Admissions schemes

Learn about our admission schemes

These include your academic performance in specific HSC subjects, interest in certain study areas, experiences of educational disadvantage, and/or your identity as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person. 

When applying to UTS, there are several adjustment factors that can be taken into consideration in your application. These factors, which are recognised through the following admissions schemes, can apply points in addition to your ATAR or other qualification rank to become a selection rank. UTS then considers your application to study a course based on your selection rank. 

You may apply for and receive adjustment points from more than one admissions scheme (check each scheme for eligibility criteria).

UTS Early Entry Program

Open to all local and onshore international Year 12 students. The program recognises the Year 11 academic achievements of school students and allows them to secure a place at UTS before the final Year 12 exams. 

Year 12 subject scheme

If you're a current high school student, you're eligible for this scheme. The Year 12 subject scheme awards points towards your selection rank, based on your performance in selected high school subjects that are relevant to the course you’ve applied for.

Educational access schemes

UTS is committed to educational equity. We have a number of schemes that are designed to allow students from a wide range of backgrounds to access our courses.

Elite athletes and performers

If you are an elite athlete or performer who represented your school or state at a national level competition/event and your study has been impacted.

Specific study area schemes

If you have an interest or aptitude in the study areas of business, design or architecture, engineering, information technology or science, there are schemes in place which consider these in your application to study at UTS. 

Schools Recommendation Scheme

Our Schools Recommendation Scheme is aimed at helping Year 12 students gain entry into university when their ATAR alone may not be sufficient.  It seeks to recognise students for other skills and achievements outside their performance in Year 12, including their overall suitability for tertiary study, based on a recommendation from their school principal (or careers advisor).