How Can Elite Athletes Plan HSC Competition Commitments?

Your coach confirms that you have been selected for a national competition. The dates are fixed, travel takes three days, and you have a school assessment scheduled for the Friday you will be away.

Does being an elite athlete mean your school must grant an extension?

No. In NSW, sporting commitments do not automatically entitle you to assessment extensions, rescheduled HSC exams, or university admission adjustments. However, there are recognised arrangements that may help you manage these commitments if you approach the right organisation early.

The key is to separate four things: school-approved leave, school-based assessment arrangements, NESA HSC examination rules, and university admission schemes. Each has different eligibility requirements and decision-makers.

The most effective approach is to plan your competition calendar alongside your school assessment schedule, obtain written approval for any proposed arrangements, and avoid making travel commitments that depend on an exemption you have not received.

01Understand which arrangements are actually available

Before contacting your school, work out exactly what you need permission or assistance with.

An absence from a school assessment is different from missing an HSC examination. A university admission adjustment is different again.

Here is how the main arrangements fit together.

Important distinction

There is no single statewide elite-athlete extension scheme that automatically covers all these situations.

Your school may be able to accommodate a competition absence, but that does not mean NESA will change an examination date. Similarly, recognition by a university does not change your HSC assessment obligations.

02School leave: what can your principal approve?

NESA recognises that some HSC students have circumstances requiring time away from school.

Under Rule 13.5.1 of the NESA Assessment Certification Examination (ACE) Rules, principals have discretion to grant leave to HSC students in accordance with their school’s and education sector’s policies.

This is particularly relevant if you have been selected for:

• State or national sporting championships.
• International competitions.
• National team training camps.
• Extended representative sporting commitments.
• Other significant sporting events requiring travel.

However, the principal must consider whether the leave request is reasonable and whether you can still meet the requirements of your HSC courses.

These include:

• Completing the required course content.
• Meeting school-based assessment requirements.
• Attending scheduled HSC examinations.
• Providing sufficient assessment evidence for the school to submit the required results to NESA.

The principal may also negotiate how you will complete outstanding course and assessment requirements.

This is an opportunity to organise a workable arrangement, not an entitlement to miss assessments.

What about Year 11 students?

There is an important distinction between Preliminary and HSC courses.

Rule 13.5.1 specifically concerns students undertaking HSC courses. If you are in Year 11, your school’s Preliminary assessment and attendance policies are the relevant starting point.

NESA requires schools to provide written information about their Preliminary assessment policies, including procedures for absences, late submissions, and illness or misadventure.

Under the Preliminary assessment rules, if a student has a valid reason for not completing an assessment task, the school must provide an opportunity to attempt it through an extension or substitute task.

The school determines how its policies apply to the circumstances.

You should therefore contact your Year 11 coordinator or relevant teachers rather than assume that the HSC leave arrangements apply to you.

Does approved leave automatically mean an assessment extension?

No. This is one of the most important distinctions to understand.

There are two separate decisions:

1. Whether the school approves your absence.
2. How the school will manage any assessment tasks affected by that absence.

You need an answer to both.

NESA updated its HSC leave rule on 12 June 2024, removing an earlier restriction that prevented students granted leave from accessing school-based illness/misadventure provisions for assessment tasks missed while on leave.

This restored discretion to schools to consider these situations under their own assessment policies.

It does not mean that every sporting commitment must be accepted as a valid reason, or that every approved leave request produces an extension.

For HSC school-based assessments, NESA’s rules require schools to provide an extension or substitute task when a student’s illness/misadventure application has been upheld under the school’s procedures.

If a student misses an assessment task without an upheld illness/misadventure application, the school must record a zero for that task.

Read the current NESA formal assessment rules alongside your school’s assessment policy.

The practical rule: Get the leave decision and the assessment arrangements confirmed separately, preferably in writing.

03How to coordinate competition travel with your school

A well-prepared request gives your school enough information to make a decision before the competition becomes difficult to rearrange.

Do not wait until the week before departure.

Your school coordination checklist

Step 1: Identify every affected school commitment.

Start with your school’s assessment calendar.

Record:

• Assessment task dates and submission deadlines.
• Trial examination dates.
• Practical assessments and performances.
• Compulsory attendance requirements.
• Major work submission dates.
• Any scheduled in-class tests.

Include travel and training dates, not just the competition itself.

