Australian College of the Arts (Collarts)
Admission criteria and entry schemes
Undergraduate applicants
Applicants who have completed Year 12, or the State or International equivalent are eligible to apply for entry. This includes HSC, VCE, or the State/International equivalent.
Collarts courses do not have an ATAR requirement because we firmly believe that creativity isn't a number and neither are you. Suitability is assessed via an entry conversation.
Entry Requirements - Bachelor and Diploma courses:
- Completion of Year 12, or the State or International equivalent; and
- Successful entry conversation with a Collarts Future Student Advisor
Please note, an additional audition is required for Performing Arts courses only (Acting, Stage Management and Writing & Directing).*
Auditions are run on set days and places are limited, so we recommend booking your audition as soon as you can. Speak to a member of our Admissions team to find out when the next auditions are available and secure your place.
For any questions, contact our Future Student Advisors, call 1300 818 777 or email admissions@collarts.edu.au
Find out more about applying and auditions
Collarts Priority Pass: Early Entry Program
Collarts Priority Pass, our Early Entry Program, allows driven Year 12 students to secure their place before their year 12 results are released.
With Collarts Priority Pass, you can:
- Apply in Year 12 and secure your spot early - no need to wait for results
- Be admitted to Collarts based on an entry conversation, audition, or portfolio
- Be recognised for your potential and creativity – because your creativity is not a number
- Reduce end-of-year stress by locking in your creative future early
- Join a community that celebrates originality, not just academic scores
Applicants who have successfully completed at least half of the first year of study (0.5 EFTSL) of a higher education diploma, associate degree, bachelor degree or higher, or an equivalent qualification overseas, will be eligible to apply for entry.
There is no minimum GPA (grade point average) requirement.
Please note, an additional audition is required for Performing Arts courses only (Acting, Stage Management and Writing & Directing).*
Auditions are run on set days and places are limited, so we recommend booking your audition as soon as you can. Speak to a member of our Admissions team to find out when the next auditions are available and secure your place.
Contact a Future Student Advisor for any questions at 1300 818 777 (option 1) or email admissions@collarts.edu.au.
More about the applying and auditions
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is designed to recognise and acknowledge current knowledge, skills, attributes that students may have gained through previous tertiary study. Collarts will grant course credit in Recognition of Prior Learning if the student is assessed to meet the requirements set by the college. The maximum number of units for which exemption may be granted is 50%.
Applicants who have successfully completed a VET Certificate III qualification, or an equivalent qualification overseas, will be eligible to apply for entry to a Diploma course. Students may then use successful completion of the Diploma as entry for the Bachelor degree.
Applicants who have successfully completed a VET Certificate IV or higher qualification, or an equivalent qualification overseas, will be eligible to apply for entry to a Bachelor course.
Please note, an additional audition is required for Performing Arts courses only (Acting, Stage Management and Writing & Directing).*
Auditions are run on set days and places are limited, so we recommend booking your audition as soon as you can. Speak to a member of our Admissions team to find out when the next auditions are available and secure your place.
Contact a Future Student Advisor for any questions at 1300 818 777 (option 1) or email admissions@collarts.edu.au.
Applicants who have successfully completed a VET Certificate III qualification, or an equivalent qualification overseas, will be eligible to apply for entry to a Diploma course. Students may then use successful completion of the Diploma as entry for the Bachelor degree.
Applicants who have successfully completed a VET Certificate IV or higher qualification, or an equivalent qualification overseas, will be eligible to apply for entry to a Bachelor course.
Please note, an additional audition is required for Performing Arts courses only (Acting, Stage Management and Writing & Directing).*
Auditions are run on set days and places are limited, so we recommend booking your audition as soon as you can. Speak to a member of our Admissions team to find out when the next auditions are available and secure your place.
Contact a Future Student Advisor for any questions at 1300 818 777 (option 1) or email admissions@collarts.edu.au.
Collarts supports and encourages applications from within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive space for all of our students. We understand that there is inequality in education opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and are working to better ourselves and our industry to create an equitable education sector.
At the time of your application, if you would like to identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, depending on your circumstances, we may be able to provide specific study support once enrolled.
Find out more about our Equity Scholarship.
Some courses select applicants based on additional selection criteria such as portfolio of work, or audition, and an entry conversation. Additional selection criteria can be found in the course descriptions available through UAC's course search.
Collarts recognises that applicants may have faced a range of circumstances that diminish their ability to demonstrate their full potential, because of one or more of the following factors:
- Difficult circumstances that affected their study
- Personal factors such as age, living or school location, under-representation of a gender in a course or field of study, recognition as a First Nations Australian, being LGBTIQA+, being from a non-English speaking background, or being the first in the family to attend tertiary study
- Disadvantaged financial background
- Disability or medical condition
Applicants who have faced one or more of the factors listed above are encouraged to apply for entry and provide a statement outlining their request for special consideration. Each application will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Note: This list is not exhaustive and serves as examples of factors that may be considered.
Postgraduate applicants
There are no wrong answers and no cookie-cutter molds to fit into at Collarts. We're all about celebrating diversity, individuality, and the kaleidoscope of creativity that makes each applicant unique.
Through the application process, we'd love to get to know you better. We can chat about your current role, why you’re applying at Collarts, what you hope to get out of the course and the contribution you want to make.
Need help?
Contact a Future Student Advisor for any questions at 1300 818 777 or email admissions@collarts.edu.au.
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