Year 10

Year 10 is a really key year in your education, as you get opportunities to start thinking about career and educational options, and you’ll learn about pre-tertiary (also known as “Level 5C”) subjects which you may study in Year 11 and Year 12.  During this year, you’ll probably discover many of the options available – including apprenticeships, vocational training such as TAFE, and university study – and sometimes it’s hard to pick which option is right for you.

• So why go to university?
• How can I get the right information?
• What programs are available for High Achieving students?
• How do Year 12 students qualify for study at UTAS?
• Who can I contact for further information?

So why go to university?

There are many different reasons to go to university.  Some careers require a university qualification – for example, psychologists, architects, lawyers and teachers.  Statistics also show that university graduates have a much higher rate of employment and generally receive better financial reward. 

Many students also undertake university as a way of adding to the knowledge they’ve gained and interests they’ve fostered throughout their senior secondary studies; for example, a student who undertook French in years 11 and 12 may wish to continue with this subject area at uni.

One of the most compelling reasons to consider university, regardless of which degree you choose, is that you will be equipped with a range of generic skills which can really assist in the rapidly-changing world of work.  University students learn how to think critically and flexibly and become self-disciplined; great assets for any future career!

How can I get the right information?

• make time to chat to your class teachers and careers advisors at school
• visit the Uni Info Days in August
• attend any scheduled university information sessions at your school

• Careers
• First Year at UTAS
• Australian Career Development Studies
• My future
• Going to Uni

• course and subject brochures
• course guides
• pamphlets on enabling programs and other UTAS support services
  
  

To have information mailed out to you, Request Course Info or contact the Uni Info Centre on 1300 363 864.

What programs are available for High Achieving students?

UTAS runs a High Achiever Program (HAP) to enable academically-able Tasmanian senior secondary school students to enrol in university subjects in order to complement and extend their TCE or IB studies.  For more information about this program, go to the high achievers website.

How do Year 12 students qualify for study at UTAS?

For detailed, up-to-date information about entrance requirements for domestic Year 12 students, including alternative pathways for those students who do not met minimum entrance requirements, go to the undergraduate admission requirements webpage.

If you wish to apply to UTAS, applications close at the end of September the year before you wish to commence (e.g. your last year at school.)  Applicants can apply online from June.

Who can I contact for further information?

For information about courses at UTAS and the application process, contact the Uni Info Centre on 1300 363 864 or Course.Info@utas.edu.au.

For information about the range of services provided to UTAS students go to the First Year website .

UTAS also holds annual Uni Info Days during August at all three campuses.  They are a great opportunity for you and your parents to talk to current students and academics about the courses offered, and see the University’s facilities.  This years’ Uni Info Days will be held as follows: