Exceptional circumstances
If exceptional circumstances have prevented you from getting the results you feel you are capable of, you may be able to lodge a request for special consideration for admission to UWA.
You should submit a request for special consideration if you are not eligible for UWay, or if you have missed the UWay application deadline.
Special entry schemes allow you to be considered for entry to UWA if your tertiary entrance rank (ATAR) is not sufficient for you to gain admission to a course.
Three special entry schemes are:
UWay
You can apply for special entry to an undergraduate degree course through UWay if you are a WACE or TEE (or interstate equivalent) student including those who are mature-aged whose academic achievements have been adversely affected by certain disadvantages. Check out all the details of how UWay works, how to apply and application deadlines.
CountryWay
CountryWay allows students from rural high schools whose rank falls between 76.00 and UWA's minimum TER (ATAR) to be considered for a main round offer in the four-year courses:
Both are offered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
No application is required, as eligible students are automatically identified by the University.
Programs available include:
You will need to satisfy the mathematics prerequisite for the course and the University's English Language Competence requirement to be considered for CountryWay.
If you are eligible, you should disregard messages about eligibility for UWA that may appear on your Universities' Admissions Advice Letter (UAAL).
However, if you have not achieved a scaled score of 50 or more in English or English Literature, you should make urgent contact with the Admissions Centre once you receive your UAAL so we can authorise you to sit a second-chance English test.
Contact the Admissions Centre if you are at all uncertain about your eligibility, or any of the details relating to CountryWay.
Provisional Entry Scheme
The Provisional Entry Scheme makes a number of places available to Indigenous students who have completed WACE/TEE but have:
- not gained a sufficiently high TER (ATAR) to enter their preferred course
or - who have a strong employment history and/or a good educational background.
The School of Indigenous Studies also offers an Aboriginal Orientation Course to prepare students for entry to most degree courses at UWA.
For more information, contact the School of Indigenous Studies.
