College Placements
CollegesACT includes an introduction to colleges, the college system, and courses offered throughout the ACT public colleges. Students should consider this information before they start completing an application for college placement.
Enrolments for Year 11 2009 for ACT senior secondary colleges closes on Friday 20 June 2008.
Students who want to enrol at a college for 2008 must go directly to the college.
Who should apply?
The online application for college placement is for students who wish to apply for a place as a year 11 student at a public college for 2009. Once you are placed at a college, you must follow their enrolment processes.
Alternatively students can print a copy of the Application for Year 11 Placement form
(138kb) and submit to Director of Schools Southern Canberra GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601.
Before you start the application, you need to have:
- Discussed your application with your parents or guardian.
- Visited colleges that you are interested in and discussed possible course choices with college teachers and careers advisors.
Information about the College Enrolment Policy and Priority Enrolment Areas.
What information will you need to complete your application?
- Your student ID number (if you are currently studying at an ACT government high school)
- Your residential address. This needs to be the same as that recorded on the ACT Government high schools database, or for students currently at a non-government school, the White Pages telephone directory. Alternatively,
if your residential address cannot be confirmed in this way, you must send verification to Director of Schools Southern Canberra, GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601. - Your parent or guardian's address, if this is not the same as your address.
- Your parent's telephone numbers – home, work, mobile
- College choice – if you are not currently residing in the Priority Enrolment Area for the college you must include a second choice.
- All the courses you intend to study
- Your reasons for applying for a college if you reside outside the Priority Enrolment Area.
What do you do when you have completed the application?
The application should take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete.
Once you have completed the application you should print the final page, which will also provide you with a record number. This number is important and needs to be included in all future correspondence regarding your enrolment.
If you complete another application it will replace any you have previously submitted.
For further information contact the Executive Officer on 6205 5428.


