Pre-tertiary studies

If you haven't finished secondary school and prefer to complete your studies in a university environment, we offer VCE and VCAL courses as an alternative to Year 12 in a secondary school. 

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Alternative study options

Aside from VCE and VCAL courses, we offer other pre-tertiary study options for early school leavers or secondary school students, such as VET in schools. We also offer apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships for students interested in learning a trade.


At Victoria University, we make every reasonable effort to make sure the information displayed online about our courses is accurate and complete. We continually look to provide innovative courses. Those courses are shaped by a number of things including your feedback and changes in Government funding arrangements. As a result there may be changes to the courses we deliver and fees charged. We will update the website regularly to reflect any changes.

Information about course fees, articulation and credit transfer, recognition of prior learning, admission and enrolment procedures, examinations, and services available to students can be accessed on the University’s website or by contacting the University directly on +61 3 9919 6100.