Schools Recommendation Scheme

Schools Recommendation Scheme

SRS applications closed 5 September 2025

  • Finalise your SRS course preferences in your UAC application by 11.59pm on 6 November. Some institutions may specify an earlier date: institution-specific SRS requirements.
  • The first SRS offers will be emailed to successful applicants on 13 November (November Round 1).

IB and interstate applicants: Still need to upload your Year 11 results? Please upload them against your Year 11 qualification in your UAC application. Year 11 report requirements

Course preference and document deadlines for pre-ATAR offer rounds

Offer round Upload PDF documents by 11.59pm on Finalise course preferences by 11.59pm on Offers released at 7.30am on
Nov Round 1

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Nov Round 2 Thu 13 Nov 2025 Thu 20 Nov 2025 Thu 27 Nov 2025
Dec Round 1

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Thu 11 Dec 2025

Offer round: Nov Round 1

Upload PDF documents by 11.59pm on Thu 23 Oct 2025

Finalise course preferences by 11.59pm on Thu 6 Nov 2025

Offers released at 7.30am on Thu 13 Nov 2025

Offer round: Nov Round 2

Upload PDF documents by 11.59pm on Thu 13 Nov 2025

Finalise course preferences by 11.59pm on Thu 20 Nov 2025

Offers released at 7.30am on Thu 27 Nov 2025

Offer round: Dec Round 1

Upload PDF documents by 11.59pm on Thu 27 Nov 2025

Finalise course preferences by 11.59pm on Thu 4 Dec 2025

Offers released at 7.30am on Thu 11 Dec 2025

The Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) is one way institutions make early offers of undergraduate admission to Year 12 students. They do this by using criteria other than (or in addition to) the ATAR.

Who can apply?

To apply for SRS you must be a Year 12 applicant who is attempting one of the following:

  • an Australian Year 12 qualification in 2025
  • an International Baccalaureate in Australia in 2025.

You must also be:

  • a UAC applicant for undergraduate admission in 2026
  • an Australian or New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident of Australia or the holder of an Australian permanent resident humanitarian visa.

Interstate and IB applicants: Wait until 1 August to complete your UAC undergraduate and SRS applications. We need access to your Year 12 student ID details and we will have them by August.

How you are assessed

Participating institutions may use one or more of the following criteria listed when considering your application:

  • your Year 11 studies (IB and interstate students will need to upload a PDF of their Year 11 school report)
  • your school’s rating of your aptitudes
  • your Educational Access Scheme (EAS) application (if applicable).

Institution-specific SRS criteria

Institutions will then make offers based:

  • solely on SRS criteria
  • on both SRS criteria and ATAR/selection rank
  • on SRS criteria and ATAR and equity criteria.

Each institution has its own policy for determining SRS eligibility and making offers. For example, you may also have to submit an EAS application institution-defined dates, or attend a school in a particular region.

Not all courses are eligible for SRS. The institution-specific SRS criteria detail any exceptions.

Application dates

06 Nov 2025

SRS: Course preference deadline for first SRS offers

Include your SRS course preferences in your UAC application by 11.59pm. First SRS offers will be released in November Round 1 on 13 November.

13 Nov 2025

SRS: First offers released

SRS unconditional and conditional offers released. Check your email or log in to your UAC undergraduate application.

23 Dec 2025

SRS: Conditional offers converted to unconditional offers

Conditional offers are converted to unconditional offers for applicants who meet institution criteria. Check your email or log in to your UAC undergraduate application.

08 Jan 2026

SRS: Conditional offers converted to unconditional offers

Conditional offers are converted to unconditional offers for applicants who meet institution criteria. Check your email or log in to your UAC undergraduate application.

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