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Parent CEAV Webinar

Wednesday 17 July, 2013

What is VTAC Resources Accessing course information CourseSearch Applying Special Entry Access Scheme Scholarships ATAR and change of preference Offers Key dates and times

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Application services• Tertiary courses• SEAS (Special Entry Access

Scheme) 2013• Scholarships 2013• Admissions tests (STAT and

ALSET)

VTAC also• Calculates and issues the

ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) for VCE students.

• Provides information and enquiry services including telephone, email, blog, Facebook and Twitter.

• Conducts information sessions.


•VTAC website – The definitive resource to obtaining current information on courses, applications and offers through VTAC

VTAC Guide 2014 – Reference book, free to download to your device from www.vtac.edu.au, available from your school and to purchase from newsagents (RRP: $12.00 incl.GST)

• ABC of Applying – copies distributed free to VCE students for their parents. This is a great overview of the system and includes important dates for parents.

• VTAC Blog http://vtacmedia.wordpress.com

• Facebook Facebook.com/vtacguide

• Twitter @vtacguide


Download the PDF from the VTAC website – publications. The download can be:

Saved onto a smart device for use offline. Printed

Use the QR code for each institution ◦ A quick response code is a type of two-dimensional barcode that

can be scanned and linked directly to websites. ◦ You may need to download a free QR reader from your app or

android store.

Use CourseSearch and short-list courses ◦ A shortlist facility will also enable users to shortlist

courses from CourseSearch and email the list or search


VTAC heading: This heading is created for the VTAC Guide and CourseSearch only. For the official name of the course, see qualification title. The coloured banner indicates the qualification type/level.Institution: The institution where the course is offered.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.

Apply: Shows whether applications are through VTAC or direct to the institution.Qualification, title, length: The official title of the course and number of years to complete the course.

Clearly-in data: The clearly-in ATAR is the point at or above which all eligible applicants who applied for a particular course were made an offer for that course. The total number of offers indicates the total number of offers made to all applicants across all rounds.


Prerequisites: VCE studies or specific skills you must have to be eligible for a course.Middle-band: Factors considered for applicants whose ATAR falls in the middle-band. The middle-band is the ATAR range just below the minimum ATAR for automatic selection to a course.Extra requirements: The things you must do, in addition to submitting your application, to be eligible for the course.Course description: A brief outline of the course, including how the course is structured each year or semester, and the components that make up the course.


VTAC Applications are submitted through

VTAC if the course entry states ‘Apply: Through VTAC’

Direct to institution If the course entry states ‘Apply:

Direct to institution’, prospective applicants must contact the institution to lodge a direct application for the course


Register (opens 5 August 2013)

Receive VTAC ID and PIN

Login to VTAC User Account

Apply for courses Apply for Scholarships

Apply for SEAS (becomes available once course application has been submitted)

Can list up to 12 courses/institutions on one application

Always list them in the order you want to get into the course NOT the order you think you will get into the course

Pay only one processing fee

Can change preferences as many times as you like


Applicants applythrough institution (not VTAC)

Institution decides to makean offer or not

Institution can make early offerswhenever they choose

Need to apply directly to each course you’re interested in. So if you’re interested in 5 courses that state ‘Apply: Direct to institution’, you will need to submit 5 individual applications (one for each course)


Payment is online via Debit Visa or credit card or PayPal. Applicants don’t need a PayPal account, can pay as a

guest. While students should pay at the time of application,

its not mandatory. Have until closing date to pay. Don’t pay, won’t be processed or be eligible for an

offer.


Key message is for students who have suffered long-term disadvantage to start making appointments, collecting supporting statements NOW! Don’t wait until applications open.

Students should get medical practitioners to:◦ Clearly outline the condition.◦ Include the timeline on how the patient has been impacted.

Evidence is the key. Everyone is encouraged to answer yes to Category 1.


Category 1: Personal Information and Location Age Recognition as an Indigenous Australian Living or school postcode Under represented schools Gender

Category 2: Non-English speaking background

Category 3: Difficult circumstances

Category 4: Disadvantaged financial background

Category 5: Disability or medical condition

Category 6: SALT (La Trobe University), PPP (Victoria University) and REEP

schemes (University of Ballarat)


All of the categories are on one page and it will look something like this.

Applicants can fully edit their SEAS application until the deadline.


Encourage all students to apply for scholarships. There are scholarships through VTAC and direct to institutions.

They are not just for smart kids, there are lots of access and equity scholarships too.

While no-one is guaranteed a scholarship, we can guarantee that if students don’t apply, they won’t be considered.


• 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.


• To qualify for an ATAR a student must: ▫ qualify for the VCE▫ achieve study scores in at least four permissible Unit 3 and 4 VCE

studies, including one from the English group

• ATARs are released to students: ▫Monday 16 December 2013 from 7am. ▫All students who are eligible to receive an ATAR, irrespective

of whether or not they have applied, can access their ATAR online or via SMS. Two ways to access the ATAR on that day: Internet at resultsandatar.vic.edu.au SMS – must preregister for instructions go to

www.vtac.edu.au/sms


• Change of preference opens on Monday 16 December 2013 at 11am.

• All students are able to change their course preferences up until 12noon Monday 23 December 2013.

• Institutional change of preference days, these are worth checking out (see December 2013 Bulletin).


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.


• 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: ▫ Early round offers – for non-year 12 applicants ▫ International VCE▫ Main round offers – majority of offers to all applicants at any

preference for graduate entry teaching and undergraduate places. ▫ 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


• 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.


Some institutions may make supplementary offers after Round 2 if they have places available.

Applicants may receive supplementary offers if they: ◦ Have not received an offer in a previous round ◦ Have given VTAC permission and have not been granted a

negotiated offer◦ Note: if you son or daughter rejects an offer, they are not eligible for a

supplementary offer Supplementary offers are processed weekly in February 2014 ◦ Applicants may receive two or more offers at the same time◦ Applicants will need to decide which offer to accept


Application Open Close Fees

VTAC Guide 2014 Week beginning 29 July $12 rrp

Course applicationsTimelyLateVery Late

9am 5 August5pm 27 September5pm 8 November5pm 6 December

CY12 $27 NONY12 $41CY12 and NONY12 $91CY12 and NONY12 $116

SEAS 9am 5 August 5pm 8 October

Scholarships 9am 5 August 5pm 18 October

ATAR Release 7am 16 December

Change of Preference 9am 25 November 12 noon 23 December

Round 1 undergraduate offers

2pm 17 January 2014

Round 2 undergraduate offers

2pm 6 February 2014


Course updates, amendments and other information is updated weekly on the VTAC website.

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