Aspire Early Entry to University
With La Trobe, there’s more than one way into uni
The Aspire Early Offer program is designed to help take the stress out of Year 12 with an early conditional offer to La Trobe
What’s the Aspire Early Offer Program?
The Aspire Early Offer program gives secondary school students like you the opportunity to secure an early conditional offer to La Trobe before finishing year 12.
We have multiple programs to choose from, so if you’ve given back to your community or achieved good results in Year 11, you could get the reassurance that you have a place in your preferred course before exams finish.
Aspire students can apply for almost every Bachelor’s degree at La Trobe, so you’ll have lots of course options. Whether you’re studying in Melbourne, or regionally in Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton, Aspire can help you access your dream degree.
Applications opening soon! You can get directly notified when Aspire goes live or check back with us in early June.
Aspire Programs
Below is a list of our Aspire programs, all of which have unique outcomes, access to La Trobe courses and benefits, such as scholarship consideration or study help.
You can participate in and apply for one or all of the Aspire programs.
For everything you need to know, such as when Aspire applications close, simply click on the program you’re interested in.
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Aspire Community Contribution
Get rewarded for your involvement in community, leadership and volunteering with an early conditional offer.
- Use your community contribution to access your preferred course's Aspire ATAR
- Receive an early conditional offer
- Receive exclusive study support to help you prepare for exams
- Be considered for an Aspire scholarship of up to $20,000* and student exchange support
*Aspire Scholarships are paid for course duration of the original Aspire course offer.
- Domestic Year 12 students
Aspire Year 11 Conditional Entry
Use your performance in Year 11 to secure an early conditional offer into a range of courses.
- No ATAR needed for your preferred course
- Start your application early
- Receive an early conditional offer
- Prepare to succeed at uni with a free short course
- Domestic Year 11 or Year 12 students
- Your school's endorsement of your academic achievement and other essential skills
- Complete academic transcript of all Year 11 VCE subject results
Aspire Advance
Study one undergraduate subject to unlock a La Trobe Entrance Score and an early conditional offer.
- Start your application early
- Receive an early conditional offer
- Use your La Trobe Entrance Score or your ATAR — whichever is higher
- First-year subjects are 100% online and free
- Domestic students completing Year 11 or about to commence Year 12
- High-achieving students with an average mark of 70% or higher in Year 11
Aspire Prepare
Complete micro-subjects to unlock a La Trobe Entrance Score and an early conditional offer without relying on your ATAR.
- Start your application early
- Receive an early conditional offer
- Use your La Trobe Entrance Score or your ATAR — whichever is higher
- Micro-subjects are 100% online and free
- Domestic students
- Current Year 11 and 12 students
- Students completing Year 10 or about to commence Year 11
- Students completing Year 11 or about to commence Year 12
Aspire Achieve Plus
Complete a first-year uni subject pair during VCE to unlock a La Trobe Entrance Score and early conditional offer.
- Start your application early and receive an early conditional offer
- Use your La Trobe Entrance Score or your ATAR — whichever is higher
- First-year subjects are 100% online and free
- Receive credit for your first-year subjects once you commence your degree
- Domestic students completing Year 11 or about to commence Year 12
- High-achieving students with an average mark of 70% or higher in Year 11
- Students who intend to receive a scored ATAR in Year 12
- Students with proof of enrolment in at least four VCE unit 3/4 subjects, including English or EAL
Being involved with a variety of opportunities and activities really helped strengthen my application. My double degree is quite competitive since both degrees individually are very challenging. Aspire really helped me because it gave me an option to do the course.
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An early Conditional Offer gives you reassurance that you have a place in your preferred course before complete the final weeks of your Year 12. It guarantees you a place in your preferred course once you complete Year 12, as long as you meet the course’s adjusted Aspire ATAR, subject prerequisites and other essential entry requirements.
You can apply for all Aspire programs you’re eligible for, so you'll increase your chances of getting more than one early conditional offer into your preferred course.
However, there are different requirements for each program, so make sure you check that you meet all requirements.
La Trobe’s Aspire Early Entry Program is a way to access an adjusted Aspire ATAR for your preferred course and secure an early conditional offer. For some Aspire programs, you can also gain a La Trobe Entrance Score as an alternative to your ATAR.
Other entry programs provide options to boost your application and increase the likelihood of you getting an offer for your preferred course, but without the reassurance of an Aspire ATAR, early conditional offer or La Trobe Entrance Score. These programs range from additional consideration and ATAR adjustments for sporting commitments or educational disadvantage, to priority access for regional and partner schools.
An Entry Program at La Trobe provides various ways to boost your application with the aim of getting an offer into your preferred course.
Pathways help you get into your chosen course through enrolling into another qualification after you finish high school.
The dates that you will receive an offer or outcome will vary depending on the Aspire programs you've applied for. You'll find the most up-to-date application and offer details on the program details page of each of the Aspire programs. Year 12 applicants' conditional offers will be released from September.
Although you cannot defer an Aspire conditional offer if you have been made a confirmed offer (or unconditional offer) through VTAC, then you may be able to defer this. Please note that some courses at La Trobe University cannot be deferred. Our 'How to defer your offer' webpage provides details on these courses.
We recommend using a non-school-based email address as we continue to send information well into January and February. Your school email address may no longer be in service by that time. If possible, please avoid using an iCloud email address as some communication emails may not be received.
You can help your students access Aspire by understanding the different streams we offer.
Year 12 students who have volunteered, been involved with their community or been involved with leadership activities can apply for Community Contribution. Students who achieved good results in Year 11 can apply for Year 11 Conditional Entry. If your student meets the criteria for both streams, they can apply for both.
For Year 11 students interested in Aspire, they can apply for our Advance, Prepare or Achieve Plus streams to unlock university subjects to study in Year 12. These subjects could count as credit towards a relevant Bachelor’s degree.
It’s also important to know what students need from their school for their applications.
Year 11 Conditional Entry applicants need to have the School Endorsement Form filled in by a VCE or year level coordinator. Advance, Prepare and Achieve Plus applicants need to complete a form and have this endorsed by the responsible senior school teacher or equivalent.