Information for Teachers

Whether you are a high school careers counsellor, year coordinator, TAFE adviser or involved in any aspect of providing advice to prospective students about tertiary study this page is for you!

Here at Murdoch University we can help you support your students to find their way amongst all the admission and course information. We offer you a range of services and materials, however, if there is anything you need more information on please contact us or ask for information.

What can we do for you?

Here at Murdoch University our Prospective Students and Admissions Centre (PSAC) is your first port of call for any information you may need. PSAC offers a range of services including:

  • School Presentations
     Whether you need a Year 10 or 12 presentation or university talk for a parent night, even if you need a generic university talk that covers information that all the universities have in common, just book one in.  We are also happy to attend Careers Expos to provide advice on course and career options, as well as admission information.
  • University tours
     You are most welcome to bring your students onto campus to see what university is all about. Aside from university exam periods we are open to visitors almost all year round and can organise tours of the grounds as well as specific teaching areas.
  • Counselling
    Our Admissions Counsellors are available to you and your students for individual and group counselling sessions, both on campus and at school.

To book any of these activities, complete and fax back this form.

If these options don’t cover what you need, please call us and we can design something for your students needs.

Events

We are holding a range of events in 2009 to help support your students plan for their futures, ranging from employment outcome focused Career Information Evenings, Study Skill Sessions and of course, our annual Open Day.

Explore all of this year’s opportunities to find out more.

Resources

PSAC produces a range of print and online materials to help navigate through the university admissions process. Every school annually receives copies of the Murdoch University Prospectus for the current year 12s - they should arrive from TISC in May.

We also produce some other materials to help including:

  • Parent Handbook – particularly helpful for parents trying to understand what university is all about.
  • Mini Guide – ideal for Year 10’s, this lists all the courses that we offer and the detailed admission information.
  • Admissions Guide – Lays out the variety of admissions pathways for applicants.

If you would like us to send you any materials please fax back this form.

Admissions and Entry Pathways

Murdoch University offers a variety of admission pathways.

Key things for high school teachers to note:

  • Other than English Competency and a suitable TER, we do not require students to have completed prerequisite subjects to be offered a university position. While we do have recommended subjects for some courses, these are not a requirement for admission. Information on any recommended subjects can be found on the course information pages.
  • English competency – High school students will need to a achieve a minimum scaled mark of 50 in English, EADL or Literature at 2A or 2B level or higher to be eligible for a place.
  • If students have missed the Curriculum Council’s Sickness and Misadventure deadlines and wish to be assessed for special consideration, please contact us directly.

Your students may be able to use another of our additional pathways for admission to the university, be it TAFE, the Murdoch University Preparation Course or Ontrack. We also have a range of Entry Awards to help. On behalf of your school, you would nominate suitable students to be considered for admission to Murdoch University outside of the traditional process.

These Entry Awards include:

  • TER Entry Award – we boost the nominee’s TER (ATAR) by 5 points
  • WACE Entry Award (formerly WSA & Agricultural College Entry Awards) – admission without a TER (ATAR) to suitable nominees
  • Dean of Business Entry Award – high achiever, early offer
  • Dean of Chiropractic Entry Award– high achiever, early offer
  • Dean of Education Entry Award– high achiever, early offer
  • Dean of Engineering Entry Award– high achiever, early offer
  • Dean of Law Entry Award– high achiever, early offer
  • Dean of Psychology Entry Award– high achiever, early offer
  • Director of Admissions Entry Award– high achiever, early offer

Our Media Portfolio Admission offers Year 12 students the opportunity to submit a Media Portfolio to be considered for admission to one of our Media courses.

Key requirements for ALL Entry Awards and Media Portfolio applicants –

A student can only be nominated for 1 type of award.

  • Entry awards are only available to domestic students.
  • English competency requirements:
  • Students must achieve a scaled mark of at least 50 in
    • English (stage 2 or 3) or
    • English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EALD) (stage 2 or 3) or
    • TEE English Literature
  • Late nominations may be submitted.

Nomination Closing Dates – Friday 23rd October

Late Nominations – Friday 27th November

For detailed information on this year's Entry Scholarships and Media Portfolio admission please see the following–

To nominate your students for any of these, or for students seeking to be assessed for admission through submission of a Media Portfolio, please use the following forms –

Alternatively, contact Prospective Students’ and Admissions Centre.