For example, a competition might run from Friday to Sunday, but travelling on Thursday and returning late on Monday means you could miss five school days.

Step 2: Collect evidence of your sporting commitment.

Prepare documents that establish the nature and timing of the event.

Useful evidence may include:

• An official team selection letter.
• A competition invitation or registration confirmation.
• An official event schedule.
• A letter from your sporting organisation or coach.
• A proposed travel itinerary.

For an important representative commitment, a letter confirming your selection level and the dates you are required to attend can make the request easier to assess.

Step 3: Contact the right people.

Start with your principal, year adviser, or HSC coordinator.

You should also speak to teachers responsible for assessments that overlap with your travel.

Ask them to clarify:

• Whether leave can be approved.
• Whether each affected assessment can be completed before departure or after your return.
• Whether an extension or substitute assessment is possible under school policy.
• Whether any alternative assessment must be supervised.
• How the proposed absence affects your course completion and attendance requirements.
• What documentation or application forms the school requires.

Do not assume that an arrangement agreed with one teacher automatically applies to your other subjects.

Step 4: Obtain written confirmation.

A verbal agreement is easy to misunderstand, particularly when several assessments and teachers are involved.

Ask for written confirmation of:

• Approved leave dates.
• Each affected assessment.
• The alternative assessment arrangements, if approved.
• New submission or completion dates.
• Any additional attendance or course completion requirements.

Keep the relevant emails and documents together.

A useful way to structure your request

Keep your message short and specific.

For example:

I have been selected to represent my state at a sporting competition from Thursday 12 August to Sunday 15 August. I will need to travel on Thursday and expect to return on Monday 16 August.

I have identified that my Mathematics assessment is scheduled during this period, and I may also miss scheduled lessons in Physics and Chemistry.

I have attached my selection confirmation and the competition schedule. Could we discuss whether leave can be approved and how the affected assessment requirements can be completed under the school’s policies?

I would appreciate written confirmation of any agreed arrangements before finalising travel.

The aim is to give the school enough information to make a decision, not to demand a particular outcome.

04HSC examinations: competition commitments are not an exemption

School-based assessments and external HSC examinations operate under different rules.

This distinction becomes particularly important in Year 12.

You might receive approval from your principal to miss several school days for a national competition. That approval does not allow you to miss an HSC examination scheduled during those days.

NESA administers the HSC examination timetable and the rules governing examination attendance.

Can you apply for illness and misadventure if a competition clashes with an exam?

No. Attendance at a sporting event is specifically excluded from NESA’s HSC Illness and Misadventure Program.

The program supports students who experience an illness or misadventure immediately before or during an HSC examination, where the circumstances are beyond their control.

NESA explicitly excludes:

• Attendance at sporting or cultural events.
• Family holidays.
• Long-term matters involving lost preparation or study time.
• Matters that could have been avoided by the student.

This means you should not book a competition trip on the assumption that you can apply for illness and misadventure afterwards.

A sporting selection letter does not make a planned absence an unforeseen event.

If you experience a separate, unexpected illness or accident around an examination, contact your principal immediately and follow NESA’s current application and evidence requirements.

Read the NESA Illness and Misadventure rules before your examination period.

What about HSC exam provisions?

NESA also operates the HSC Exam Provisions Program.

These provisions are practical adjustments that help eligible students access, read, and respond to examination questions.

Examples include:

• Rest breaks.
• Small group supervision.
• Large-print examination papers.
• Readers or writers where appropriate.

These arrangements generally relate to the functional impact of a medical condition or disability in the examination environment.

They are not designed to accommodate sporting schedules, training commitments, or competition travel.

It is also important to distinguish school-based adjustments from NESA-approved HSC exam provisions. An adjustment that your school provides during ordinary assessments or trial examinations does not automatically transfer to your HSC examinations.

You can find the current requirements in the HSC Exam Provisions Program.

How should you plan around the HSC timetable?

Start by treating the HSC examination period as a period in which competition travel should be avoided.

For students sitting the 2027 HSC, NESA currently lists:

• Friday 30 April 2027: personalised written examination timetables released.
• Wednesday 13 October 2027: written examinations begin.
• Friday 5 November 2027: written examinations finish no later than this date.

These dates are specific to the 2027 cohort. Check the NESA HSC key dates for your own year.

Once your personal timetable becomes available through Students Online, check every examination date, time, and location.

NESA will notify you and your principal if there is an actual examination clash in the published timetable. An official timetable clash is different from a competition or travel clash.

Also remember that practical examinations, performances, and major work submissions may have separate dates and requirements.

05University admission: the Elite Athlete and Performer Scheme

There is another recognised arrangement worth investigating if you are planning to attend university after Year 12.

The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) operates the Elite Athlete and Performer Scheme (EAPS), which allows participating institutions to consider eligible sporting and performing achievements when assessing undergraduate applicants.

This is an admission pathway, not an HSC assessment exemption.

Who can apply?

EAPS is available to eligible domestic undergraduate applicants, including current Year 12 students.

For athletes, UAC considers competition at recognised national or international standards.

Its published eligibility criteria include achievements such as:

• Membership of an Australian national team, including junior international teams.
• State representation in national open or age squads.
• Being a finalist in a state age squad.
• Membership of a state institute of sport or academy program.
• A top 10 open national ranking or top 5 age national ranking in an individual sport.

Applicants must also belong to a recognised sporting organisation and provide supporting evidence.

This might include:

• A letter from a recognised sporting organisation.
• Competition certificates or official team rosters.
• A coach’s statement.
• Official website references confirming participation or achievements.

Simply playing at a high local or school level does not automatically establish eligibility. Check the actual criteria before applying.

Read the UAC elite athlete eligibility requirements.

Which universities participate?

As at 9 November 2026, UAC lists the following participating institutions:

• Australian National University.
• Australian College of Physical Education.
• Griffith University.
• Macquarie University.
• University of Canberra.
• University of Newcastle.
• University of Notre Dame Australia.
• University of Sydney.
• Western Sydney University.

The participating list can change.

Importantly, each institution has its own policy about when and how it applies selection rank adjustments. Not every course necessarily offers the same consideration.

If your preferred university is not on the current EAPS list, check its own admissions website. Some institutions operate separate athlete adjustment arrangements with their own application requirements.

How do you apply?

For the current UAC EAPS process, the application is made through your undergraduate application.

The general steps are:

1. Submit your undergraduate application through UAC.
2. Check that you meet the EAPS athlete eligibility criteria.
3. Open the Entry schemes section of your application.
4. Select the Elite Athlete and Performer Scheme.
5. Upload your supporting evidence in the required PDF format.

UAC allows one EAPS application per admissions period, with up to five elite athlete activities that can be nominated.

Watch the deadlines carefully.

UAC advises applicants to check their chosen institution’s EAPS closing dates and document deadlines. These can be earlier than the general UAC offer-round deadlines.

Do not assume that submitting your undergraduate application automatically completes your EAPS application.

See How to apply for EAPS and the current participating institution list.

Does EAPS increase your ATAR?

No. EAPS may allow a participating institution to increase your selection rank for an eligible course.

Your ATAR and HSC results do not change.

A selection rank adjustment can make you more competitive for admission, but it does not guarantee an offer. You must still satisfy the institution’s course requirements and compete for available places.

Also, do not confuse EAPS with the Educational Access Scheme (EAS).

UAC explicitly states that sporting and performance commitments, including absences from school for training and competition, cannot be considered under EAS.

You may still apply for EAS if you have separate circumstances that meet its eligibility requirements. However, you cannot use it to claim consideration for the impact of your sporting commitments.

Read UAC’s EAS eligibility information.

What are the application fees?

Fees depend on the admissions period.

As at 9 November 2026, UAC lists the following undergraduate application charges for Semester 1, 2027 entry:

The early-bird period has passed for this admissions cycle.

These are undergraduate application processing charges, not a published EAPS-specific fee. UAC’s EAPS application is made through the undergraduate application process.

If you are completing Year 12 in 2027 and applying for university entry in 2028, do not assume these fees or dates will remain the same. Check the current UAC applicant processing charges when your application period opens.

You should also keep your course preferences up to date and check the deadlines for each offer round.

Useful starting points include:

• UAC undergraduate applications and offers.
• Selecting your course preferences.

Finally, ask your preferred university whether it offers ongoing support for elite athletes. An admission adjustment does not automatically provide flexible class attendance, training accommodation, or alternative university assessment arrangements.

06Build a competition and HSC travel checklist

Once you understand which organisation controls each decision, you can build a practical plan.

Use this checklist before accepting a competition commitment that overlaps with school.

