Student and ATAR Profiles

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1. About the

2. Essential Requirements for Admission

Applicants are required to meet the minimum selection rank and the universities English proficiency requirements. See overall University Admissions Profile.

3. Student Profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this program. It provides data on students who commenced in this program in the most relevant recent intake period, including those admitted through all rounds and international students studying in Australia.

The student profile gives you an indication of who is likely to be studying the program with you. The data provided is from semester 1, .

Note: Data results shown for this program may have been combined with that of similar courses or campuses for Western Sydney University.

Program:	Semester One Intake 2023
Applicant Background	Number of Students	Percentage of All Students
(A) Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study
(C) Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories)
(D) Recent secondary education
Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)
Admitted where both ATAR and other criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR)
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was NOT a factor 2 (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)
(E) International Students
All Students		100%
Notes: <5 - the number of students is less than 5 N/A - Students not accepted in this category N/P - Not published to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students NC - New course NO - Entry on other criteria NR - No reportable profile NS - No Semester 1 Offers NN - Unavailable (other)

4. Admission Criteria

A. Applicants with higher education study

If you have completed or partly completed any university studies, you may be considered for admission on the basis of those studies.

Applicants with tertiary study may be eligible to apply for Credit for Prior Learning (see Section 5 – Enrolment for more information).

B. Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

If you have completed or partly completed any TAFE courses or accredited AQF programs from private colleges, you may be considered for admission on the basis of those studies.

Completion of a Diploma from Western Sydney University, The College allows progression into the second year of the relevant degree at Western Sydney University. See The College for more information.

Applicants with VET study may be eligible to apply for Credit for Prior Learning (see Section 5 – Enrolment for more information).

C. Applicants with work and life experience (includes those who left secondary education more than 2 years ago)

If you have relevant work experience you can be considered for entry into most Western programs. A vocational rank, based on paid employment of one year or more, is determined by the type of work and the length of service detailed on a statement of service you must provide with your application.

Undergraduate Preparation Programs are designed for students who need to build up a set of academic study and subject skills before undertaking a university degree. These one- or two-term programs are ideally suited to students who: have not performed to their full potential in their HSC; do not possess the specific prerequisites or assumed knowledge for the degree of their choice; or have not studied for some time and need to bring their study skills up to date. Depending on your results, successful completion of The College Undergraduate Preparation Programs offers guaranteed direct entry into specific Western Sydney University first-year undergraduate programs.

If you have not completed an Australian Year 12, do not possess any formal degree, or want to improve your chances of selection, you are advised to sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) – Multiple Choice. Western Sydney University will consider STAT results from 2020 onwards for admissions into 2023, or from 2021 onwards for admission into 2024. If you have more than one STAT result, we will consider your best results of any STAT sitting from 2020 or 2021 onwards. STAT is considered for all programs except those with additional selection criteria.

Bridging or Enabling Programs

If you do not have the assumed knowledge indicated in the program description, you are still eligible to apply for that program. Western Sydney University runs a number of bridging programs in February each year, before the start of session. Academic literacy and grammar workshops and Mathematics workshops are available to new and continuing students. While these bridging/enabling programs do not benefit students into gaining an offer to a program at Western Sydney University, they provide an opportunity for students to find out what is expected at university and to develop their academic skills in preparation for studying their degree.

D. Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)

Regional Bonus Points - If you live or go to school in Western Sydney and are completing the NSW HSC or International Baccalaureate (IB) in 2023 you will automatically receive 5 bonus points when you apply through UAC or the Western Portal to study at Western Sydney University. If you are a non-current school leaver (not completing the HSC or IB at the time of applying to university) and live or study in the Western Sydney region you also automatically receive 5 bonus points when you apply through UAC or the Western Portal to study at Western Sydney University.
Subject Bonus Points - Western Sydney University rewards outstanding academic achievement of 2023 HSC or IB students with up to 10 subject bonus points. You must achieve Band 5 or 6 results in HSC subjects relevant to the participating Western Sydney University course you want to study. This scheme does not apply to all undergraduate programs.
Educational Access Scheme (EAS) - EAS bonus points are awarded to applicants who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage. To qualify, you must demonstrate that your educational performance during Year 11 and/or Year 12, or equivalent, has been seriously affected by circumstances beyond your control. EAS applications are processed centrally through UAC. If you have a record of tertiary study, your EAS eligibility for Western will always be ‘No’.
Elite Athlete and Performer Bonus Scheme - Western Sydney University is recognised as an elite athlete-friendly university and welcomes applications for the Elite Athlete and Performer Bonus Scheme. If you have been disadvantaged during your current or previous Year 12 studies due to performance and training commitments, you are encouraged to apply to be awarded bonus points.

Criteria that may apply in addition to ATAR

All The Academy programs, i.e. Advanced programs, require a minimum ATAR or equivalent of 90.00 to be eligible for admission.

4758 Doctor of Medicine applicants must complete all additional requirements in their UAC application, register and sit the UCAT test and for those applicants who meet both UCAT and academic threshold, attend an interview in late November.
4684 Bachelor of Midwifery applicants who reach the academic threshold may be invited to attend an interview. Entry is based on both academic merit and performance at an interview.

Other admission options

1659 Bachelor of Music, 1655 Bachelor of Music (Dean's Scholars), 1841 Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Creative Industries and 1838 Bachelor of Creative Industries (Music major only) students will be selected by either:

interview/audition; or
demonstrated level of attainment in 6th grade AMEB musical performance (instrument or voice) or equivalent, and 4th grade AMEB music theory and/or musicianship or equivalent; or
successful completion of Music 1 or Music 2 in their 2023 HSC, with a band 4 or higher.

1571 Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication), 3729 Bachelor of Design and Technology, 3730 Bachelor of Industrial Design, 3731 Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) - Where academic requirements are not met, students may be selected by an interview and portfolio.

3753 Bachelor of Architectural Design - Where academic requirements are not met, entry by portfolio demonstrating creative ability may also be possible.

Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS)

Western Sydney University participates in the Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS), processed centrally through UAC, allowing Year 12 students who are UAC applicants to receive early offers of undergraduate admission. SRS aims to assist access to higher education using selection criteria other than the ATAR, including school recommendations and senior secondary studies. For more information, please click here.

Interstate Year 12

For ACT, SA, NT, QLD, TAS, VIC and WA Year 12 applicants, the ATAR they receive from ACT BSSS, SATAC, TASC, VTAC and TISC respectively is equivalent to the NSW ATAR.

More information can be found on the Interstate page.

HSC True Reward

Western Sydney University offers the HSC True Reward program, which provides Year 12 students with an early offer into Western based on their HSC subject results, instead of the scaled ATAR. For 2024, offers will be based on Year 11 results and Year 12 results.

Offers based on Year 11 results will be made from September 2023. Offers based on Year 12 results will be made from December 2023 on the day of HSC results release. For more information on the True Reward program, including eligible programs click here.

Lowest ATAR to which an offer was made in semester one :
(exclusive of any adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)

Minimum ATAR required for consideration:

ATAR profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in

ATAR Based Offers Only (across all offer rounds)	ATAR (Excl. Adjustment factors)
Highest selection rank
Median selection rank
Lowest selection rank
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that program. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2024 may be different. If you are unsure about including a program among your preferences, contact us. Notes and Abbreviations This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites. The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors. The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors. Abbreviations – = data is not available. <5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made. N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR. NC = new course NP = Not provided by institution NN = Unavailable (other) NO = Entry on other criteria