laboratory technology, childcare, hospitality management, healthcare and retail.

 

Find out more at jobsandskills.wa.gov.au/skillsready

 

Hofmann Engineering Apprenticeships

The Great Resignation is happening in WA. Staff are leaving rotten employers for those who treat them like humans. 

 

Hofmann Engineering will be a winner in this environment. It is a West Australian company that has to be up there as one of the best employers in the State. 

 

Anyone who does their apprenticeship with Hofmann will be set up for a great career. 

They are looking for their 2022 apprentice intake so contact them now: Phone 9279 5522 or check out the opportunities HERE.  

How to become an apprentice or trainee 

An apprenticeship or traineeship may be the best option for you. But how do you begin? South Metro TAFE has put together a four part guide to help you on your career path. You can find:

School Leavers: Applications Open for TAFE 2022

North Metro TAFE has put up these Key Dates. Other TAFE colleges will be following similar schedules.

 

2022 Semester 1 Applications | Offers *

 Applications open: Applications for full-time courses starting in Semester 1, 2022 will open on 6 September 2021.

Applications close

  • Round 1Usually close in December
  • Round 2Usually close in  January No late applications will be accepted.

Offers will be available online at tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au and will be emailed. 

Go to your local TAFE College for local details:

The Jobs & Skills Centres can assist school leavers in applying for 2022 VET programs.

Pathways to VET for those without their WACE or OLNA

The Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) is designed to enable students to successfully meet the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) literacy and numeracy requirements.

 

There are several alternative pathways to TAFE for school students who do not achieve an 

OLNA:

  • Vocational pathway (VET in schools): school students who complete a vocational course while at school can rely on their AQF qualification to demonstrate their literacy and numeracy skills(this is includedin the guide) i.e. students can achieve an OLNA or a Certificate I, II or III to gain entry to a TAFE course (with the exception of qualifications within the Foundation studies training package (FSK);
     
  • TAFE Admissions testing: TAFE Admissions adopted the reading and numeracy modules of the OLNA as its literacy and numeracy testing tool. Subject to verification with the School Curriculum and Standards Authority, school students may be eligible to register for TAFE Admissions testing if they have not sat the OLNA at school within the six months preceding TAFE Admissions testing and if they have not exhausted their maximum six attempts at the OLNA while of compulsory school age;
     
  • Alternative assessment: students can be referred to the learning area at their preferred TAFE college for a Learning Area Assessment;
    • Students can enrol at any Certificate I level, as there are no entry and
    • Students can enrol into one of the foundation skills and equity courses.

For more information, download the TAFE admissions guide for entry to full time courses 

for entry to full time courses.

 

Lyn Alexander

Head of Pathways and Transition

Lyn.alexander@cewa.edu.au

(08) 9383 0416