VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE 40 Park Street South

VICTORIAN TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE 40 Park Street, South Melbourne, VIC 3205 Telephone: 1300 364 133 www. vtac. edu. au Applying for tertiary study in Victoria A complete guide to applying for courses, special consideration, and scholarships in Victoria Twitter: twitter. com/vtacguide | Blog: blog. vtac. edu. au | Facebook: www. facebook. com/vtacguide | You. Tube: www. youtube. com/user/vtacmedia

About VTAC ▪ VTAC is the central body for applications to Victorian universities, TAFEs, and Independent Tertiary Colleges. ▪ VTAC calculates the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for Victorian Year 12 students. ▪ Connect with VTAC to receive updates, tips, and timely reminders: ▪ Blog: blog. vtac. edu. au (subscribe by email) ▪ Facebook: facebook. com/vtacguide ▪ Twitter: @vtacguide To apply to interstate institutions visit: http: //www. vtac. edu. au/applying/courses/interstate. html? highlight=Wy. Jpbn. Rlcn. N 0 YXRl. Iiwi. YXBwb. Glj. YXRpb 24 i. LCJhc. HBsa. WNhd. Glvbici. XQ

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Find Courses Apply Course. Search ▪ Free online keyword search tool for all tertiary institutions in Victoria ▪ Advanced search options include filtering by institution, area of interest, and qualification level ▪ Available at www. vtac. edu. au SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers The VTAC App ▪ Available to download for free ▪ Browse course information online or offline ▪ Available for download in August from the Google Play & Apple App stores The VTAC Year 11 and 12 Guide ▪ Provided to all Yr 12 students on 25 th of July, 2018 ▪ Information on applying & researching future study options

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Course types VET courses Higher Education courses ▪ Certificate II • ▪ Certificate III ▪ Certificate IV ▪ Diploma ▪ Advanced Diploma • Undergraduate • Advanced Diploma • Associate Degrees • Bachelor Masters • Graduate entry teaching

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Course entries ▪ Use the arrows to expand sections ▪ Every course entry contains: ▪ Course name ▪ Qualification name ▪ Campuses offered ▪ Course overview ▪ Major studies ▪ Selection criteria ▪ Selection data Change of Preference Offers

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Selection criteria Prerequisites Studies that must be successfully completed to be considered for a course For example: minimum study score of 25 in English (Any). Selection requirements Additional requirements that must be completed by applicants For example: sitting a test, presenting a folio, submission of an additional form, attending an interview or audition, CASPer (all teaching qualifications from 2018) Other Additional Considerations Factors that are not compulsory, but if applicable may boost an application For example: subject bonus, work experience Other Information Tasks that should be completed prior to enrolling or starting a course For example: Working With Children Check, police check, physical requirements, Immunisations

Find Courses SEAS and Scholarships Apply Change of Preference Offers Lowest Selection Rank explained Applicants for an example course selecting on ATAR with 4 places and 6 applicants: ATAR Offered a place? Mel 95. 00 Yes Geri 90. 00 + subject bonus = 95. 00 rank Yes Victoria 85. 00 Yes Emma 80. 00 No AJ 75. 00 + SEAS + subject bonus = 86. 00 rank Yes Howie 70. 00 No Lowest Selection Rank is 85. 00: everyone at this ATAR (non-adjusted or adjusted) or above received an offer % below: One out of four offers was made to an applicant with an ATAR below 85. 00, so the % below is 25%

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Subject Bonus Applicants for an example course selecting on ATAR with 4 places and 6 applicants: ATAR Offered a place? Mel 95. 00 Yes Geri 90. 00 + subject bonus = 95. 00 rank Yes Victoria 85. 00 Yes Emma 80. 00 No AJ 75. 00 + SEAS + subject bonus = 86. 00 rank Yes Howie 70. 00 No

