Applications and offers131 000 +applications50 +institutions400 +DULSAT applications<strong>VTAC</strong> received and processed <strong>the</strong> following types ofapplications:• tertiary courses• tertiary scholarships• Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS)• Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)• Deakin University Law School Admission Test (DULSAT)which is equivalent to ALSET (Australian Law Schools Entrance Test).86 000 +course applications2000 +courses3000 +STAT applications22 000 +SEAS applications73 000 +offers17 000 +scholarship applicationsAPPLICATIONS 2009 <strong>2010</strong> ChangeCourse applications 88,650 86,231 –2419 –3%Scholarship applications 17,083 17,973 +890 +5%SEAS applications 18,827 22,820 +3993 +21%STAT applications 3917 3877 –40 –1%DULSAT applications 437 477 +40 +9%TOTALS 128,914 131,378 +2464 +2%14 Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (<strong>VTAC</strong>) <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> 15
Course applicants(AUG-DEC <strong>2010</strong>):3%Course applicants(AUG-DEC <strong>2010</strong>)offered a place:1%Course applicants(APR-JUN <strong>2011</strong>):34%New applicants(APR-JUN <strong>2011</strong>):42%Course applications<strong>VTAC</strong> is <strong>the</strong> central office that administers <strong>the</strong> application and offerprocess for places in vocational education training, undergraduateand graduate entry teaching courses at university, TAFE andindependent tertiary colleges in Victoria (and a few outside Victoria).<strong>VTAC</strong> receives and forwards application information and supportingdocumentation to <strong>the</strong> course selection authorities at institutions.After selection decisions have been made by <strong>the</strong> course authorities atinstitutions, <strong>VTAC</strong> sends offer letters to successful applicants on <strong>the</strong>institutions’ behalf.Although <strong>the</strong> number of course applicants for August-December<strong>2010</strong> decreased by three per cent, <strong>the</strong> number of applicants for thisperiod who received an offer showed an increase of one per cent.COURSE APPLICANTS 2009 <strong>2010</strong> ChangeDomestic undergraduate 81,141 79,135 –2006 –2%International undergraduate 2773 2628 –145 –5%Graduate entry teaching 4736 4468 –268 –6%Total undergraduate 83,914 81,763 –2151 –3%TOTALS 88,650 86,231 –2419 –3%APPLICANTS OFFERED 2009 <strong>2010</strong> ChangeDomestic undergraduate 66,728 67,415 687 +1%International undergraduate 2300 2208 –92 –4%Graduate entry teaching 3597 3397 –200 –6%Total undergraduate 69,028 69,623 595 +1%TOTALS 72,625 73,020 395 +1%Universities appear to have made more offers in response to <strong>the</strong>higher participation targets set by <strong>the</strong> Commonwealth Governmentfollowing <strong>the</strong> 2008 Bradley Review of Australian Higher Education.Universities made 517 more main round offers than <strong>the</strong> previousyear, and over <strong>the</strong> past two years, main round university offers haveincreased cumulatively by almost twelve per cent.Mid-year course applications<strong>VTAC</strong> provided a mid-year application and offer service for <strong>the</strong>second time in <strong>2011</strong>. Eleven institutions participated, offering a totalof 72 courses and making 738 offers. There were 1326 applicants,of whom 629 were <strong>2010</strong> applicants re-applying and 697 were newapplicants in <strong>2011</strong>. Mid-year applications in <strong>2011</strong> increased by thirtyfour per cent and new applicants increased by forty two per cent.Behind <strong>the</strong> scenesApplication assessmentWhen <strong>VTAC</strong> processes an application, <strong>the</strong> information submittedis automatically checked against <strong>the</strong> information <strong>VTAC</strong> can accesselectronically (such as Year 12 records or university results).These checks are referred to as ‘tasks’. System-processed tasksinclude confirmation of student details and study claims. When <strong>the</strong>information does not exactly match, some form of manual checkor investigation is required by <strong>VTAC</strong> assessment staff to verify<strong>the</strong> information submitted. Examples of manual checks includeinvestigating mismatched names or dates for study claims, orassessing whe<strong>the</strong>r overseas qualifications meet Australian entrancerequirements according to National Office of Overseas SkillsRecognition (NOOSR) guidelines.Document processingWhile all applications are available online, applicants are ableto submit printed documentation to support <strong>the</strong>ir application.Processing printed documentation requires sorting and validatingdocuments sent to <strong>VTAC</strong>. Each item is date-stamped, grouped,scanned and verified. This information is circulated electronicallyto selection officers for consideration.<strong>VTAC</strong> Personal information (Pi) formsApplicants are also able to submit additional information tosupport <strong>the</strong>ir application using <strong>the</strong> <strong>VTAC</strong> Pi form which is availablethrough <strong>the</strong> online applicant portal: MyInfo. In <strong>the</strong> past year <strong>VTAC</strong>received and processed a number of printed <strong>VTAC</strong> Pi forms. Infuture all Pi forms will be submitted online.APPLICATION ASSESSMENT TASKS <strong>2010</strong>System-processed tasks 1,200,464For undergraduate course applications 24,001For Automated Results Transfer Service 16,173For SEAS applications 29,940For Scholarship applications 11,861For Graduate Entry Teaching (GET) course applications 11,064Sub-total manual-processed tasks 93,039TOTAL 1,293,503Assessment tasks:1,290,000 +Printed documentation:208,000 +<strong>VTAC</strong> Pi forms:42,000 +DOCUMENTATION <strong>2010</strong>Academic transcripts 143,503Supporting documents forSEASSupporting documents forScholarshipRMIT University SchoolsNetwork Access Program(SNAP) formsLa Trobe University SchoolsAccess La Trobe (SALT)forms21,42318,17155712661<strong>VTAC</strong> Pi forms (online) 25,476<strong>VTAC</strong> Pi forms (printed) 16,842Sub-total (<strong>VTAC</strong> Pi forms) 42,318Sub-total (printed) 208,171TOTAL 233,67416 Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (<strong>VTAC</strong>) <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> 17
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