Before accepting the competition

• [ ] Obtain the official competition dates.
• [ ] Confirm required training camps and arrival dates.
• [ ] Identify travel departure and return dates.
• [ ] Check the school’s assessment calendar.
• [ ] Identify any overlapping assessment tasks or submission deadlines.
• [ ] Check trial examinations, practical assessments, and major work deadlines.
• [ ] Review your school’s Preliminary or HSC assessment policy.
• [ ] Speak with your principal or HSC coordinator about the proposed absence.
• [ ] Check whether the competition overlaps with the HSC examination period.
• [ ] Discuss any potential scheduling conflicts with your coach.

Before booking travel

• [ ] Submit the school’s leave request.
• [ ] Provide official sporting documentation.
• [ ] Discuss every affected assessment with the relevant teacher.
• [ ] Confirm whether an extension or substitute task can be arranged.
• [ ] Obtain written confirmation of agreed assessment arrangements.
• [ ] Check whether any alternative assessment must be completed under supervision.
• [ ] Avoid non-refundable bookings that depend on an unapproved assessment or examination arrangement.
• [ ] Check whether travel delays could affect your return to school.

While travelling

• [ ] Download relevant class notes and resources for offline access.
• [ ] Keep assessment instructions and submission dates accessible.
• [ ] Maintain a realistic study schedule around competition commitments.
• [ ] Prioritise upcoming assessment tasks and topics requiring revision.
• [ ] Keep track of any communication from school.
• [ ] Allow time for travel disruption and recovery rather than planning to study every available hour.

After returning

• [ ] Confirm that any agreed substitute assessments have been completed.
• [ ] Submit outstanding work by the confirmed deadlines.
• [ ] Check with teachers about missed class content.
• [ ] Confirm that your attendance and course completion requirements remain on track.
• [ ] Review the next competition dates against upcoming assessments.
• [ ] Keep sporting achievement records and supporting documents for university applications.

The aim is to avoid letting one competition absence create several weeks of unfinished schoolwork.

You do not need to recreate every missed lesson while travelling. Focus on the work that has a fixed deadline, the topics that support upcoming assessments, and the material you can realistically revise between commitments.

For a more detailed approach to organising weekly study blocks around fixed commitments, see Balancing a Part-Time Job and HSC Study: A Weekly Planning Method.

07Worked scenarios: putting the rules into practice

Worked scenario 1: A state championship during a Preliminary assessment

A Year 11 student has been selected for a state athletics championship.

The competition runs from Friday to Sunday. Travel requires the student to leave on Thursday, but their Preliminary Mathematics assessment is scheduled for Friday morning.

The student has three weeks’ notice.

What should they do?

Step 1: Check the school’s Preliminary assessment policy.

The student should establish the procedure for requesting leave and missing an assessment task.

They should not assume that the HSC-specific leave rule automatically applies to their Preliminary course.

Step 2: Submit a written request.

The student should contact the year adviser, relevant teacher, or principal and attach the official selection confirmation and competition schedule.

Step 3: Request a specific assessment arrangement.

The student should ask whether the assessment can be completed before departure or whether a substitute task or extension can be provided under the school’s policy.

Step 4: Obtain confirmation.

Suppose the school approves the absence and agrees that the student will complete an alternative task on the Tuesday after returning.

The student should obtain written confirmation of the date and any supervision requirements.

Outcome: The student can attend the competition with an agreed school-based assessment plan. The arrangement comes from the school’s decision and applicable assessment policy, not an automatic elite-athlete exemption.

Worked scenario 2: A national competition during the HSC examination period

A Year 12 student has been selected for a national swimming competition scheduled from 11 to 15 October 2027.

The student is sitting the 2027 HSC.

NESA has listed 13 October as the beginning of the written HSC examination period. However, the student’s personalised timetable has not yet been released.

The student assumes they can attend the competition and apply for illness and misadventure if an examination falls on one of the competition days.

Is this a safe plan?

No.

Step 1: Recognise the examination period.

The competition overlaps with the published HSC written examination period.

The student cannot assume that their own examinations will fall outside the competition dates.

Step 2: Check the personalised timetable.

The student should check Students Online when the timetable is released and confirm every examination date and location.

Step 3: Understand the illness and misadventure exclusion.

NESA does not accept attendance at a sporting event as grounds for an HSC illness and misadventure application.

A national selection letter does not change this rule.