Parade College Automatic School Bonuses La Trobe Priority Access Program Priority School = 5 pts Priority Campus = 5 pts Access ACU Schools Relationship Bonus = 5 pts Early Entry Programs LATROBE ASPIRE ACU – COMMUNITY ACHIEVERS PROGRAM ACU – PASSION FOR BUSINESS / LAW Aim Community-minded students to gain access to university programs Passionate business-minded / law minded students to gain access to university programs Requirements *Engaged in volunteering activities *Meet course pre-requisites *Meet minimum ATAR requirements (not clearly-in) https: //www. latrobe. edu. au/study/asp ire/how-to-apply/minimum-atarrequirements *Engaged in volunteering activities *Meet course pre-requisites *Meet minimum ATAR requirements (not clearly-in) *Complete Yr 11 and/or 12 businessrelated / law related subject/s *Pass Yr 12 English *Business No Minimum ATAR *Law Minimum ATAR 78 Application Online Written (Open Now) Closes 31 st August 2018 Online Written (Open Now) Closes 31 st July 2018 Online written (Open Now) Closes 31 st July 2018 Benefits Early offer into course, free VCE revision Early offer into course lectures in lead up to exams, access to Minimum ATARS: 70 - Law, Law dual, Physio the La. Trobe Library on all campuses 65 - Occ. Therapy & Speech Path, Education 58. 50 - All other degrees Early offer into course (Sept 2018), textbook voucher, mentoring program during studies, transition program, Leadership & Professional Development program

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Create a VTAC account ▪ All VTAC applications are completed online using the same VTAC ID and PIN ▪ Creating an account is a simple question-based process Fees Timely Application Late Application Very Late Application VTAC Account created & at least one preference listed BEFORE 27 September 2018 (5 pm) VTAC Account created & at least one preference listed between 27 September (5 pm) & 2 November (5 pm) VTAC Account created & at least one preference listed between 2 November (5 pm) & 7 December (5 pm) $36. 00 $105. 00 $137. 00

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Tips for a VTAC account ▪ Only create one VTAC account ▪ For current Year 12 applicants, use a personal, not school email address ▪ Choose a secure PIN and security questions ▪ Nominate a proxy if needed ▪ VTAC cannot discuss your application with anyone except the applicant (not even parents) unless the applicant has specified an authorised nominee when registering.

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Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Applying for courses ▪ List up to eight courses/institutions ▪ Preference order – always list courses in the order you want to get into them • To add course preferences: Select institution and/or course or type in the course code. • To move a course on the preference list use the up/down buttons. • To delete a course use the x button. • There are some courses that have an early closing date. Once this date has passed, they can no longer be added to a preference list. EG: Medicine, Fine Arts (These details will be listed under ‘Additional Information’ on the Course Listing) Change of Preference Offers

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers After submitting course application ▪ Application receipt sent by email and in user account ▪ Submit payment by the closing date ▪ Unpaid applications are not submitted to institutions ▪ Complete any applicable selection requirements ▪ E. g. personal statement, providing any documents requested by VTAC ▪ Apply for SEAS and Scholarships ▪ Change preferences and update personal information

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Personal statement ▪ A statement for course selection officers to consider, completed online through the VTAC user account ▪ Writing prompts include motivation for study, academic performance, and previous relevant work experience ▪ If not specified as a requirement by the course, selection officers are not obliged to consider the information provided ▪ Usually not required for current Year 12 applicants; check course entries

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) ▪ Primarily for students who have suffered disadvantage that has affected their education either in the short or long-term ▪ Except: Category 1 (Personal Information and Location) – everyone should apply ▪ SEAS allows selection officers at institutions to grant special consideration for course entry to applicants.

Find Courses SEAS and Scholarships Apply Change of Preference Offers What can SEAS do? ATAR Offered a place? Mel 95. 00 Yes Geri 90. 00 + subject bonus = 95. 00 rank Yes Victoria 85. 00 Yes Emma 80. 00 No AJ 75. 00 + SEAS + subject bonus = 86. 00 rank Yes Howie 70. 00 No ▪ SEAS does not exempt students from meeting course requirements. ▪ Students must study course prerequisites, attend all interviews, sit any required tests, and submit all required folios and forms. ▪ SEAS is not a guaranteed entry scheme or reserved quota, but may allow students to gain entry to a course with a lower ATAR

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Applying for SEAS ▪ SEAS application becomes available after a course application is submitted ▪ All applicants (Y 12 and NY 12) can apply for SEAS ▪ All of the categories will be on one page ▪ Apply for as many categories as are applicable, but do not claim the same circumstances under multiple categories

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers SEAS categories Category 1: Personal information and location ▪ As simple as ticking a box (or two) ▪ All applicants should apply for this category Category 2: Disadvantaged financial background ▪ Evidence = Centrelink documentation OR Impact Statement & Statement of Support Category 3: Disability or medical condition ▪ Evidence = Impact Statement & Statement of Support from the treating healthcare professional Category 4: Difficult circumstances ▪ E. g. disruption to living situation, affected by illness or death of relative/friend, natural disaster, refugee status ▪ Evidence = Impact Statement & Statement of Support

