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VTAC Popularity Polls

Each year Finance and Planning publishes an analysis of the preference popularity poll data from the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). This analysis looks primarily at first and total preferences. Finance and Planning publishes this information 3 times for each cohort, based on the release cycle from VTAC (outlined below):

(i) In late October VTAC releases data for timely non-current year 12 applicants (after change of preference) and timely year 12 applicants (prior to change of preference). This is known as entry time 1.

(ii) In late December VTAC releases data for all non-current year 12 applicants after change of preference and year 12 applicants after change of preference (not including IB and WA applicants). This is known as entry time 3.

(iii) In early January VTAC releases final data for all applicants including IB and WA after change of preference. This is known as final data.

These reports are available to selected University of Melbourne staff, downloadable in Excel spreadsheet format (prior to 2005 they were available in PDF format).

Similar analysis is available for years prior to 2004, by contacting Finance and Planning.

2008 Analysis

	Entry Time 1	Entry Time 3	Final Data
UPO VTAC Popularity Poll Summary	24 October 2008	24 December 2008
VTAC Popularity Poll Undergraduate Summary Data	24 October 2008	24 December 2008
VTAC Popularity Poll GET Course Rankings	24 October 2008

 

PRE 2008 ANALYSES

Summary Data for VTAC university-sector

Report Name	October	December	January
Table 1: Preferences for University Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 2: Preferences for University Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Notable Points of Interest	25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	30 December 2006	06 January 2008

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VTAC University-Sector Wide Data

Report Name	October	December	January
Table 3.1: Preferences for University CSP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 3.2: Preferences for University AFP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 28 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 3.3: Preferences for University IFP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 3.4: Preferences for University All Fee Type Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005

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University of Melbourne Course Data

Report Name	October	December	January
Table 4.1: Preferences for CSP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 4.2: Preferences for AFP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 4.3: Preferences of IFP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Attachment 1: First preferences for Year 12 CSP applicants for the previous 2 years - changes in demand in descending order	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004
Attachment 2: First preferences for Year 12 CSP applicants for the previous 5 years	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004
Attachment 3: Total preferences for Year 12 CSP applicants for the previous 5 years	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004

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University of Melbourne Faculty Data

Report Name	October	December	January
Table 5.1: Preferences for CSP Course Applicants	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 5.2: Preferences for AFP Course Applicants	25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Table 5.3: Preferences for IFP Course Applicants	25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	06 January 2008 09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
Attachment 4: First preferences for Year 12 CSP applicants for the previous 5 years	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004
Attachment 5: Total preferences for Year 12 CSP applicants for the previous 5 years	25 October 2007 25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004

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Selected Other Universities Course Data

Report Name	October	December	January
Monash University 1st & Total Preferences by CSP, AFP & IFP applicants	25 October 2006		06 January 2008
Deakin University 1st & Total Preferences by CSP, AFP & IFP applicants	25 October 2006		06 January 2008
La Trobe University 1st & Total Preferences by CSP, AFP & IFP applicants	25 October 2006		06 January 2008
Victorian University of Technology 1st & Total Preferences by CSP, AFP & IFP applicants	25 October 2006
RMIT 1st & Total Preferences by CSP, AFP and IFP applicants			06 January 2008

Note that each Excel workbook in this table contains 3 worksheets for each fee type

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Tables containing all twelve preferences as supplied from VTAC

Report Name	October	December	January
Local Applicants for University of Melbourne courses	25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005
International Applicants for University of Melbourne courses	25 October 2006 27 October 2005 28 October 2004	27 December 2007 30 December 2006 30 December 2005 29 December 2004	09 January 2007 09 January 2006 07 January 2005

 

 

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