VTAC Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
is the body that processes the tertiary applications,
Scholarships & SEAS applications
- is not a government body
is a non-profit organization
scales VCE Study Scores & calculates the ATAR
VCAA Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority
designs VCE Curriculum & Assessment
provides VTAC with VCE Study Scores

VTAC Guide 2014 is a reference book www.vtac.edu.au
definitive resource
Blog for everyone http://vtacmedia.wordpress.com
Facebook – preferred method for parents and students Facebook.com/vtacguide
Twitter @vtacguide

How to use the VTAC Guide
• Important dates & fees – p 1 - 2
• Relevant Information pp 5 - 62
• Index of courses pp 63 – 120
• Course Information pp 121 – 424
• An index of major study areas pp 425 -
445

CSP Commonwealth Supported Places
Course codes end in 1 e.g. 1400514301 (CSP)
Deakin University
– Health Science
Full Fee Course codes end in 2
Payment is required up front
(Some type 2 courses available for admission into degree courses at TAFE but majority are for courses at Independent Tertiary Colleges)
Example Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College 9600196052 (DFP)
(Domestic Fee Place)
International Fee courses
– end in 3 e.g. 1400514303 (IFP)
TAFE Courses – majority are government funded and end in 4
Useful web site http://www.goingtouni.gov.au

VTAC heading: This heading is created for the VTAC
Guide and CourseSearch only.
Campus, VTAC course code and fee-type: Only courses with applications through VTAC have VTAC course codes. These codes show which institution, campus, course and type of course fees you are applying for.
Check the application method.
Qualification, title, length: The official title of the course and number of years to complete the course.
Brief description about the course.
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Major studies: Provide a broader picture of what the course is about. Should be used as a research tool. i.e. Journalism
Prerequisites: Are compulsory – if a student doesn’t meet prerequisites then won’t be considered for the course.
Middle-band: Provides additional bonus to the
ATAR – it can assist students whose ATAR is a bit lower than the required ATAR.
Selection mode: provides a broad overview of what is considered as part of the selection.
Extra requirements : are compulsory requirements that must be done, in addition to applying. Must be taken seriously.

- offer courses on a full fee basis
- range from 1-4 years full time
- subject to an accreditation system e.g Photography Studies College
Endeavour College of Natural Health
Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College

through VTAC
VET qualifications
• Certificate III
• Certificate IV
• Diploma
• Advanced Diploma
Higher education
• Undergraduate
– Advanced Diploma
– Associate Degrees
– Bachelor
• Post graduate
– Masters
– Graduate entry teaching

Refer to Page 11 – Colour Coding of Courses

1.
Students must register for a VTAC ID by logging on to www.vtac.edu.au
2. Students answer a number of questions …VTAC ID will be given
3.
Students will be asked to select their own Pin number
4.
Students log into VTAC User Account to apply for courses (using
VTAC ID and Pin)
5. The VTAC User Account is also where students will
- apply for scholarships
- apply for SEAS (can only proceed after preferences submitted)
- update personal details
- change pin
- change preferences
- email VTAC
- get their ATAR & Offer

Apply for courses
Apply for SEAS
Register
Receive VTAC ID and PIN
Login to VTAC User Account
Apply for
Scholarships

What the registration includes:
• Identification:
– Students need to include their name and date of birth as registered with VASS and on
CourseLink . If different use what’s registered then change.
• Citizenship type

The year 12 question!

• Residential address
Always use an Australian address – if students are going overseas check messages from the message centre in the User account.
• Include a four digit PIN
• Confirmation for students before submitting:

The SEAS application is activated once the course application has been submitted.

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.

Confirmation screen

Payment screen

$27 immediate online payment (timely applic)
$91 Late application
$116 Very Late application
Student’s responsibility to complete application accurately, answer all relevant questions and provide required information.
Payment is via:
– Credit card/Visa or MasterCard Debit
– PayPal
Don’t pay by the due date, the application won’t be processed and passed on.

What is an Extra Requirement?
e.g. Interview,Form,Folio,Audition
What is Additional Information?
Information Session, Bonus Points
Pre-requisites Units 3 & 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other
English
(Raw score not the scaled up score)
VTAC Personal Statement Online access via
VTAC User Account

• Courses should be arranged in order of preference
• Maximum of 12 courses
• Applications close 27 September 2013
• Safety net ….if still unsure students should…….
Assess skills & strengths
Use Job Guide, Course Search in VTAC site
Know course options – single degrees, combined degrees, TAFE
Have obtained information from Institutions,
Open Days, parents, teachers…
Employment prospects
Style of learning TAFE (hands on) Uni (theory)
Location & style of Campus
Investigate majors, minors …..

