Equity schemes (SEAS) categories and participating institutions
Which institutions recognise SEAS?
Equity schemes cover personal information and location, financial hardship, living with a disability or medical condition, and difficult family and life circumstances. The tables below provide an overview of the categories recognised by participating institutions, including additional information or requirements applicants need to be aware of.
Other equity schemes
Equity schemes provide special consideration for entry into courses. Several institutions offer their own special consideration programs. To find information about these other programs, visit Equity schemes by institution for contact details and links to additional resources.
Contact institutions
For contact details for institutions participating in equity schemes, and those that have their own access and equity schemes, visit Equity schemes by institution.
SEAS categories and subcategories recognised by each institution
The following tables and lists show which institutions recognise each category or subcategories, and any additional information or requirements applicants need to be aware of.
Note: Institutions marked with an asterisk are offering course places for the mid-year intake either through VTAC or direct. VTAC course applicants can apply for consideration through SEAS.
| Institution name | Category 1: Personal information and location | Category 2: Disadvantaged financial background | Category 3: Disability or medical condition | Category 4: Difficult circumstances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Gender | Living or school location | Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | Under represented schools | Non-English speaking background | First in family to attend university | ||||
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | check | check | check | check | close | close | close | close | close | check |
| Academy of Interactive Technology | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| ACAP University College | check | close | close | close | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| Australian Catholic University | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| Box Hill Institute | check | check | check | check | close | check | close | check | check | check |
| Cairnmillar Institute | check | close | check | check | check | check | check | close | check | check |
| Charles Sturt University | close | close | check | close | check | check | close | check | check | check |
| Deakin College | check | close | check | check | check | check | close | check | check | check |
| Deakin University | check | check | check | check | check | check | close | check | check | check |
| Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College | check | close | check | check | close | close | close | check | close | check |
| Federation University Australia | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| JMC Academy | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| La Trobe College Australia | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| La Trobe University | close | close | check | check | close | check | check | check | check | check |
| Melbourne Institute of Technology | close | check | close | close | close | close | close | check | check | check |
| Melbourne Polytechnic | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| Monash College | check | close | check | check | check | check | close | check | check | check |
| Monash University | check | close | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| Photography Studies College (Melbourne) | close | close | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| RMIT University | check | check | check | check | check | check | close | check | check | check |
| Swinburne University of Technology | check | check | close | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| University Of Melbourne (The) | check | close | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| Victoria University | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check | check |
| William Angliss Institute | check | check | check | check | check | check | close | check | check | check |
| Institution | Subcategory | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| ACAP University College | Age | ACAP will consider applicants who have not satisfied minimum tertiary entrance requirements and are non-year 12 applicants for selected courses. |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | Age | |
| Gender | ||
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Academy of Interactive Technology | Age | |
| Gender | ||
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| Australian Catholic University | Age | |
| Gender |
Applicants must be male and applying for courses in Nursing, Early Childhood or Primary Education. |
|
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
Eligible applicants will be considered on an individual basis, and may be asked to attend an interview with a panel including an Indigenous member. The Academic Coordinator, Jim-Baa-Yer Indigenous Unit, will be involved in this interview and will provide assistance and support to applicants throughout the process. For further information, contact Jim-Baa-Yer on (03) 9953 3004. |
|
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| Box Hill Institute | Age | |
| Gender | ||
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| Cairnmillar Institute | Age | |
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| Charles Sturt University | Living or school postcode | Applicants must live in a rural or isolated area based on the ASGC Remoteness Areas classification, or have studied most of their Year 12 subjects through a secondary distance education centre. |
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| Deakin College | Age | |
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| Deakin University | Age | |
| Gender |
Applicants must be applying for courses identified by Deakin at https://www.deakin.edu.au/study/how-to-apply/equity-schemes-and-scholarships |
|
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools |
Applicants must attend a school identified by Deakin at https://www.deakin.edu.au/study/how-to-apply/equity-schemes-and-scholarships |
|
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College | Age | |
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Federation University Australia | Age | |
| Gender |
Consideration will be given to applicants who are applying to study a course in which their gender has been historically under-represented. This includes applicants who identify as female, male, or non-binary. |
|
| Living or school postcode | Applicants must live in a rural or isolated area based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Areas classification. All postcodes are eligible except those classified as 'major cities of Australia'. | |
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
Applicants may be contacted by the Aboriginal Education Centre (AEC) for further information regarding their application to study at Federation University. We encourage you to contact the AEC for advice and assistance with your application. For more information, please visit our website www.federation.edu.au/aec. |
|
| Under-represented Schools |
Applicants must attend a school which is defined by Federation University as under-represented. See www.federation.edu.au/seas for a list of participating schools. |
|
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| JMC Academy | Age | |
| Gender | ||
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| La Trobe College Australia | Age | |
