Commencing undergraduate student admission profile
The 2021 commencing undergraduate student admission profile summarises the academic backgrounds of admitted students to the University of Newcastle in 2021.
| Applicant Background | 2021 Full Year intake profiles | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Enrols | Percentage of all Enrols | |
|
(A) Past Higher Education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 2820 | 38% |
| (B) Past Vocational education and training (VET) study | 507 | 7% |
| (C) Recent secondary education: | ||
|
* Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the impact of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 1308 | 18% |
|
* Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) | 21 | 0% |
|
* 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) | 1554 | 21% |
|
(D) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than the above) | 875 | 12% |
| International | 386 | 5% |
| All Enrolments | 7471 | 100% |
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