The Early Offer Guarantee enables eligible Year 12 students to receive an early and guaranteed place at UniSC as early as August. These offers are made before the release of Year 12 results, so students do not have to wait until the December or January QTAC offer rounds to start planning their uni journey.

An offer is made based on the Principal's recommendation and is independent of a student’s Year 12 results. The Principal will consider the student’s academic performance, motivation, talents, passions and abilities to see if they are a match for success at university. If a Principal recommends a student for the Early Offer Guarantee, as long as they have met the prerequisites and other program specific requirements for their chosen degree, they will receive an early offer to study an eligible program at USC.

All offers made before the last day of school will be conditional on students completing Year 12, so it is important that students stay engaged and complete their exams.

• Offers can be made to students as early as August.
• Offers will be made on the following dates: 18 August, 25 August, 8 September, 22 September, 13 October, 20 October, 17 November.
• To reduce distractions for students, offers will not be made during the Year 12 external examination period.
• Offers made before 17 November will be conditional on the student completing Year 12.
• Applications must be submitted via email. Note, there are email attachment size limitations, so if you are trying to email applications for a large number of students, you may need to email these through in batches.
• Applications don’t need to be submitted in bulk for your school. We will accept applications throughout the application period as you assess them.
• Applications received in the last week of the application period will be made offers on 17 November.
• If your school is not producing end Semester 1 report cards for Year 12 students, we will accept the student’s most recent progress report or report card.

• UniSC’s Early Offer Guarantee enables Principals to approve those students they have assessed as having the necessary academic potential, talent and motivation to succeed at university for a guaranteed early offer to study at UniSC.
• Provides an entry pathway to university for students who would benefit from the opportunity to complete a degree; for example, students who may not have opted to study for an ATAR or who may have other exceptional circumstances, such as medical or family issues, which may impact their ATAR result.
• Builds tertiary aspirations for students who have the passion and motivation for further study but would benefit from additional academic skills development and preparation before commencing a Bachelor degree. This can be achieved through pathways such as Associate Degrees, Diplomas or the Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP).

For more details on the recommended assessment see the Early Offer Guarantee Guidelines for Schools.

The Principal or Principal delegate is responsible for assessing applicants for the Early Offer Guarantee. There is no limit on the number of applicants a school can approve. However, it is expected any student approved by your school:

• is passing their Year 12 subjects
• has a low unexplained absence record indicative of independent learning
• meets the prerequisite and other program specific requirements for their chosen program
• has the ability to succeed academically at a tertiary level

Students who do not yet have the academic skill level and independent learning attributes required for Bachelor level study should be approved for the Tertiary Preparation Pathway or a pathway diploma.

The Principal can authorise and nominate an alternative staff member to approve student applications by completing the Principal Nomination Form.

The Principal or Principal delegate agrees to undertake a thorough assessment of all student applicants to ascertain their suitability for the program.