As we start term three, we can reflect on the tenacity and resilience of our senior students in managing their studies and forging ahead with plans for their future pathways.

The opportunity for students to access Open Days during July and August is invaluable to gather information on course, further study and the array of university options and this has been encouraged by all of the practitioners in the career’s office.

Our careers team is working with students to assist with careers advice, setting up VTAC accounts with Year 12 students and talking about plans and pathways.

All students know that they are more than welcome to contact a careers team member anytime. Our Padua College Careers website has lots of information with links.

While you are in Year 12 you will need to start planning for life after school. If you want to go on to tertiary education, you also need to research and apply for courses.

From Monday 29 July 2024 you will be able to submit your application for tertiary courses starting in 2025. The deadline for timely applications is 5.00 pm, Monday 30 September 2024.

Special consideration (SEAS) and scholarship applications close on 11 October 2024 (5pm). Find all deadlines on our important dates page.

The VTAC Year 12 Guide is designed to lead you through the process of researching tertiary education and applying for courses, special consideration (SEAS) and scholarships. VTAC Year 12 Guide

You can also download the VTAC Quick Reference Guide for Year 12 Students and VTAC Tertiary Research Guide

Allocate time

The amount of time it takes to research courses depends on the individual. It might be a straightforward or complicated process. Keep in mind you need to research more than one course as there are eight course preferences you can use.

Year 12 students need to make time for:

• reflecting on your interests and strengths
• online research
• visiting tertiary institutions – (open days are often in August)
• talking through the courses and/or careers you're considering with allies or people who know about the course and/or associated careers
• decision making
• applying to courses
• researching and applying for scholarships, and if it's relevant to your circumstances,
• applying for special consideration (SEAS), which includes organising supporting evidence.

The worst time to research courses is when you're facing immediate deadlines—so start early.

VTAC Information

VTAC accounts opened on Monday 29^th July. Well done to those who have done some or all these steps, but please check again:

• VTAC accounts – should be set up and $60 fee paid by 30^th September 2024– 5pm. After that late fee of $150 applies deadline November 1^st, 2024.

Very late application – deadline 6^th December 5pm $195.

• SEAS and Scholarships– must be completed within the VTAC account– supporting statements for Categories 2, 3 and 4 Financial, Medical or Difficult circumstances and scholarships need to be completed for preliminary review due to September 30^th, 2024.

SEAS and scholarship application closes 11^th October 2024 5pm. Be sure to give people time to prepare these for you.

• SEAS –all students are encouraged to apply for SEAS category 1 (Personal details & location).

• Course Preferences – can be up to 8 courses and you can add /delete / change these right up until 12th December 2024.

Please also check specific requirements that your course may require- these are listed in Course search

Check these carefully and be sure to meet deadlines. Students will not be offered a position in the course if these specific tasks are not completed or met, regardless of your ATAR.

• Teaching / Education – Casper Testing
• Nursing – English Declaration in VTAC
• Art Folios – check due dates and complete all Selection Tasks (especially for RMIT & Deakin)
• Personal statements – required for some courses

Key VTAC application dates for 2024 for Year 12 students

Course search

Students can find more information about courses by using Course search on the VTAC Website

Scholarships provide financial support to help students with the costs of tertiary education. Scholarships are not only for high achievers. Find out about the various types of scholarships available and we suggest you make scholarship applications – both in VTAC and by applying directly to the individual Universities.

Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeship Pathways has information about apprenticeships, career pathways and aptitude tests. For support and advice: More Information

MEGT has a Career Hub packed full with tools and information for potential apprentices and trainees, and students considering an apprenticeship or traineeship are encouraged to register on the Career Hub and receive support in searching for an apprenticeship or traineeship. Once registered, job seekers have access to a range of tools and information to assist them in their search for an apprenticeship or traineeship, including our Career Quiz, Skills Assessment, and job seeker toolkit.

TAFE Courses

TAFE Institutions have many courses on offer, including a wide range of FREE courses available to study.

For those applying for TAFE courses, some of these can occur through VTAC. However, both Holmesglen TAFE and Chisholm TAFE have direct applications. Simply visit the website, select your course, and click on the ‘enquire or apply’ tab for more information about application dates and requirements.

Study at Chisholm Students must apply direct to Chisholm for a 2025 course and can expect Chisholm to contact them in October/November when enrolments are officially open for 2025 intake. Student are advised to register their interest on the Chisholm website now.

Employment

For those looking at employment or apprenticeships, now is the time to begin investigating your options. There are a number of opportunities currently listed with the newsfeed on our Padua College Careers website which we will continue to update and add to these regularly.

Padua College Careers

For any advice, please get in touch with the Careers Team or refer to the Padua College Careers website. We can support students with job information, apprenticeship opportunities, work placements, Disability Pathways support, TAFE courses, University courses, VTAC applications, SEAS applications and more!

Student Photo Permissions

At times, photographs or videos of our students will be published in newsletters, on the school intranet or website, or in our social media. Copies of our Standard Collection Notice and Privacy Policy are available on the College website in the Enrolments section of our Policies page. Please note that consent to use these images in this way, if provided at enrolment, may be withdrawn at any time by contacting our marketing team via email: marketing@padua.vic.edu.au .