Year 12 Pathways for 2022
The good thing about completing Year 12 these days is the options you have.
If you want to study at uni you should try to do your best and get an ATAR of at least 70. But if that doesn't work out, all is not lost.
As you'll see in this short video, there's more than one pathway into uni.
Also be sure to check your options on this page.
ATAR Based Pathways
ATAR entry
This is the usual pathway for school leavers with an ATAR, requiring you to submit your course preferences via TISC.
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Predicted ATAR (Early Offers)
This pathway gives you the opportunity to obtain an early offer for a place at uni before you start your Year 12 exams. All you need is your predicted ATAR and/or a copy of your latest school results.
Find out morePortfolio and Experience Based Pathways
Creative Arts Portfolio Entry
This pathway allows you to be considered for entry to specific undergraduate courses in creative arts and design disciplines without an ATAR. It's based on a digital portfolio of your work, plus an interview.
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Experience Based Entry Pathway
This pathway allows you to be considered for entry to an undergraduate course through an assessment of your ability to succeed in higher education. It's based on a portfolio of evidence.
Find out moreUniPrep Pathways
UniPrep Accelerate
This is our brand new program for school leavers with a near-miss ATAR. It's an intensive 4-week university preparation course run in January on our Joondalup Campus. On successful completion, you'll be able to start uni in Semester 1 with everyone else. Best of all, it's free! If you expect an ATAR between 55 -69, you can apply now.
Find out moreUniPrep Summer
Our free UniPrep Summer program is now available for school leavers. The program is for people who are likely to attain an ATAR of below 55 or won't attain an ATAR at all. It runs from the end of November to the end of January on our Joondalup and South West campuses. On successful completion, you'll start uni in time for Semester 1. You can apply for UniPrep Summer now.
Special consideration will be given to 2020 Year 12 cohorts to allow you to apply for UniPrep Summer based on your first semester Year 12 results.
Find out moreUniPrep
Our popular and free university preparation course that, if completed successfully, can get you into almost all ECU undergraduate courses. Our standard university preparation courses run over one semester and includes our UniPrep General course and a UniPrep (Education) course for anyone considering Teacher Education.
Find out moreCertificate IV Pathway
If you complete a Cert IV you may meet entry requirements for an undergraduate course. You may need to satisfy our English competency requirements.
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FAQs
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We offer other entry options for people we call 'mature age students'. This includes the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), VET qualifications, relevant work experience and more.
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Yes you do. Successful completion of Year 12 will give you a great foundation for success at university. We encourage you to do your best and attain the highest ATAR possible – but don't stress out if you don't perform as well as you were hoping. You have options as you can see on this page. Get in touch with us if you’re not sure what to do.
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If you're in Year 12 and would like to be considered for an early offer, please apply direct to us, otherwise you can apply via TISC. If you're a mature age student, you can apply direct to us now.
Why ECU?
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ECU top in teaching quality
For the fifth year in a row, ECU has received the top undergraduate teaching quality ranking of all 37 public universities in Australia.
ECU was also the top-ranked public university in Australia for undergraduate skills development for the sixth year in a row.
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Good Universities Guide
In the 2021 Good Universities Guide, ECU graduates have given us a 5-star rating for teaching quality, skills development, student support, learning resources, learner engagement and overall student experience.
The 5-star rating for undergraduate teaching quality has now been achieved for 14 straight years.
Read more about the Good Universities Guide.
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THE Impact Rankings
ECU has been ranked number 9 in the world for Quality Education and is in the top 100 overall in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact rankings, showing how the global higher education sector is working towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Read more about the THE Impact Rankings
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THE Young University Rankings
ECU has been ranked in the world's top 100 universities under 50 years old in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Rankings, THE World University Rankings.
Student stories
Una Catlin
ECU UniPrep graduate and Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) student