Achieve Plus
Achieve Plus is La Trobe’s Higher Education in VCE program. Achieve Plus studies are accredited by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) as a formal offering within the VCE that can be taken as a fifth or sixth study, and that can contribute an ATAR increment
Why study with Achieve Plus at La Trobe?
Your ATAR is one way to get into university – and to measure your achievement. But La Trobe’s research shows there are other ways to predict your success. We know that the best way to demonstrate you’ll succeed at uni is to include university study in your VCE. Our Achieve Plus program gives you that option.
We’ll use your Achieve Plus study grade to calculate a La Trobe Entrance Score and your ATAR and use whichever is higher to assess your application.
- You’ll get credit for Achieve Plus subjects when you start an eligible degree at La Trobe – so you’ll start a step ahead and reduce your HECS HELP debt
- You can nominate a course for an Aspire ATAR and receive an early conditional offer for that course.
- It’s 100% online, so you’ll find it easier to balance your uni and Year 12 subjects
What will it cost?
Achieve Plus is completely free for eligible Australian Citizens and permanent residents studying scored VCE.
Am I eligible?
Achieve Plus is available to scored VCE students who:
- Are Australian citizens or permanent residents
- Have enrolled in at least 4 VCE unit 3/4 subjects (one must be English or EAL)
- Have at least one 3/4 VCE enrolment during the year you undertake Achieve Plus
- Are eligible to be awarded the VCE and have demonstrated high achieving results (B/70% pass average)
- Have a current Unique Student Identifier (USI)
- Applicants must also provide an Endorsement form [DOCX 147.2 KB] from their school.
Applications close on 28 November 2025
What courses can I access with my La Trobe Entrance Score and Aspire ATAR?
You’ll be eligible to use your Aspire ATAR or La Trobe Entrance Score when you apply for future study at La Trobe (of course, you’ll also need to meet any other requirements for entry such as prerequisites or additional entry criteria, for example completion of the CASPer test for teaching courses), excluding:
- Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours), (Regional Entry), Bendigo
- Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours), Bendigo
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical), Bendigo
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical), Albury-Wodonga
If your Achieve Plus subjects are part of a bachelor course that you go on to enrol in, you’ll also get credit for the subject(s) once you enrol – saving you HECS and giving you a head start.
What subjects can I study?
Choose a subject pair. You’ll need to have the prerequisites or corequisites listed to boost your ATAR and be registered with VCAA.
For more information about the subjects including class requirements and assessments select the subject code link under subject name below.
| Study Name | Semester Name | Semester | Prerequisites and Concurrent Requirements (Achieve Plus / VCAA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting |
Fundamentals of Accounting ACC1AMD | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Accounting |
|
Accounting and Information Systems ACC1AIS | 2 | ||
| Criminology |
Justice and Society LAW1001 | 1 | n/a |
|
Media and Crime LCR1002 | 2 | ||
| Law |
Legal Institutions and Methods LAW1LIM | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Legal Studies |
|
Principles of Public Law LAW1PPL | 2 | ||
| Politics, Philosophy and Economics |
Politics, Philosophy and Economics POL1PPE | 1 | n/a |
|
Critical Thinking and Innovation PHI1CTO | 2 | ||
| Health Sciences |
Human Structure and Function PAM1HSF | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology |
|
Infections, Pandemics and Epidemics MIC1IPE | 2 | ||
| Human Biosciences |
Human Biosciences A HBS1HBA | 1 | Students will have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of VCE Biology or Units 3 and 4 of Physical Education |
|
Human Biosciences B HBS1HBB | 2 |
Centre for Higher Education Studies
La Trobe University is proud to partner with the Centre for Higher Education Studies. CHES is a new centre of excellence designed to further improve educational outcomes for high-achieving and high-ability students across Victoria. State school students can study Achieve Plus at La Trobe through CHES – you’ll receive all the benefits above, plus a number of extra supports and the use of the CHES facilities in South Yarra.
To apply to study your Achieve Plus subjects through CHES