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The table below provides key statistics on the backgrounds of our most recent applicants, including students with recent secondary education, significant life experience and previous VET study.

2023
Applicant Background Number of students Percentage of all students
(A) Higher education study (including a bridging or enabling course) 1148 14.74%
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study 860 11.04%
(C) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in A, B and D categories) 230 2.95%
(D) Recent secondary education Admitted solely on the basis of the ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) 2448 31.43%
(D) Recent secondary education Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) 75 0.96%
(D) Recent secondary education Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement) 2027 26.04%
International students 1000 12.84%
All students 7788 100%

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