Good Luck

We wish our Year 12 students who undertaking VCAA examinations the best of luck in the coming weeks, along with those who are moving into apprenticeships, traineeships, TAFE courses, and employment.

Padua College Careers Website

We have a dedicated school careers website to assist students with their career research, portfolio development, and post-school planning. In addition to the main website, students have their own secure area to create and store their personalised career documents.

The site is also designed with parents in mind, so you can access information to help your child with their career planning and post-school decisions.

https://careers.padua.vic.edu.au

It is a complete one stop shop with everything students need to:

• Find career information
• Research jobs and careers
• Source information on postschool options

Students can create their own account!

There are many useful features available to use.

Click the login button on the top right of our school careers website.

If you already have an account, just log in. If you can’t remember your password, click forgot password and follow the prompts.

Click on the register here button. Enter your details, choose a password, tick the privacy box and click register.

Double check: It’s important your email address is accurate!

Explore the shortcut tiles. Using these, you can:

Create a career plan Investigate different career options Build resumes, cover letters and e-Portfolio.

Follow the prompts to check your email for the verification link and click on it to go back to the login page.

VTAC Key Dates

VTAC Personal Statement Friday 6 December 2024

ATARs Released 7am Thursday 12 December 2024

Change of Preference (CoP) closes Saturday 14 December 2024

December Round Offers Monday 23 December 2024

January Round International Offers Monday 6 January 2025

January Round Domestic Offers Friday 10 January 2025

February Offer Rounds Tuesday 4 February 2025 onwards

For a further information, please visit www.vtac.edu.au

Change of Preference Period

Between 12 December and 14 December is the formal COP (Change Of Preference) period. It is a designated time where you can contact your chosen institution (university) if you have questions about changing your preferences.

For example: you might want to reorder or add to your preferences if you did better or didn’t do as well as you expected, or you have simply had a change of heart about where and what you would like to study.

Once you have your ATAR you can check it against last year's ATAR (on university website or Course search on VTAC), whilst the ATARs change from year to year the ATARs provided on website/Course search give a good indication of what the minimum ATAR for 2024/25 might be.

If your ATAR is just below the indicated ATAR, KEEP the course on your preference list (if you still want to do it), as ATARs move up and down each year.

Don't forget other calculations are included in the adjustment of ATAR through SEAS applications and possible subject adjustments.

You will only get ONE offer in Round 1, provided you are eligible i.e.: you have the prerequisites, ATAR, other criteria if require: interviews/Casper tests/performances, so it is important to make sure you list your preferences in the order you want to study NOT in the order you think you will get an offer.

The Casper Test

All Education (teaching) courses at all universities require completion of the online CASPER test. CASPER is a situational judgement test. No CASPER = No offer, regardless of ATAR.

You must book in to do the CASPER, see link below. You will choose Undergraduate Education. See link below

https://acuityinsights.app/dates-times/

ATAR Results

Please note that you must register to receive your ATAR result. Results are not received via your VTAC account.

The only way you can access your results is via the VCE Results and ATAR website and you MUST register to access this.
You will need your VCAA number, NOT your VTAC ID.

VTAC called it: 'candidate number' when you registered for your VTAC application. If you haven't saved it or are not sure what it is you will need to contact or visit the careers office and ask for VCAA number.

Click on link below to register as soon as possible
https://resultsandatar.vic.edu.au/results/applicants.htm;

You can also download the Results and ATAR App from the Apple store.

You will also need your VCAA number – not your VTAC ID number to set up the account.

All universities hold Change Of Preference Expos between 12-14 December if you need help with change of preference.

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 .