| Gender | ||
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| La Trobe University | Living or school postcode | |
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
La Trobe welcomes applications from First Nations Australian applicants. Prospective First Nations Australian students can access advice on entry to the University and enrolment procedures by emailing |
|
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| Melbourne Institute of Technology | Gender |
Consideration will be given to applicants who are applying to study a course in which their gender has been historically under-represented. This includes applicants who identify as female, male, or non-binary. |
| Melbourne Polytechnic | Age | |
| Gender | ||
| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| Monash College | Age |
You must be 21 years of age or older on 1 Jan 2025 when applying for Monash College place as a non-school leaver. |
| Living or school postcode |
Consideration will be based on your home location as provided in your application. Further consideration will be given if you attended a school in a regional or remote area based on the Australian Standard Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Areas classification. Please refer to the SEAS Estimate Calculator to determine your eligibility based on your address (www.monash.edu/seas) |
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| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
Monash welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The William Cooper Institute offers a range of support services throughout the application and enrolment processes and, continues to support you through to successful completion. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to contact the Institute for advice and assistance with their application at any stage, telephone (03) 9902 4972, email: |
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| Under-represented Schools |
If you are completing Year 12 in 2025 at a Monash listed under-represented school (URS) you will be eligible for entry under the Monash Guarantee. URS will not be used in your SEAS consideration. A list of schools recognised for 2025 entry can be viewed at: http://www.monash.edu.au/study/apply/special-admissions/schools.html |
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| Non-English speaking background |
Applicants must have been born outside Australia in a non-English speaking country and arrived in Australia in the last 6 years (after 1 January 2019). |
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| Monash University | Age |
You must be 21 years of age or older on 1 Jan 2026 when applying for a university place as a non-school leaver. |
| Living or school postcode |
If you live in a low socio-economic area, you may receive consideration based on your home address provided in your application. You may receive consideration if you live or attended a school in a regional or remote area based on the Australian Statistical Geography Standard - Remoteness Areas. Please refer to the SEAS Estimate Calculator to determine if your address qualifies at monash.edu/seas. |
|
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
The William Cooper Institute offers a range of support services throughout the application and enrolment processes and, will continue to support you through to successful completion. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to contact William Cooper Institute for advice and assistance with their application, telephone (03) 9902 4972, email: |
|
| Under-represented Schools |
Monash has identified more than 1000 schools across Australia as being under-represented at university. If you attend one of these schools in 2025, and meet the other eligibility requirements, you may be eligible for the Monash Guarantee. You can find the list of schools recognised for 2026 on our website.
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| Non-English speaking background |
Applicants must have been born outside Australia in a non-English speaking country and arrived in Australia in the last 10 years (after 1 January 2016). |
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| First in family to attend university |
You are the first in your immediate family to attend university (immediate family includes siblings, parents/carers and grandparents). |
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| Photography Studies College (Melbourne) | Living or school postcode | |
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| RMIT University | Age | Higher education applicants must be 21 or older on 1 January 2026 Vocational education applicants must be 18 or older on 1 January 2026 |
| Gender |
Applicants must be female applying for courses identified as under-represented by women at RMIT. A list of courses can be viewed at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit/local-student-applications/equity-access-schemes/applying-for-equity-access |
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| Living or school postcode |
You must have a permanent address in a regional, remote or under-represented area. Regional and remote areas are identified using the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Areas. Under-represented areas are identified using the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation (IEO) score at the Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) of the permanent address. |
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| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
The Ngarara Willim Centre at RMIT encourages all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply for the Indigenous Access Program. This allows us to provide ongoing support to you throughout the application process. The Ngarara Willim Centre offers a range of services to our Indigenous students, including academic tutoring assistance and dedicated study spaces. For more information, contact Ngarara Willim on +61 3 9925 4885 or visit https://www.rmit.edu.au/ngarara. |
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| Under-represented Schools |
If your are eligible for SNAP and your ATAR is within 20 points of the lowest selection rank (including adjustments) for a course, you may receive an equity adjustment. This could make you eligible for an offer, depending on your ATAR and how competitive the course is. For courses that select on a range of criteria such as portfolios, interviews or other selection tasks, SNAP applicants receive consideration on their performance in these tasks. |
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| Non-English speaking background | ||
| Swinburne University of Technology | Age | |
| Gender |
Consideration will be given to applicants applying to study a course in which their gender has been historically under-represented. This includes applicants who identify as female, male, transgender or non-binary. For detailed advice on which courses fall into this category, please contact our Student Advisors by emailing |
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| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| University Of Melbourne (The) | Age |
To be eligible for the University's Non-school leaver entry pathway you must: be 23 years of age or older on 30 September 2024; be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place; have no qualifications from the past seven years that could be used as the basis for your application; meet course prerequisites and any extra requirements; and demonstrate your likelihood to succeed in tertiary study by achieving competitive results in the STAT, SAT or CAP. More information: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/r48e |
