VTAC preferences – dates & details for Year 12 students

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is state government organisation that manages applications for tertiary courses, as well as scholarships and the Special Entrance Access Scheme (SEAS).

VTAC forwards applications and supporting information to institutions, including Victoria University (VU), and sends out offer messages to successful applicants on behalf of each institution.

Explore the VTAC website.

The Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) covers access and entry programs offered by VU and other institutions.

There are four categories:

• personal information and location
• disadvantaged financial background
• disability or medical condition
• difficult circumstances.

Check your eligibility and how to apply.

You can apply for an Access Scholarship via VTAC for Victoria University courses: Access Scholarships (require evidence of financial hardship). 

Find out how to apply for a scholarship through VTAC.

If you’re a current Year 12 student at a Victorian school, you can also apply for VU Guaranteed – our early entry offer program.

This program guarantees you a place at VU or VU Polytechnic before you complete your Year 12 exams.

You still need to apply for the course via VTAC as well. To be eligible, you need to list a VU course as your first preference. 

Read about VU Guaranteed.

Submit your VTAC preference application by 5pm.

This is the deadline for timely applications. You can submit an application after this point, but the VTAC fee increases if the application is late or very late.

Remember you can reorder your preferences if you want to, so it’s a good idea to submit a timely application if you can, and avoid the late fees.

Last chance to submit any SEAS and VTAC scholarship applications.

Last chance to apply for VU Guaranteed.

You can submit a late application up until 3 November at 5pm, but you will need to pay VTAC a late fee of $140.

You even have an option to submit a very late application up until 1 December at 5pm, but you will need to pay a very late application fee of $180.

Congratulations on completing Year 12! Remember, if you didn’t receive the ATAR or results you were hoping for, there are so many pathways available to you to achieve your course and career goals.

Our course advisers can assist with your specific situation and provide details on the study options available to you for 2024.

You can book a 1:1 consultation with a future student adviser to talk about your course options and tailored advice about how to get into your dream course.

Book a 1:1 consultation

Our Change of Preference event will run in the VU City Tower from 1-4pm, and provide students with the support and advice they may need during the Change of Preference period. Get help with course and preference options, speak with academics and current students, tour campus – and, nab some free goodies.

You have up until 13 December at 4pm to update your preferences – including adding, removing or reordering courses – and be eligible for a December Round offer on 21 December 2023.

An offer for your highest eligible course preference will be emailed to you, and will be available in your VTAC account from 2pm.

If you don’t receive an offer there are plenty of things you can still do:

1. Don’t panic! Not all offers are made in December round
2. Review your preference and ensure you meet the pre-requisites, you may receive an offer January or a later round
3. Consider applying for a TAFE course at VU Polytechnic. Many will allow you to pathway into a degree without any additional study time. Visit our Pathways to VU webpage to find out more.

You can change your preferences for the January offer round from 2pm, 21 December 2023 – 4pm, 22 December 2023.

An offer for your highest eligible course preference will be emailed to you, and will be available in your VTAC account from 2pm.

You can change your preferences for the February offer round from 4pm, 12 January 2024 – 4pm, 18 January 2024.

This is a supplementary round.

If you have nominated for a supplementary offer via VTAC and have not received an offer in a previous round, you may be eligible to receive a supplementary offer in this round. This will be available in your VTAC account from 2pm.

Other key dates include: