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Year 12 offers are almost here!

10 Dec 2024

Not long now: the first round of ATAR-based offers will be released on Monday 23 December.

Here's a guide to what to do next, no matter what happens.

You get an offer to your number 1 course That's great! Go ahead and accept it and follow the uni's instructions for enrolment.
You get an offer but it's not to your preferred course
  • Accept the offer.
  • Move the offered course to the bottom of your preference list (or remove it altogether).
  • Make sure you have your preferred course at the top of your preference list.

If you get an offer to your preferred course in the next offer round, you can:

  • accept the new offer
  • withdraw your acceptance of the first offer (this will free up your place in the course for someone else).

Changing your preferences after you receive an offer

Note that not all institutions make offers in December Round 2: check institutions participating in each offer round.

Also, some institutions will wait until January Round 1 or January Round 2 to make offers to a small number of courses (eg medical degrees). Check with the relevant institutions about your selected courses.

You don't receive an offer
  • Reassess your preferences. On Monday 23 December, we'll publish the selection ranks required to receive an offer to each course in December Round 2. Make sure you include one course that has a lowest selection rank that matches (or is less than) your ATAR.
  • Consider including a diploma course in your preference list. They usually require a lower selection rank than bachelor degrees in the same subject area and, if you do well in your first year, you can often transfer to the second year of the related bachelor degree.
  • Lock in your preferences for January Round 1 offers by 11.59pm on Thursday 2 January.
  • In your application, make sure you have selected 'Yes' to the question asking you if you'd like to receive information about alternative study options. This will allow institutions to contact you about other courses.
You haven't applied for any courses yet It’s not too late; if you apply by 11.59pm on Thursday 2 January, you'll be considered for offers in January Round 2 (23 January).

Check with the relevant institutions to make sure there will still be places in the courses that interest you.

Applications open on 2 April for the second half of 2025 and semester 1, 2026.

Final offer rounds for semester 1 courses

Offer round Apply and pay by 11.59pm on Upload PDF documents by 11.59pm on Change preferences by 11.59pm on Offers released at 7.30am on
December Round 2
(first ATAR-based offers)
Thu 7 Nov 2024 Thu 14 Nov 2024 Wed 18 Dec 2024 Mon 23 Dec 2024
January Round 1 Thu 5 Dec 2024 Thu 26 Dec 2024 Thu 2 Jan 2025 Thu 9 Jan 2025
January Round 2
Thu 2 Jan 2025 Thu 9 Jan 2025 Thu 16 Jan 2025 Thu 23 Jan 2025
February Round 1 Thu 23 Jan 2025 Thu 30 Jan 2025 Thu 30 Jan 2025 Thu 6 Feb 2025
February Round 2 Thu 30 Jan 2025 Thu 6 Feb 2025 Fri 7 Feb 2025 Thu 13 Feb 2025
March Round 1 Fri 7 Feb 2025 Thu 27 Feb 2025 Thu 27 Feb 2025 Thu 6 Mar 2025