Tertiary updates

Accessing 2021 VCE Results 

VCE study scores, ATAR and VTAC Scaled Study Scores will be available to students via the Results and ATAR website and the Results and ATAR app on Thursday 16 December 2021 at 7.00am.  Students will receive a statement of VCE study scores from the VCAA, and those who applied for courses through VTAC this year and have paid their VTAC processing fees, will be sent an ATAR statement in the mail.

Students who wish to receive their results online, will need to register at https://resultsandatar.vic.edu.au/results/applicants.htm before results are released. 

Registrations are already open, and students are encouraged to register soon. 

Note: To register, students need their VCAA student number and will be requested to choose a secure password on registering.

Key dates reminder

For a full list of cancelled, amended, and new courses, visit VTAC Course Updates

The VTAC website is www.vtac.edu.au

Change of Preference Information and Pathways Programs -  for helpful documents summarising these areas, please see previous section.

Information about the Unique Student Identifying (USI) from VTAC

The Australian Government is extending the Unique Student Identifier (USI) to higher education students, starting in 2021. 

What is the USI? The USI is a student's lifelong education number.

When do students need a USI? From 1 January 2021, new higher education students will need a USI in order to be eligible for Commonwealth assistance (Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) and/or HELP loan). It will be a mandatory field on the electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) for new students and was needed by students when creating a VTAC account. By 2023, all higher education students will need to have a USI if they expect to receive their award in 2023 or beyond. This includes all students who started before 2021, and all onshore international students.

What do students need to do? Students who are commencing study in 2022 should:

• check if they already have a USI (from previous vocational education or training)  
• get a USI as soon as possible;  
• provide their USI to their Tertiary Admissions Centre or Higher Education Provider when requested.   

Study Pathways – Tertiary study, are you ready? Change of Preference Guide and Maximising your Open Day

Careers with STEM have put together four handy resources:

• Quiz: Are you ready for tertiary study?
• Quiz: Should you change your uni preferences?
• A guide to changing preferences for Australia universities
• University preference-changing myths busted
• We’ve got your uni open day game plan sorted (can be applied to COP period)

Tertiary Access Payment – Relocation $$ for tertiary study

For those considering tertiary study in 2022 and looking to relocate, you are highly encouraged to please check the government website and details relating to the significant ($$) Tertiary Access Payment. https://www.dese.gov.au/tertiary-access-payment

Applications are now open and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis until all available payments have been exhausted.

Scholarships resource – The Country Education Foundation

The Country Education Foundation has developed a resource to assist Year 12 students to find and apply for university scholarships. To access the resource, go to http://bit.ly/2yGMSGX 

Are you interested in studying a language while at Uni?

Having a second language is great for your future employment prospects. Did you know that you can study a Diploma of Languages whilst you are studying a Bachelor degree at most universities? 

You don’t need to have any previous experience with the language you are interested in. The following are examples of Diploma programs at several universities:

• University of Melbourne: http://bit.ly/2dNWJBV 
• Monash University: https://bit.ly/35RAeFf 
• La Trobe University: http://bit.ly/2elX5k6 
• Deakin University: https://bit.ly/2JcPd1u 
• RMIT, http://bit.ly/2eYjqWR 
• Australia National University, http://bit.ly/2dBGTHt 

Students considering Teaching and/or Nursing courses are encouraged to carefully check entry requirements and monitor messages in their VTAC account, to ensure that you complete any necessary tasks like CASPer https://takealtus.com/ or Nursing and Midwifery Declaration Form in a timely manner. 

Students considering Visual Arts, Design, Performing Arts, Music courses are encouraged to carefully check requirements and monitor messages in their VTAC account, to ensure that you meet course application deadlines and attend to any selection tasks, folio requirements, forms for auditions, etc. in a timely manner.

Students applying for Private colleges (in VTAC these are associated with codes that end in a ‘2’) and TAFE institutes (in VTAC these are associated with codes that end in a ‘4’), while VTAC manage some, there are some where you will need to apply directly to some institutes. In this instance, each relevant private college and TAFE will set their own application dates, so it is worth checking the institution webpage for details relating to key dates and application process.