Special Consideration – Special Entry Access Schemes
Pages 28 - 42
• Different types of special consideration:
– SEAS through VTAC
– Others directly to the institution
• The Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) is the umbrella program run by a number of institutions through VTAC
Allows selection officers to grant special consideration to applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage
It is not a get out of jail free card or a guarantee of getting into a course

• To access the SEAS application, applicants must:
– Register with VTAC and create their VTAC user account and
– Submit a course application
– SEAS only becomes available after the course application has been submitted.
– No course application, no SEAS.
• Support documentation must be in by the closing date.
• Students can go in and change/resubmit their SEAS as many times as they like before the closing date.
• Closes : 5.00pm 8 October

• Category 1: Personal information and location
• Category 2: Non-English speaking background
• Category 3: Difficult circumstances
• Category 4 : Disadvantage financial background
• Category 5: Disability or medical condition
• Category 6:
– Schools Access La Trobe (SALT)
– University of Ballarat (REEP)
– Victoria University (PPP) schemes.

• Other institutions recognise these factors, but take their applications via Category 1.
Applicants should apply for Category 1 to be considered for other university underrepresented schools schemes.

Key to a successful submission:
- Meet all the eligibility criteria
- Tell the truth
- Keep the application individual
- Demonstrate IMPACT
- Clear and concise supporting documents
- Provide a timeframe for the disadvantage

• The scholarships application:
Opens 9.00am 6 August
Closes 5.00pm 18 October 2013
• All students are encouraged to apply - let the system sort out if you are eligible or not.
• Victorian universities provide their own scholarships to assist students both through VTAC and directly.
• Scholarships determined via the VTAC scholarships application may be awarded to:
– students suffering with financial difficulties
– Indigenous Australians and
– other equity and access groups as defined by each institution.

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
• The ATAR:
– Is not a score out of 100 it is reported as a rank between 0.00 and 99.95
– Allows tertiary institutions to compare students who have completed different combinations of VCE studies.
– Is calculated by VTAC solely for use by institutions.
• An ATAR of 75.00 means that a student with that ATAR has achieved VCE results that places them in the top 25% of the Year 12 age group.

Results and Change of Preference
Results will be available on 16 December
internet ….resultsandatar.vic.edu.au
- SMS (must pre register)
Change of Preference 16 – 23 December (12noon)
Period where students can add, remove or put preferences in different order.
Mrs Connolly available at school

• Before changing preferences students should check:
– Last years selection data – don’t panic if the
ATAR is slightly lower, still put it down.
Selection data fluctuates annually.
– Extra requirements to make sure they are complete
– Prerequisites – to make sure they meet them.

The Clearly in: is the ATAR at or above which everyone who applied and was eligible for this course received an offer.
The % below is the percentage of offers made to applicants with an ATAR lower than the clearly in.
This also gives you some idea on the percentage of people who had an ATAR lower than the clearly in but received bonuses to boost them up into the offered group.

Round 1 17 January 2014
Round 2 6 February 2014
Accepting an offer
Offers and enrolment instructions can be accessed by logging into VTAC User Account (on VTAC website) at the specified periods for each offer round.
Students also receive an offer letter by mail if VTAC fees paid.
Verbal offers have no status .
To accept the course students must enrol in the course.

• If students do not pay their processing fee they won’t be considered for offers.
• All offers are provisional and subject to accurate information being supplied by the applicant.
• Rounds of offers:
– Round one offers – majority of offers are made
– Round two offers – smaller number of offers – filling places
– After round 1:
• Negotiated offer (for all applicants)
• Supplementary offers (for all applicants)

• Always accept an offer you receive
• Never wait to see if you get a better offer in round two
• If you don’t accept any of the offers you have been made, you are not eligible for a supplementary offer
• Negotiated offers are no guarantee for an offer, unless the institution accepts you

How do I enrol?
Enrolment procedures will be outlined in offer letter (also available on student VTAC User Account)
Students can only enrol in one course and are required to attend in person on a specific date and time.
If unable to attend sudents must nominate a
Proxy…..plan ahead

• Ensure course requirements have been met, including extra requirements such as interviews, folios etc.
• Check place availability with the course selection officer and what additional documentation you may have to provide. Then:
• Complete the negotiated offer request in the VTAC user account
• If the status is pending, the student can choose to change their course request.
• If the status is approved, the student will receive an offer in the next round and is not eligible for any further offers.
• If the status is rejected the student can submit another request for another course.

• Available only if student has not received an offer in Rounds 1 or 2 or
• Have not been granted an Negotiated offer
• Have given VTAC permission to release their application to all courses with vacancies

• Applying Interstate
• Always check for new/cancelled courses
• Change of Address
• Change of Pin Number
• Deferring
• GAP year
• Don’t panic

VTAC Applications Open now
VTAC Applications Close 27 September
SEAS Schemes close 8 October
VCE Results & ATAR 16 December
Via mail 17 December
Change of Preference closes 23 December
First Round Offers 17 January
Second Round Offers 6 February