Early offers for 2025

What is an early offer?

An early offer is a conditional offer, based on your likelihood of meeting the admission criteria for your desired course (as per your first preference on TISC).

TISC will use your year 11 ATAR results to generate a predicted final ATAR score for early offer purposes. If your school offers a predicted ATAR calculator, please know that it may not accurately reflect the score calculated by TISC.

If conditions are not met by the main offer round, the early offer will no longer be valid.

Will I receive an early offer?

Even if you are on track to meet all requirements at the end of the year, you may not receive an early offer.

This is because only a limited number of early offers go out each round, for each eligible course.

If you don’t receive an early offer, don’t stress! Your final year 12 ATAR grades are what’s most important. Just focus on your studies, ensure you meet all course requirements, and wait for a main round (21 December 2024) or second round (18 January 2025) offer.

I’ve received an early offer – what next?

Congrats! Once you’ve accepted your early offer, the only thing left to do is to focus on your end of year grades.

If you had received an early offer in a previous round, your current offer replaces it.

If you don’t accept your early offer by the lapse date, you will be reassessed in the next offer round based on your TISC first preference at that time.

What if I change my TISC preferences?

If you receive an early offer, this course must remain as your first preference on TISC to remain valid.

You are welcome to change your preferences between early offer rounds, however your new first preference will need to be reassessed for an early offer, and your previous early offer will no longer be valid.

What type of early offer might I receive?

There are a few different types of early offers you might receive based on your predicted final ATAR.

My predicted ATAR is five or more points above my course ATAR

You will still need to demonstrate English competency and meet any subject requirements, however your offer won’t be dependent on your final year 12 ATAR score.

My predicted ATAR is less than five points above my course ATAR

Your final year 12 ATAR score needs to meet or exceed the ATAR required by your course. You’ll also need to achieve WACE, demonstrate English competency and meet any subject requirements for the course.

I’ve applied for a non-ATAR entry pathway

If you’ve applied via a non-ATAR pathway (eg: Certificate IV, portfolio entry, UniReady in Schools), your early offer will list the specific conditions you are required to meet to receive an official offer (subject requirements, English competency, minimum scores, etc).

How do I demonstrate English competency?

English competency is a requirement to ensure that you have the appropriate academic skills to succeed at tertiary level studies. It is a condition on all early offers.

This is most commonly met with a scaled pass mark of 50 and above in year 12 English/Literature ATAR, but can also be met with an A grade in General English or using the STAT test if you are entering via a Certificate IV pathway. UniReady in Schools students can complete both the Fundamentals of Academic Writing and the Foundations of Communication units to meet entry level English competency. Students applying for portfolio entry can use a grade B in general (non-ATAR) English to meet portfolio entry requirements.

If your final scaled ATAR score for English/Literature is under 50, you can book in to complete the STAT test in either January or February.

See our English requirements