Deakin has produced three helpful resources for students (especially Year 12s considering university study in 2022 and beyond) – these are available for viewing at the Careers Office (Jericho 10)

• Casper FAQs – great for students exploring Teaching and wondering what the required entry test Casper is all about.
• Folios – pocket guide of inspiration and handy tips for students who might need to create a folio as part of their further study application.
• Pathways to study at Deakin – poster summarizing the various pathways to get into your preferred Deakin course, great for ‘back-up’ planning. Deakin has a very comprehensive Pathways Finder tool which is available online, here is the link

ANU has advised that Mandatory maths and English as part of ANU application has been approved for admissions from 2024 onward.

Federation University News

Webinars http://bit.ly/webeventsfed

Recent event recordings https://fedflix.federation.edu.au/category/Study+areas%3EStudy+at+FedUni/74823062

Double degree in Nursing/Midwifery has pre-approval and is on track

Biomedical program which is a joint program with Monash, details here  there is no GAMSAT for students entering Monash Graduate Medicine via the partnership degree with Federation. Full details are here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/som/grad-entry/entry

Latrobe University News

Diploma of Teacher Education and Associate Degree of Teacher Education replaces the Bachelor of Education Studies as the pathway course to teaching (primary and secondary) at Latrobe University.

Engineering degrees have changed pre-reqs to now allow any Maths.

New pathways program Prepare Accelerate program (aims to provide students with opportunity to get ready and start eligible Bachelor courses).

Monash News

Bachelor of Criminology and Policing taking applications. The only course of its kind in Victoria. In three years, students will complete the core requirements of the Bachelor of Criminology, and a Diploma of Policing, undertaken at the Victoria Police Academy. This course will provide the chance to achieve the dream of working in the police force, or choosing to work in an area requiring crime and justice experts, such as anti-corruption, crime prevention, justice, human rights, juvenile justice, and social welfare. More info here.

Study Abroad & Exchange Programs offered by Victorian UniversitiesStudents who choose to take up an opportunity to do some of their university study overseas get the opportunity to immerse themselves in another culture, study at an overseas university, and really get to engage with students and lecturers at those institutions. An added bonus of many study-abroad programs is that students get to study for one or two semesters at these overseas partner institutions and earn credit towards their degrees.

Find out more about the Study Abroad programs offered by browsing the following links:

Scholarships to Study Abroad 

Looking to study abroad but worried about the costs? Good news! There are hundreds of scholarships to study abroad, including general scholarships and more specialized funding schemes. Some are offered by government agencies, some by individual universities, and others by external funding organizations and charitable enterprises.

The Top Universities website is an excellent resource to learn more about what scholarships are on offer. Students can search for region-specific scholarships or country-specific scholarships.  Students can even search for subject-specific scholarships.

Students are encouraged to browse Top Universities - Study Abroad Scholarships

Year 9 and 10 Students – University Early Admission Programs

Did you know that at some universities, you can apply for programs that enable you to receive an offer before your final Year 12 results are released?

These are called ‘early admission’ programs and they provide a way for universities to take into consideration factors other than just your ATAR for admission into courses. 

Some universities take into consideration your Year 11 results for university entry. This is very important to know for students starting Year 11 or advancing into Year 11 subjects. 

Students with a successful early entry application may receive a ‘conditional’ or ‘unconditional offer’.

Conditional offer: Means that you will need to meet additional criteria to receive an offer (e.g., a minimum ATAR). 

Unconditional offer: Means as long as you complete Year 12 and achieve the course prerequisites, you will receive an offer (the ATAR will not be taken into consideration). 

The following are examples of Universities that take into consideration Year 11 results:

Australian Catholic University

ACU Guarantee

https://bit.ly/38PiLiA

Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt Advantage

https://bit.ly/2UmOlgT

University of Wollongong

Early Admission

http://bit.ly/3aduHuc

Australia National University

Direct entry

http://bit.ly/381rlc8

Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS)

This is an umbrella program that covers 14 institutes in NSW and Canberra. 

https://bit.ly/34XIdkl