Careers News

Again it has been a busy fortnight in the Careers World. Here is a run down of what's been happening:

UAC -  The University Admissions Centre ran an information session on zoom at lunch time in Week 6. This gave the students opportunities to ask questions and find tips about the university course application processes.

Charles Sturt University visited the school and ran an information session at lunch time plus ran a career workshop and games activities with classes. This was a great experience and opportunities for classes. Zoe Meftah in Year 10 is the winner of their Frank Green drink bottle but many students won hats and socks with the university logos.

Southern Cross University visited the school on Friday of Week 7 to run information sessions and workshops with Year 11.

University Applications Process Year 12

Year 12 should have received, or begin receiving, Early Offers for some universities at this stage.

Eleven of our students received early entry offers to The University of New England and seven students received offers from Charles Sturt University. Congratulations to all of those students. Students need to check if their offer is unconditional, meaning they are into that University regardless of their ATAR score, or conditional, meaning they have to obtain a certain ATAR score.

Some courses are particularly competitive and there are a limited number of early offer places for these courses. Therefore, students should not be disheartened if they were not successful in securing an early offer for their dream course, but should try for that course as number 1 preference on their UAC application, as more spots are released for the courses later. Charles Sturt said this year there has been a 30% increase in early entry applications, so for competitive courses like OT there are only a handful of spots.

Once students receive offers they should accept all their offers until all rounds  are released, and then they have a choice. Also, they should check the date they have to accept an offer by. It is fine to accept if you are unsure, but you won't complete the final enrollment.

Please see the UAC  - University Admissions Centre information process:

Please see the QTAC  - Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre information process:

Applying for scholarships 

Students should be researching and applying for scholarships to universities now. Even if you have not secured a place, you can apply for some scholarships and financial support. Please see the Scholarships link. 

Future Pathways Careers Interviews

It has been a pleasure to meet with parents and students of Year 10 to discuss their choices and options for their senior years.

Thank you for reading this week's newsletter. Please contact me if you require any assistance.

Mrs Maria Rouse

Careers