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The table below provides key statistics on the backgrounds of our most recent applicants, including students with recent secondary education, significant life experience and previous VET study.
The data is for the main round intake and undergraduate students who are enrolled at ACU.
| 2024 | ||
| Applicant Background | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
| (A) Higher education study (including a bridging or enabling course) | 1111 | 13.50% |
| (B) Vocational education and training (VET) study | 639 | 7.78% |
| (C) Work and life experience (Admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in A, B and D categories) | 236 | 2.87% |
| (D) Recent secondary education Admitted solely on the basis of the ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 2460 | 29.90% |
| (D) Recent secondary education Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) | 88 | 1.07% |
| (D) Recent secondary education 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) | 2002 | 24.33% |
| International students | 1691 | 20.55% |
| All students | 8227 | 100% |