Higher education courses student profiles

Applicant background

Semester 1, 2020

Number of students

% of all students

(A)   Higher education study

• Applicants whose highest level of study enrolment since leaving secondary education is a higher education course.
• Includes study at university and non-university higher education providers.
• Includes students who have completed a bridging or enabling course excluding the Certificate IV in Adult Tertiary Preparation.

6

6.8%

(B)    Vocational education and training (VET) study

• Applicants whose highest level of study enrolment since leaving secondary education is a VET course (Certificate IV or above).
• Includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not.
• May have other qualifications i.e. Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate.

25

28.4%

(C)    Work and life experience

• Applicants who left secondary education more than two years previously and have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then.
• “Experience” could include a combination of factors such as mature age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Special Tertiary Admission Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience.
• Applicants may have undertaken non-formal programs that have helped prepare them for tertiary education or are relevant to the proposed higher education field of study.

5

5.7%

(D) Recent secondary education:

1. Admitted solely on the basis of OP/selection rank (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)
2. Admitted where both OP/selection rank and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum OP/selection rank)
3. Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and OP/selection was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, school recommendation scheme with no minimum OP/selection rank requirement)

23

0

0

26.1%

0

0

International students

29

33.0%

All students

88

100%

Notes

“<5” – the number of students is less than 5.  

N/A – Students not accepted in this category

N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students.  

Applicant background

Semester 1, 2020

Selection Rank

OP

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Lowest rank to receive an offer

HED001: Associate Degree in Civil Engineering (555948)

57

57

25

25

HED004: Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics (555145)

57

57

25

25

Median rank to receive an offer

HED001: Associate Degree in Civil Engineering (555948)

66

65

17

17

HED004: Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics (555145)

72

72

13

13

Highest rank to receive an offer

HED001: Associate Degree in Civil Engineering (555948)

75

72

12

13

HED004: Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics (555145)

84

84

8

8