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers SEAS documentation ▪ Impact statement – written by applicant ▪ Statement of support – written by relevant responsible person Cannot be a relative or person living with the student ▪ For more information about SEAS documentation, visit www. vtac. edu. au

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Scholarships ▪ VTAC collects scholarship applications for many institutions ▪ One application, many institutions ▪ Scholarships are not just for academic performance ▪ Many equity scholarships have similar documentation requirements to SEAS ▪ Statements must be submitted separately for each using the correct coversheet. ▪ List of scholarships available on the VTAC website ▪ Including scholarships which require direct applications to institutions Offers

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Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Change of Preference ▪ Students can change course preferences free-of-charge as many times as they’d like while Change of Preference is open including between offer rounds ▪ opens at the same time as course applications; ▪ closes a short time before each offer round; and ▪ reopens at 10 am the day after each offer round (until the last round) ▪ only preferences higher than an existing offer will be considered for change of preference

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Change of Preference stays open ▪ Remember, even though students can change their preferences between offer rounds, the majority of offers are made in Round 1. ▪ Some courses may fill all their places in earlier rounds, so it is important to consider preferences carefully prior to Round 1 ▪ Full list of offer rounds and opening and closing dates at www. vtac. edu. au

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Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Accessing an offer ▪ Offers are available on the release date by: ▪ Email ▪ In the applicant’s VTAC account ▪ (If given permission) in newspaper supplements ▪ The offer advice will contain a message from the institution with enrolment instructions. Offers

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Responding to an offer ▪ To accept an offer, follow the instructions in the offer advice to enrol at the institution. ▪ No separate acceptance notification to VTAC is needed. ▪ To defer an offer, contact the institution. ▪ Not all courses allow deferment. ▪ To reject an offer, take no action. ▪ The offer will automatically lapse if you have not enrolled by the deadline.

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Didn’t get an offer, or the offer wanted? ▪ Applicants will be automatically considered for any higher preferences in future offer rounds ▪ When Change of Preference reopens, consider adding other backup course options ensuring that these are placed higher on the preference list than the current offer ▪ Preferences can now be changed between all five rounds

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference Offers Supplementary offers ▪ For applicants who have given permission and not yet received an offer ▪ Institutions will contact applicants directly to suggest courses which still have vacancies

Find Courses Apply SEAS and Scholarships Change of Preference The VTAC application process – key dates Key dates for 2018 -2019 applications Applications open $36 for current Year 12 students $54 for all others 9 am, Monday 6 August 2018 Timely applications close 5 pm, Thursday 27 September 2018 SEAS applications close 5 pm, Friday 12 October 2018 Scholarship applications close 5 pm, Friday 12 October 2018 Round 1 offers released Wednesday 16 January 2019 Full list of dates: http: //www. vtac. edu. au/dates. html Offers

Overview of application process Submit VTAC course application online via www. vtac. edu. au from 6 August 2018 & BEFORE 27 September 2018 to avoid late fees ATAR released from 7 am Friday 14 December, 2018 Change of preference open until 12 pm Wednesday 19 December, 2018 Pay application processing fee BEFORE 12 pm, 19 December 2018 VTAC processes application supplying results to course authorities for each course listed Course authorities consider application and advise VTAC if they want to make an offer VTAC notifies applicant of the highest course offer for the current round. First Round offers released 16 January, 2019 Accept, defer or decline the offer with institution. Change preferences if desired If successful, offers for courses higher on a student’s preference list will be made in subsequent offer rounds

Contact details For more information and to apply: www. vtac. edu. au Parade College Support Remember: Careers Advisors – Mrs Melinda Williams & Ms Sarah Harvey • Connect with VTAC on social media for timely reminders and tips Email: Melinda. Williams@parade. vic. edu. au • Applications open in August Phone: 94683261 • One application, eight preferences Website: www. paradecollegecareers. com. au Acting VCE Coordinator – Mr David Moore Email: David. Moore@parade. vic. edu. au • Apply for SEAS category 1 (and other categories if appropriate) • Apply for scholarships • Change of Preference is open before and between offer rounds