Step 4: Reconsider the travel arrangements.

If an examination overlaps with the competition, the student needs to discuss the conflict with their coach and sporting organisation.

They may need to change their travel or competition arrangements. They cannot rely on NESA moving the examination.

Outcome: The competition is a legitimate sporting commitment, but it does not override HSC examination attendance requirements. The student must plan around the examination timetable.

08Questions and solutions

Use these scenarios to check whether you can distinguish school arrangements, NESA requirements, and university admission processes.

Question 1

A Year 11 student has been selected for a three-day state basketball tournament. Their Preliminary Physics assessment is scheduled for the Friday they will be away.

Does the student’s sporting selection automatically entitle them to an extension? What should they do first?

Solution 1

No. Sporting selection does not automatically entitle the student to an extension.

The student should check the school’s Preliminary assessment policy and contact the relevant teacher or year adviser as early as possible.

They should provide evidence of the competition dates and request a specific arrangement for the affected assessment.

Under NESA’s Preliminary assessment rules, a student with a valid reason for not completing a task must be given an opportunity to attempt it through an extension or substitute task.

However, the school must assess the circumstances under its policies. The student should not assume that selection for a state team guarantees that the absence will be accepted.

Question 2

A Year 12 student receives written approval from their principal to attend a national sporting competition.

The student misses an HSC Chemistry assessment task during the approved absence.

The student argues that because the principal approved leave, the school must provide a new assessment date.

Is this correct? Explain the distinction between leave approval and assessment arrangements.

Solution 2

No. Approved leave does not automatically create a new assessment date.

NESA Rule 13.5.1 allows principals to grant leave and negotiate how students will complete their course and assessment requirements.

The school must still apply its assessment and illness/misadventure policies.

NESA’s June 2024 rule change is relevant here. It restored schools’ discretion to consider illness/misadventure applications for assessment tasks missed while students are on approved leave.

Therefore, the student is not automatically excluded from consideration because they were on leave. However, the school is not automatically required to approve the application simply because leave was granted.

If the school’s illness/misadventure application is upheld, the school must provide an extension or substitute task under the NESA HSC assessment rules.

If the task is missed without an upheld application, the school must record a zero.

The student should therefore check whether the school has approved the assessment arrangement itself, rather than relying solely on the leave approval.

Question 3

A Year 12 student is competing in a national athletics championship on the same day as their scheduled HSC Mathematics examination.

Their coach provides a letter confirming that the student has been selected to represent Australia.

The student asks their school to arrange a later examination sitting through NESA.

What formal NESA arrangement can they use?

Solution 3

The student cannot obtain a rescheduled HSC examination simply because of their sporting commitment.

NESA’s Illness and Misadventure Program explicitly excludes attendance at sporting events.

The coach’s letter confirms the sporting commitment, but it does not establish eligibility for an illness and misadventure application.

The HSC Exam Provisions Program is also not appropriate. It provides practical adjustments for eligible students whose medical conditions or disabilities affect their ability to access, read, or respond to examination questions.

There is one important distinction: NESA can make adjustments when two examinations actually clash in its published timetable. However, a competition scheduled at the same time as an examination is not an official examination timetable clash.

The student should therefore plan competition travel around the examination timetable rather than expect NESA to arrange another sitting.

Question 4

A Year 12 student has represented NSW in their sport and has spent several weeks travelling to national training camps.

Their sporting commitments have affected their study time.

They also experienced an unrelated family circumstance that significantly disrupted their education.

The student wants to apply for UAC’s Educational Access Scheme and Elite Athlete and Performer Scheme.

Can they use both schemes to claim consideration for their sporting absences?

Solution 4

The student may be able to apply for both schemes, but cannot claim sporting absences under the Educational Access Scheme.

UAC explicitly excludes the impact of sporting and performance commitments from EAS consideration.

The unrelated family circumstance may be relevant if it meets the EAS eligibility requirements and the student supplies the required evidence.

EAPS is different. It recognises eligible elite sporting and performing achievements when participating institutions assess undergraduate applicants.

The student must:

• Meet UAC’s athlete eligibility criteria.
• Belong to a recognised sporting organisation.
• Provide supporting evidence of their sporting achievements or participation.
• Apply through the relevant UAC process.
• Meet the deadlines and requirements of their preferred institutions.

The two schemes assess different circumstances. Being eligible for one does not automatically establish eligibility for the other.

