About RMIT's equity access schemes

Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) - for VTAC applicants
RMIT Access - for direct applicants

A SEAS or RMIT Access application allows RMIT to apply equity-related adjustments to your selection rank, by taking into consideration circumstances that have affected your performance in your studies. 

You can apply if you are a mature age applicant, an Indigenous Australian, from a regional or rural area, from a non-English speaking background, a female applying for a program in which women are under-represented, living with a disability or medical condition, have experienced disadvantaged financial circumstances, and/or have experienced difficult circumstances.

For programs that select on ATAR, this takes the form of an adjustment to the calculation of your selection rank for a program or programs. The maximum equity adjustment you can receive when applying for SEAS or RMIT Access is 16 points (or 20 aggregate points).

For programs that select on a range of criteria, where selection is based on your performance in selection tasks such as interviews and folio presentations, you will receive an equivalent level of consideration in these selection tasks.

The SNAP access scheme provides priority entry to RMIT programs for students from designated Victorian secondary schools.

Eligible SNAP students that have an ATAR within 20 points of the lowest selection rank (including adjustments) for their preferred program or programs can receive an equity adjustment. Depending on their initial ATAR and the competitiveness of the program/s, this may deem some applicants eligible for an offer.

For programs that select on a range of criteria such as folio or interview, SNAP applicants receive equivalent consideration on their performance in these tasks.

The Indigenous Access Program is a priority access scheme which aims to support the increased participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in diploma and degree programs.

Under this program, consideration is given to applicants’ relevant life, work, educational and training experience as preparation for study, in addition to any formal qualifications.

All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants will be contacted by the Ngarara Willim Centre and invited to participate in the program.

RMIT and VTAC apply adjustments to the selection ranks of applicants from low socio-economic status areas. This applies to students applying for certificate IV, diploma, advanced diploma, associate degree and degree level courses that select primarily on ATAR.  

This adjustment is automatically applied – you don’t need to do anything.  

For VTAC applicants, the adjustment you can receive is derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data and whether your address ranks as low, medium, or high-SES based on the ABS’s Statistical Area 1 (SA1) measure. If your address is classified as LOW, you will receive an adjustment of 5 aggregate points, or up to 4 ATAR points.

For RMIT direct applications, the adjustment you can receive is determined by your postcode. This is based on a different set of ABS data – the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation. If your postcode is listed as LOW on this list of postcodes, you will receive an adjustment of 5 aggregate points, or up to 4 ATAR points.