{"id":179891,"date":"2025-12-01T11:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?page_id=179891"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:36:36","slug":"enabling-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/enabling-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Enabling programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How enabling programs work&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enabling programs are designed to help you prepare for university. Whether&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in year 11 or 12, returning to study or&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;meet the ATAR score for your chosen course, these programs can support your pathway into university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If successfully completed, an enabling program can support your entry into Curtin courses that require a minimum ATAR of 70. When searching for a course, make sure to check your chosen course for any&nbsp;additional&nbsp;prerequisites&nbsp;or higher requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These programs are offered by Curtin and other Australian universities, including school-based enabling programs offered in high schools in Western Australia. If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;studying or have completed one of these programs, you may be eligible to apply to Curtin.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility criteria&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be eligible for entry to Curtin if&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;completed an enabling program that meets our requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To be eligible, your program must:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a minimum of one semester full-time (equivalent to 0.5 EFTSL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be assessed by Curtin as equivalent to a program that supports entry into courses requiring a minimum ATAR of 70&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet Curtin\u2019s English language requirements&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll&nbsp;also need to meet any course prerequisites listed for your chosen course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have partially completed an enabling program, you may still be eligible to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/portfolio-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apply for portfolio entry<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Enabling programs Curtin accepts<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin accepts a range of enabling, foundation&nbsp;and preparation programs delivered by other Australian universities, including equivalent enabling programs offered through WA high schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples of accepted programs include:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Curtin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/uniready-enabling-program\/\">UniReady Enabling Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curtin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/uniready-enabling-program\/uniready-in-schools\/\">UniReady Enabling Program in Schools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curtin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/indigenous-enabling-courses\/\">Indigenous Enabling courses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECU&nbsp;UniPrep&nbsp;Summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECU UniPrep for High Schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECU&nbsp;UniPrep&nbsp;General&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murdoch OnTrack Flex&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murdoch K-Track&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murdoch&nbsp;FlexiTrack&nbsp;High&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notre Dame Tertiary Pathway Program&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;program&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;listed here,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact our Future Students&nbsp;Advisors<\/a>&nbsp;before you apply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Already completed a program?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;finished an enabling&nbsp;program through another university, you may be eligible to apply to Curtin for courses with a minimum ATAR of 70.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search.curtin.edu.au\/results\/courses?q=\">Explore undergraduate courses<\/a>&nbsp;and check your chosen course for any prerequisites or higher entry&nbsp;requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Depending on your study background, the next step to apply will differ:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;a current WA school leaver,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;need to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/domestic\/how-to-apply\/undergraduate\/tisc-applications\/\">apply through TISC<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;not a current year 12 student,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;need to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/domestic\/how-to-apply\/undergraduate\/\">apply direct to Curtin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<mimas-block full-width=\"gray\"\n             block-name=\"help-support\" \n             role=\"complementary\" class=\"hs\"\n             aria-label=\"Help and Support\"\n             data-segment=\"all\">\n    \n                    <div class=\"hs__head\">\n            <h2 id=\"got-a-question-were-here-to-help\">Got a question? 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