Current student and True Reward recipient, Ellie Winter
Western Sydney University continues to provide HSC school leavers with peace of mind with its highly successful early offer program, HSC True Reward. Applications are now open for 2025.
Launched in 2017, HSC True Reward focuses on the unlimited potential of HSC students, acknowledging that they are much more than their scaled ATAR. The program recognises a student's subject performance, which best reflects their strengths and areas of interest, as a robust indicator of future success at university.
Western Sydney University takes careful steps to emphasise the importance of the HSC by making offers based on Year 11 or Year 12 results from September, on the condition that students successfully complete their HSC.
To aid the transition from high school to university, students have access to a comprehensive range of support services at Western. These include academic assistance, wellbeing resources, and scholarship opportunities.
Interim Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Clare Pollock, said Western Sydney University is committed to ensuring that all capable students have the opportunity to go to university and are well-supported to succeed, while providing transparency and safeguarding the integrity of the HSC.
"Students who excel in their HSC subjects thrive when enrolled in a degree that suits their strengths and interests. Innovative programs like HSC True Reward create new opportunities for school leavers, paving the way to university and helping them achieve their career ambitions," said Professor Pollock.
Recently ranked number one in the world for its social, ecological and economic impact in the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for the third consecutive year, the University has a proud history of promoting equity and providing access to higher education, particularly for the people of Western Sydney.
For Ellie Winter, discovering a passion for critical analysis and media during her senior years led her to pursue a degree in communications. The Penrith resident received a True Reward offer to study the Bachelor of Communication (Dean's Scholars) at Western Sydney University.
Now a recent graduate and working in the industry she loves, Ellie said receiving an early offer to her preferred course helped alleviate stress. She has now chosen to further enhance her skills by studying a Bachelor of Creative Leadership at the University.
"The HSC True Reward program provided me with the mental space to excel in subjects I loved, allowing me the freedom to engage deeply in my HSC studies. I completed three major works, which set me up for success with university assignments and saw me graduate from high school as Dux of Year 12," said Ellie.
Western Sydney University will commence making conditional early offers to current Year 12 students who have applied through HSC True Reward on 12 September 2024, with further offer rounds throughout the remainder of the year.
To learn more about Western Sydney University's HSC True Reward program visit https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/hsctruereward. Year 12 students are assessed on both their HSC results and their Year 11 subject results as part of their university application. Those who receive an offer based on Year 11 results need to successfully complete the HSC.
