Young Achievers Early Offer Program

We want to know more about you, not just your academic achievements! In the application, you will be asked to provide details about your academic and non-academic achievements and commitments.

Upload your supporting documents with your online application. Please submit files in the following formats: pdf, jpeg, png, doc or docx, with each file size not exceeding 2MB.

If you have already submitted your application and wish, or have been asked, to supply additional documentation, you should email this to the Admissions team via admissions@nd.edu.au.

Academic information

• Students from Western Australia
  Ensure you have your SCSA ID ready to provide and prepare digital files of your Year 11 and Year 12 mid-year reports to upload.
• Students from New South Wales
  Make sure you have your 8-digit NESA number and NESA Student eRecord for Year 11 results ready to provide. Prepare digital files of your Year 11 and Year 12 mid-year reports for upload.
• Students from Interstate or International Baccalaureate applicants
  Prepare digital files of your school reports and other progress reports available.

If you haven’t received your Year 12 report yet, you can apply and provide the report once available. All reports will only be considered where marks and/or grades for academic achievements are listed.

Non-academic information

At Notre Dame, we consider the whole person, so get ready to tell us about yourself by answering the following questions in your application form

• Tell us how you contribute, and how frequently, to community life.
• Why are you applying to study at Notre Dame?
• Why have you chosen to study this degree?

You may also wish to include supporting documentation for work, caring responsibilities at home, volunteering, sports, and school leadership, among other things.

• A recommendation from your school or community group. Submitting a reference from your school or community group is optional, but it can help your application as we also consider your non-academic achievements. Recommendations must be provided as a PDF on school (or organisation) letterhead and be signed by the appropriate authority.
• Documents such as awards, certificates, articles and your curriculum vitae.

Program specific information

Some programs require specific information for accrediting bodies. Notre Dame complies with accreditation requests to ensure our graduates meet the requirements of their chosen industry. Visit How to apply to find out more.

All students undertaking Year 12 in Australia are encouraged to apply for the Early Offer Program. Students who are not on an ATAR pathway will be considered based on a completed Certificate IV or above, and/or an eligible University Enabling Program.

Yes, you should still apply. At Notre Dame, we consider the whole person, including non-academic achievements, which can contribute to your overall selection rank.

To apply for special consideration, please provide a written statement and supporting documentation in the Special Consideration Application Form. If you have applied for special consideration through UAC or TISC, you may provide a copy of this Educational Access Scheme (EAS) documentation instead of completing the Notre Dame form.

If you do not secure an Early Offer, your application will automatically be in later rounds (so send us through your end of year reports for consideration), all the way through to main round. You won’t have to apply again. You will also be considered for pathway programs that, upon successful completion, can get you into the degree you want to study.

Notre Dame also offers its Tertiary Pathway Program (TPP) in an intensive mode in early January for applicants who miss out on their program of choice. Students who successfully complete this can then commence their undergraduate degree in Semester 1. (Note: TPP is not a pathway to all undergraduate degrees).

As part of an application to Notre Dame, students will have the opportunity to list up to three additional preferences. These preferences will be considered if the applicant does not meet entry for their initial program choice.

If you want to change your preferences, get in touch with the Admissions team via admissions@nd.edu.au. Please be aware that some degrees have higher entry and your application may have to be reassessed. If changing your preference to a high-demand program, you may not be eligible for consideration until main round, depending on the timing of the request.

Offers for students applying to our Fremantle and Sydney campuses will be made in multiple rounds from September until early December.

Please ensure that you have provided accurate information in your application, including your SCSA or NESA ID, along with your most recent reports or NESA eRecord. But just remember, every person is different and therefore every application is different! This means that you may find out about your application at a different time from other people. Offers for high-demand programs will be limited to selected offer rounds.

If you don’t receive an Early Offer in a specific round, your application will automatically be considered in later Early Offer rounds or at main round once final Year 12 results are released. So you don’t have to apply again.

Applicants are advised to accept their offer as soon as they receive it. If your offer letter has a deadline to accept, you must accept by this date or you may lose your place in the program. The only way to truly secure your place is to enrol into your program. If you change your mind and would like to apply for another program.

You can defer your offer for most early offers, however, please be aware that some programs may not permit deferrals.

Notre Dame is committed to ensuring the integrity of the completion of your Year 12 studies, and it is a condition that all Year 12 students complete their Year 12 studies, even if they have received an early offer prior to the end of the school year. Students must refer to their individual offer letter for any other conditions related to their early offer.

Some conditional offers may also require applicants to meet certain elements of the entry criteria that you have not yet met.