Commencing undergraduate student admission profile
The 2019 commencing undergraduate student admission profile summarises the academic backgrounds of admitted students to the University of Newcastle in 2019.
| Applicant Background | 2019 Full Year intake profiles | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Enrols | Percentage of all Enrols | |
|
(A) Past Higher Education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 2429 | 29% |
| (B) Past Vocational education and training (VET) study | 640 | 8% |
| (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) | 1456 | 17% |
|
* Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) | 60 | 1% |
|
* 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) | 1153 | 14% |
|
(D) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than the above) | 1942 | 23% |
| International | 786 | 9% |
| All Enrolments | 8466 | 100% |
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