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Future Applicants
HSC True Reward is Western’s early offer program for domestic and international NSW HSC students finishing their NSW HSC in 2025. The program offers you a place at Western before you receive your ATAR. This unique program recognises that you are much more than your ATAR and focuses on the scores that reflect your strong points and areas of interest.
HSC True Reward is Western’s early offer program which is open to domestic and international NSW HSC students finishing their NSW HSC in 2025.
You need to have completed your HSC and have achieved a minimum result or subject band in the specified Year 11 or Year 12 subjects depending on the undergraduate degree you choose. In addition, you are also required to make a free, direct application to Western Sydney University.
In a year 11 offer round applications will be assessed based on whether the student meets the required Year 11 NESA subject grade for the degree they are applying for. If the applicant meets this requirement and they applied for the degree in time they will receive an offer on the condition that they complete their HSC.
In a year 12 offer round applications will be assessed based on whether the student meets the required subject band in the HSC for the degree they are applying for. If the applicant meets this requirement and they applied for the degree in time they will receive a guaranteed offer.
Both students Year 11 and Year 12 results are sourced on your behalf so you do not need to upload your results to your application.
There are four offer rounds, and you must submit your application or amend your preference before the closing date of each offer round. You can find out more information on when those closing dates are here.
HSC student numbers and 4 digit PINs come from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and are provided by your school. Contact your school if you are unsure or do not have a HSC student number. You will need to include your HSC student number in your application to be included in the HSC True Reward.
No – a condition for receiving a True Reward offer includes completing and being awarded the HSC.
Applicants are only required to complete their HSC, they do not need to receive an ATAR.
Students undertaking the International Baccalaureate (IB) are not currently eligible for HSC True Rewards. However, IB students who are Australian or New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent residents are eligible to receive offers through the: Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS). IB students may receive subject and regional bonus points.
We determine the HSC subjects that match the university degree based on the performance of previous students. For each degree, we look at past students who did well and what HSC subjects they studied – as well as their band outcome.
You will receive a confirmation email from Western once you’ve submitted your application. You can log back into your direct application to check your preferences at any time.
Yes, you can change your preferences on your HSC True Reward application. Please keep in mind the application closing dates and offer round dates when making changes to your application. Also note that there are minimum subject grade requirements for new preferences.
Yes, you can still apply for HSC True Reward even if you have applied for any of our other early offer programs or alternative entry schemes. Visit Application Pathways for more information about our alternative entry schemes.
Your application for HSC True Reward is a direct application to Western Sydney University. You can still apply through UAC for degrees that are not available through HSC True Reward, including degrees at Western Sydney University and other universities.
For your application to be considered, you have to select a minimum of one preference. If you are eligible to receive a HSC True Reward offer, you will receive an offer to your highest eligible preference.
Yes, you can have different UAC and HSC True Reward preferences.
We will send you an offer to the email address you originally used to apply direct to Western. The email will provide you with details on how to secure your offer. You’ll also receive an SMS, to the mobile phone number you originally used to apply for the degree, informing you of the offer. Offers will go out in September, November (Year 11 results) and December and January (Year 12 results). For more information on offer round dates and when to apply please visit the HSC True Reward page.
No, you receive one offer per round. However, you can change your preference after each offer round is released to be eligible for an offer to other degrees.
Yes, you can receive an offer based on your subject results from both your year 11 results in the September and November rounds and using your year 12 results in the December and January rounds.
For the September and November rounds you will need to meet the year 11 subject result criteria. For the December and January rounds you will need to meet the Year 12 subject band criteria.
Yes, you can receive an offer to another program at Western or another University based on your ATAR if you have already received a HSC True Reward offer.
If you get more than one offer, you can choose which one to accept. We recommend enrolling prior to timetable selection closing to ensure you have plenty of time to be organised and not be disadvantaged with your timetable. Your True Reward offer doesn’t expire until the Census date, however you cannot enrol after Friday in week 2 of session. Students can defer their offer any time before the census date.
The following degrees were excluded from the True Reward program for students who undertook the HSC in 2024 due to additional selection criteria and capped placements.
- Bachelor of Architectural Design
- Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Early Childhood/Primary)/Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years) Diploma pathway
- Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Bachelor of Education (Primary) - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
- Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
- Bachelor of Midwifery
- Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse pathway)
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
- Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Graduate pathway
- Bachelor of Clinical Science (Medicine)/Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Associate Degree in Engineering
- Undergraduate Preparation Program Nursing/Health Science (2 Terms)
Students studying the HSC as a compressed curriculum can receive an offer based on their Year 11 results in the November Round if eligible for their preferences. In circumstances where a school has made a late change to a grade and submitted this to NESA, these grades will also be considered in the November round if the student has eligible courses selected as preferences.
In circumstances where a school has made a late change to a grade and submitted this to NESA, these grades will be considered in the November round if the student has eligible courses selected as preferences.
Call us on 1300 668 370. We’re ready to help you with any questions you might have about HSC True Reward and what you need to do to apply.
Successful Applicants
We recommend enrolling prior to timetable selection closing to ensure you have plenty of time to be organised and not be disadvantaged with your timetable. Your True Reward offer doesn’t expire until the Census date, however you cannot enrol after Friday in week 2 of session. Students can defer their offer any time before the census date.
Upon accepting your offer, you will need to complete the below steps:
- Choose your subjects and enrol into each subject through MyStudentRecords (MySR). For more information regarding the steps required and information you need to provide, visit How do I enrol?
- Build your timetable by completing Class Registration for Autumn session 2025. For more information about key dates around tutorial registration and steps required for this process, visit Class Registration.
- Attend Autumn 2025 Orientation. Orientation sessions and activities provide you with the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the University, find out more about your degree and meet fellow students and academic staff. You can also pick up a student diary and your student ID on the day. For more information about Orientation week, visit Orientation.
- Create your Student ID card. For more information about the steps required for this process, visit Student ID cards.
To defer, follow the steps under ‘Planning to defer you offer’ on the Accept offer page.
Visit Domestic Student Deferment. Once you have deferred, you will receive confirmation of your deferment to your registered email address.
Note: If you receive a conditional offer, you will need to meet these conditions before you are eligible to defer.
To reverse your deferment, accept your offer from the Accept offer page and complete all enrolment steps. Visit Domestic Student Deferment
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For more information about alternative entry pathways, please email our Student Services Hub team on 1300 668 370.
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