| Living or school postcode |
To be eligible for the University of Melbourne's category for applicants from a regional or remote area you must: live at a residential address in a Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) not defined as a major city by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), and, if a school leaver, complete the final two years of secondary schooling at a school located in a postcode that is not defined as a major city by the ASGS. More information: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/r48e |
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| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
Indigenous Australian applicants can access information about support and entry requirements from: Murrup Barak, the University of Melbourne's Institute for Indigenous Development at the Parkville campus; or the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the University's Southbank campus. For more information visit: www.murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au |
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| Under-represented Schools |
To be eligible for the University of Melbourne's category for applicants from under-represented schools you must: complete Year 12 at a school which is defined by the University as under-represented in the tertiary (higher education) sector and at the University of Melbourne. For more information about schools classified as under-represented for 2025 entry: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/r48e |
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| Non-English speaking background |
The University of Melbourne requires that applicants were born outside Australia in a non-English speaking country and arrived in Australia less than six years ago (after 1 January 2019). |
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| First in family to attend university |
Applicants are eligible for the University of Melbourne's first in family category if their parents did not attend university and their generation is the first to do so. This category applies to you even if your siblings attended university, provided your parents did not complete university education. |
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| Victoria University | Age | |
| Gender |
The University will favourably consider applications from applicants of the nominated gender applying for courses identified by Victoria University at: www.vu.edu.au/access |
|
| Living or school postcode |
The University will favourably consider applicants who live or attend secondary school in a rural or isolated area based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Areas classification. |
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| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian |
Indigenous Australian applicants are invited to contact the University's Moondani Balluk Indigenous Academic Unit for assistance with their application: www.vu.edu.au/moondaniballuk |
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| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background | ||
| First in family to attend university | ||
| William Angliss Institute | Age | |
| Gender |
Consideration will be given to applicants who are applying to study a course in which their gender has been historically under-represented. This includes applicants who identify as female, male, or non-binary. |
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| Living or school postcode | ||
| Recognition as an Indigenous Australian | ||
| Under-represented Schools | ||
| Non-English speaking background |
The following table lists institutions that recognise this category. Some institutions have provide additional information or requirements applicants that you may need to be aware of.
- Academy of Interactive Technology
- Australian Catholic University
- Box Hill Institute
- Charles Sturt University: Applicant must provide details of how long they have been in receipt of Centrelink.
- Deakin College
- Deakin University
- Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College
- Federation University Australia
- JMC Academy
- La Trobe College Australia
- La Trobe University
- Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Monash College
- Monash University: You or your parent/guardian must be in receipt of a means tested Centrelink benefit (e.g. Youth Allowance, income-tested Health Care Card, Family Tax Benefit A), or be able to provide evidence demonstrating financial disadvantage.
- Photography Studies College (Melbourne)
- RMIT University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- University Of Melbourne (The): To be eligible for the University of Melbourne's disadvantaged financial background category you must: be in receipt of a means-tested Centrelink income support payment; or have parents/guardians in receipt of Family Tax Benefit A or B; or be able to demonstrate a disadvantaged financial background through an impact statement and statement of support; or reside in a low socioeconomic area, according to Government definition. More information: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/r48e
- Victoria University
- William Angliss Institute
The following table lists institutions that recognise this category. Some institutions have provide additional information or requirements applicants that you may need to be aware of.
- Academy of Interactive Technology
- Australian Catholic University
- Box Hill Institute
- Cairnmillar Institute:
- A impact statement outlining the condition and duration, including how it has impacted your preparation for further studies, and
- Evidenced by a Medical Health Practioner.
- Charles Sturt University
- Deakin College
- Deakin University
- Federation University Australia
- JMC Academy
- La Trobe College Australia
- La Trobe University
- Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Monash College
- Monash University
- Photography Studies College (Melbourne)
- RMIT University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- University Of Melbourne (The)
- Victoria University
- William Angliss Institute
The following table lists institutions that recognise this category. Some institutions have provide additional information or requirements applicants that you may need to be aware of.
- Academy of Interactive Entertainment
- Academy of Interactive Technology
- Australian Catholic University
- Box Hill Institute
- Cairnmillar Institute:
- A impact statement outlining your circumstances and how they have affected your preparation for further studies, and
- A letter of support from someone with knowledge of your circumstances, such a medical health practioner, counsellor, teacher, religious or community leader.
- Charles Sturt University
- Applicants applying for consideration as a refugee to Charles Sturt University must supply a copy of their refugee status papers from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Refugee status papers may include: documents authorising travel, outcome of protection claim et. and/or a copy of their current visa and passport photo page and initial entry stamp for arrival in Australia.
- Deakin College
- Deakin University
- Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College
- Federation University Australia
- JMC Academy
- La Trobe College Australia
- La Trobe University
- Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Monash College
- Monash University
- Photography Studies College (Melbourne)
- RMIT University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- University Of Melbourne (The)
- Victoria University
- William Angliss Institute