Schools Recommendation Scheme

Recognising students for more than their Year 12 performance

The Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) lets Year 12 students access university when their ATAR alone isn't sufficient, based on a recommendation from their school principal or careers advisor.

To apply, you must have experienced socio-economic disadvantage, school environment or financial hardship.

Who is eligible for the SRS?

To be eligible for the SRS, you need to be:

• a current Year 12 student and have applied for undergraduate study through UAC
• an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia (including those with an Australian permanent resident humanitarian visa).

You will need to be eligible for under at least one of the educational access schemes (EAS) circumstances through UAC:

• socio-economic indexes for areas
• school environment
• financial challenges.

Additionally, you must:

• have your school principal or careers advisor rate your SRS application
• include a UTS preference within your UAC application.

If you are not sure whether you are eligible for the SRS, please contact at 1300 275 887 or submit an enquiry.

How do you apply for the SRS?

To apply, you must first submit your application to study through UAC. All applications need to go through UAC to be considered.  

You may need to complete an EAS application, depending on the circumstances that affected your schooling:  

• If you are applying due to the school environment or financial challenges circumstances, you will need to complete an EAS application. Visit how to apply for the Educational Access Scheme (Opens external site) for step-by-step instructions.
• You will not need to complete an EAS application for the socio-economic indexes for areas circumstance. It is automatically applied to your UAC application using your residential address.

When are offers made?

SRS Unconditional offers

We will make a limited number of unconditional (guaranteed) SRS offers to applicants that meet the SRS eligibility based on Year 11 studies. Unconditional offers are made in November Round 1. You do not need to achieve a minimum ATAR to receive an unconditional offer.

SRS Conditional offer

Conditional offers are made in November Round 1. These offers will become unconditional (full) offers following the ATAR release and meeting the minimum ATAR requirement, and any other conditions specified. The ATAR minimum requirement is 60, or 71 for Law courses.

To receive your full offer, you must have your UTS course preference as your highest eligible preference in your UAC application. Full offers will be released to eligible students in December Round 2.