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Domestic applicants

Admissions information

SATAC Code	354631
Deferment	No
Intake	February and July
Prerequisites	Applicants to the Bachelor of Music (Advanced) (Music Education) must have: ATAR of 95 or equivalent / GPA of 5.5 Audition/interview with a minimum score of 90 or above Musicianship test.
Assumed Knowledge	Year 12 Solo Performance or AMEB Practical Grade 6-7 or CPM Advancing Step 4, plus Year 12 Music Studies or AMEB Grade 5 Theory
Additional Entry Requirements	All prospective students applying to the Elder Conservatorium of Music are required to attend an audition/interview for each area of specialisation, regardless of the number or type of music programs they are applying for. The audition/interview will assess each applicant's current skill level and potential for future studies and offers will be made on the basis of the audition/interview score, academic achievement and the musicianship test. The Musicianship test aims to assess the applicant's general level of musicianship, which involves the ability to identify and recognise musical concepts within aural, written and theoretical contexts. The test comprises: aural questions covering rhythm, tonality, melody and harmony; score interpretation questions about a given short piano extract; theoretical questions such as keys, major and minor scales, intervals and chords. For details regarding the audition rounds and the application process, please visit the Elder Conservatorium of Music (.

Selection Criteria

Recent Secondary Education	Applicants with recent secondary education are those whose admission is primarily based on the completion of Year 12 within the last two years, however if you completed your secondary education more than two years ago, you may still be able to be considered on the basis of your secondary schooling. You must not have completed more than 2 years full time equivalent university study (48 units). You must also undertake an audition/interview including an aural/theory test. You compete for a place based on your audition score. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Higher Education Study	You must have completed at least six months full time equivalent higher education study (the number of courses and units will vary depending on your prior institution however at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, this equates to 4 courses / 12 units). A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated for each separate program you have undertaken (apart from some double degree programs where the GPA is combined). You must also undertake an audition/interview including an aural/theory test. You compete for a place based on your audition score. Your best GPA is used in the case of a tie-breaker. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Work and life experience	To be eligible to sit the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as as pathway for entry, you must be 18 years or over before 1 February 2025. If you have studied at higher education level in the last two years (for 2025 entry this means you were enrolled in either 2024 or 2023), you must not have accumulated more than a TOTAL of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) higher education study (ie. including any study prior to 2023). Your STAT result is not weighted between verbal and quantitative components. You must also undertake an audition/interview including an aural/theory test. You compete for a place based on your audition score. Your STAT result is used in the case of a tie-breaker. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Pathway. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.
Other Entry Pathways

2024 Admissions Data for school leavers

ATAR (raw ATAR, excluding any applicable adjustment factors)	Lowest ATAR to receive an offer	*
	Median ATAR to receive an offer	*
	Highest ATAR to receive an offer	*
Selection Rank (ATAR plus any adjustment factors)	Lowest Selection Rank to receive an offer	*
	Median Selection Rank to receive an offer	*
	Highest Selection Rank to receive an offer	*
Minimum eligibility score		See Entry Req.
Additional criteria considered		Audition required

• Admissions Transparency Data

  Student Profile

  Applicant background	Semester one/Full year intake 2024
  	Number of students	Percentage of all students
  (A) Higher Education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)	N/A	N/A
  (B) Vocational education and training (VET) study	n/a	N/A
  (C) Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories)	N/A	N/A
  (D) Recent secondary education:
  Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors)	N/A	N/A
  Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR)	14	17.1%
  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)	N/A	N/A
  International students	<5	N/A
  All students	82	100.0%