Ready to secure your future at Victoria’s #1 public university for educational experience?* Use our course finder to select the interest areas you're passionate about, then enter your real or estimated ATAR to start exploring.
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Finding the right course takes time and research, and you don’t need to have all the answers right away. With a little help from our online tools, you can make course selection easier and learn about the steps you can take to achieve your goals.
Get a feel for the courses in your range by estimating your ATAR based on raw study scores.
You can also estimate scaled and raw study scores using our VCE study score calculator.
Each year, thousands of Year 12 students prepare for uni with the help of Deakin support services. Plan your future with confidence with one-on-one consultations, webinars, online resources and events throughout the year.
Learn more about support for Year 12 students
Stay informed and in control by familiarising yourself with our upcoming key dates, events and information sessions.
VTAC course applications
Open 1 August
Applications are made through VTAC, which opens 1 August. Remember, it’s important to include courses you think you’ll get into, but your top preferences should be your dream courses.
Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) applications
Open 1 August (close 7 October)
Special consideration acknowledges unavoidable factors that disrupt your studies, improving your chances of securing a place in your ultimate course.
ATAR and VCE results released
7am 12 December
Results will be released for students online and by mail, email and mobile app.
Change of preference
12 December–4 pm 14 December
After ATARs are released, you’ll have a few days to add, remove and reorder courses on your preference list – if you need to. As change of preference approaches, stay tuned for upcoming events and webinars.
Discover why 60,000+ students choose to study at Deakin. From in-person campus tours and expos, to online information sessions and live Q&As, you have year-round opportunities to experience all that Deakin has to offer.
Discover over 80+ on-demand information sessions and access all our study and general information, when and where you need it.
Get a firsthand look at our facilities and study spaces and talk to current students to get the inside word on what it's like to study at Deakin.
Whether you get the ATAR you hoped for or not, we’ll make sure your hard work is rewarded with a pathway to university. Discover the different pathways available to you, including bridging courses and campus transfers, and learn how you can get into uni no matter your ATAR.
By applying for courses through the Deakin Regional Access Scheme and Indigenous Access Scheme, we can assess a range of factors outside of your academic results, like the skills, experience and achievements that make you unique and prepare you for study at university.
From a $55 million-dollar engineering facility, to medical simulation centres and an elite sports precinct, Deakin is home to world-class facilities purpose built for hands-on learning. Take a peek inside some of the incredible facilities you'll experience when you step on campus.
As part of our commitment to admissions transparency, we've put together the following table to help you learn about our 2021 student cohort and their pathways to Deakin.
Read the full Admissions transparency at Deakin report (PDF, 592KB)
| Trimester 1, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Applicant background | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
| (A) Past higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 2541 | 22.68% |
| (B) Past vocational education and training (VET) study | 1268 | 11.32% |
| (C) Recent secondary education: – Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (Regardless of whether this includes the impact of adjustment factors, such as equity or subject adjustments) – Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) |
4926 610 |
43.96% 5.44% |
| (D) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than the above) | 813 | 7.26% |
| International students | 1048 | 9.35% |
| All students | 11206 | 100.00% |
All students above passed the census date at the beginning of 2020.
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The traditional path from Year 12 to university isn’t the only way to start studying at Deakin.
We've curated some of the most commonly asked questions Year 12 students ask about applying to Deakin. Browse our full range of FAQs by visiting Help hub.
The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is a central office that manages some of the application processes for courses, scholarships and the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) at universities, TAFEs and independent tertiary colleges in Victoria (and a few outside of Victoria).
December is an additional round – we don't yet know how the changes will affect the January offer round, though it still remains a mandatory round.
Yes, whether you're applying through VTAC or directly to Deakin, you may still be considered for your first or higher-preferred courses regardless of whether you've accepted, declined or deferred an offer for a lower preferred course.
ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) is the overall percentile ranking for students in their final year of secondary school in Australia that reflects the individual's performance comparative to other students in the same year (except for Queensland). The ATAR is a rank, not a score.
VTAC calculates the ATAR from an aggregate of the following: a student's best VTAC scaled study score in any English subject; plus the VTAC scaled study score of their next best three subjects; plus 10% of the VTAC scaled study score for a fifth and sixth subject (where available).
A study score is a score of 0–50 that shows how a VCE student performed in a particular subject compared to other students in the same year across the state. It's calculated from the student's results in assessments and exams in that subject.
The VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) sends each student's raw score per subject to VTAC where they're converted into scaled study scores. The scaled study scores are then used to calculate the student's ATAR. Raw scores are used in conjunction with prerequisites.
Your raw scores are used to assess prerequisites. Your study scores show how you've performed in a particular subject compared to other students in the same year across the state.
*2020 Student Experience Survey, based on undergraduate students, UA benchmark group Victorian universities.
^Year on year, our undergraduate students are the most-satisfied students of all Victorian universities. Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2021 (GOS), Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT).
