Frequently asked questions for parents

Yes. To enrol on your child's behalf you will need written permission, an idea about the subjects they wish to enrol in (remember they can change these at a later stage), their tax file number, and an idea about how they wish to pay their fees.

This is called a proxy enrolment.

It depends on whether or not your child is a Commonwealth supported student or a domestic fee-paying student.

For a full explanation on the differences between these students and the costs involved, please go to our costs page.

Visit our enrolment page for a step by step guide.

The most important thing to remember is that they will need to enrol within days of receiving their offer and if they don't enrol by the designated time, their offer will lapse.

The short answer to this is yes. However, entry into many courses will be very competitive and they should ensure that they are also happy studying the course they will be embarking on.

Students who apply to transfer into a course after having attended a university or another tertiary institution, will be considered for admission on the basis of both their secondary and tertiary studies. These studies must be either a completed Associate Diploma or Diploma, or the equivalent of one year's full-time study in a Bachelor's degree. Entry is always competitive.

Visit our alternative entry site for more options if they missed out on their first choice course.

Some programs assume students have studied a subject to a certain level - for instance, if they are accepted for entry to the Bachelor of Engineering, we assume they have studied particular levels of maths, and physics and chemistry at Year 12 level (or equivalent).

Students are strongly encouraged to take a relevant bridging course if they have not achieved the assumed knowledge for a program.

Visit our bridging courses page for more information.