Parents of Prospective Students
The biggest question we get asked by parents of prospective students is "How can I help my son/daughter with their Course Selection?"
How can you help them to select the right course?
We find the best recipe for success to finding a course and/or career that your son/daughter will enjoy and find success in, is to encourage them to consider the following:
- What are their strengths?
- What do they enjoy?
- What are their interests outside of school?
- What is theirpersonality type (i.e. social, realistic, investigative, artistic, enterprising or conventional)?
The Undergraduate Course Guide and the Course Planner are good tools to assist in identifying the types of courses and careers which might suit their interests, abilities and strengths. You can download them from our publications page.
What subjects should they study in Year 11 and 12?
You'll need to ensure that your son/daughter is studying units which meet the minimum admission requirements into ECU plus any subject(s) required as prerequisites for the course they want to pursue.
We suggest that you explore alternative entry pathways such as Portfolio Entry, University Preparation Courses, entry via qualifications gained at TAFE or other Registered Training Organisations.
Depending on your son or daughter's age, they may also be eligible to apply for entry as a non school leaver. This may involve sitting the STAT test or undertaking a mature-age TEE at Tuart or Canning College
This will help allay any anxieties about "worst case" scenarios.
How else can you help?
ECU provides the following range of services for years 10, 11, 12 (TEE and non TEE) students, non school leavers and their parents:
- ECU Open Days
- University tours of our Mount Lawley, Joondalup and South West Campuses
- Updates through the ECYou eNewsletter
- Information Evenings for school leavers, mid-year entry, non school leavers and more...
- Year 10 Pizza Nights
- Course Information Evenings
See our events calendar for upcoming ECU events.
Drop in for a chat
You can also drop in to our Student Recruitment centres on campus for a chat about your son/daughter's options. Student Recruitment is open 900am - 500pm Monday to Friday:
Phone: 134 328
Email: enquiries@ecu.edu.au
Locations:
Joondalup
Building 18, Level 1
Edith Cowan University (Joondalup Campus)
270 Joondalup Drive,
Joondalup, WA, 6027
Mount Lawley
Building 3, Room 3.178
Edith Cowan University (Mt Lawley Campus)
2 Bradford St
Mt Lawley, WA, 6050
South West
Building 1
Edith Cowan University (South West Campus)
Robertson Drive
Bunbury, WA, 6230
Regional Visits
Student Recruitment also visit regional areas throughout the year. For information about events in your regional area, please contact the Regional Marketing Coordinator.
Phone: +61 8 9780 7709
Email: enquiries@ecu.edu.au