The student should also check whether their preferred university participates in EAPS or operates a separate athlete admission scheme.

Question 5

Consider a student called Alex.

Alex is in Year 12 and has been selected for a national sporting competition.

The competition runs across several school days and overlaps with the published HSC written examination period.

The principal approves Alex’s leave and agrees in writing that a missed school-based Physics assessment can be replaced with a substitute task on Alex’s return.

Alex also meets the published eligibility criteria for UAC’s Elite Athlete and Performer Scheme at a participating university.

Alex makes the following argument:

“The school has approved my leave, and the university recognises me as an elite athlete. If my HSC examination falls during the competition, I should be able to apply for illness and misadventure. Even if I miss the exam, my university adjustment should compensate for the result.”

Identify every error in Alex’s reasoning. What should Alex do instead?

Solution 5

Alex is incorrect because the school approval, NESA examination rules, and university admission adjustment operate independently.

The most important issue is that approval from one organisation cannot override the requirements of another.

First, the school approval only covers the agreed school arrangements.

The principal has approved leave and agreed to a substitute Physics assessment.

This is a school-based arrangement made under the relevant school policies and NESA’s leave and assessment rules.

It does not automatically cover other assessment tasks, examinations, or university admission requirements.

Alex must still meet any other school-based assessment and course completion requirements.

Second, school-approved leave does not exempt Alex from HSC examinations.

The HSC examination timetable is controlled by NESA.

The principal cannot use the school leave approval to authorise an alternative HSC examination date.

Alex must attend examinations according to the published timetable unless an applicable NESA provision or other formal NESA arrangement applies.

Third, the sporting competition is not valid grounds for NESA illness and misadventure.

NESA specifically excludes attendance at sporting events from its Illness and Misadventure Program.

Alex cannot plan to miss an examination and rely on an application afterwards.

This is the critical constraint that changes the outcome.

Fourth, EAPS does not compensate for missed HSC examinations.

EAPS is an undergraduate admissions scheme.

It may allow a participating university to adjust Alex’s selection rank when considering an eligible course application.

It does not:

• Change Alex’s HSC examination requirements.
• Replace a missed HSC examination.
• Increase Alex’s HSC assessment mark.
• Change Alex’s ATAR.
• Guarantee a university offer.

The university considers the application under its own EAPS policy.

What should Alex do instead?

Alex should:

1. Keep the written school approval and agreed Physics substitute assessment arrangement.
2. Check the complete personal HSC examination timetable through Students Online.
3. Compare every examination date against the competition and travel schedule.
4. Discuss any examination conflict with the coach and sporting organisation before committing to travel.
5. Confirm EAPS eligibility, course eligibility, supporting documents, and institutional deadlines separately.
6. Keep all school and university arrangements documented.

The difficult part of this scenario is recognising that Alex can be fully eligible for a school leave arrangement and a university athlete admission scheme while still having no exemption from a scheduled HSC examination.

The safest plan is to secure each arrangement independently, then make the competition and travel decision around the requirements that cannot be changed.

09The next step: protect your study time between competitions

Elite sporting commitments do not have to disappear during the HSC, but they do need to be planned around fixed academic requirements.

Start with your assessment schedule, obtain school approval before travelling, and treat the NESA examination timetable as a non-negotiable planning constraint unless NESA formally advises otherwise.

Then organise your study around the time that remains.

A useful next step is to build a weekly timetable that accounts for training, travel, recovery, school assessments, and independent study. The aim is to maintain steady progress without pretending that every week will look like a normal school week.

For help with that process, use tutorgum’s guide to Balancing a Part-Time Job and HSC Study: A Weekly Planning Method.

Official sources and rules checked on 9 November 2026

The following official resources are useful when confirming arrangements for your HSC cohort.

NESA

• NESA Assessment Certification Examination Rules
• Formal assessment programs and tasks
• Granting leave during an HSC course
• Illness and Misadventure Program
• 2027 HSC Rules and Procedures
• HSC examination provisions
• HSC key dates

UAC

• Elite Athlete and Performer Scheme
• Elite athlete eligibility
• How to apply for EAPS
• Participating EAPS institutions
• Educational Access Scheme eligibility
• UAC application fees and charges
• Undergraduate applications and offers

Always confirm current requirements, deadlines, and fees for your own HSC and university admission year. School and sector policies may also differ.