Beyond Secondary Schooling

University or tafe

All students interested in participating in any higher education course (University or TAFE) are strongly urged to discuss entry requirements with the Year Level Coordinator, Senior School Leader or Student Counsellor.
Entry to universities is based on a student’s Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) and their achievement of the SACE. Entry to TAFE is based on a student’s TAFE Selection Score. Both these scores are based on SACE Stage 2 results.
Entry requirements for courses can change from year to year, calculated on at least 4 Stage Two subjects and the Research Project. VET courses at Certificate III level can also contribute towards entry requirements.

university aggregate

The aggregate for university entrance is based on 90 credits. Students can use four Year 12 twenty credit subjects (Tertiary Admission subjects and Recognised Studies) plus the ten credit compulsory Research Project for their 90 credit university aggregate. VET courses at Certificate III level can contribute towards an ATAR for 20 credits.  Students can also, if they choose, do five Year 12 twenty credit subjects (Tertiary Admission subjects and Recognised Studies) plus the ten credit compulsory Research Project, and the 90 credit university aggregate is calculated to give the best possible score from their subject results.

​Please refer to the SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) website www.satac.edu.au for further details.