What is Change of Preference?
Change of Preference periods let applicants update their VTAC course list by reordering, adding, or removing courses. We understand that the process of choosing a course may be overwhelming and we are here to help.
Remember that there are multiple rounds of offers and the first is this December after you receive your ATAR result.
Tips for Changing Your Course Preferences
Change of Preference periods let applicants update their VTAC course list by reordering, adding, or removing courses. Change of preference is closed during each selection period (just before each offer round) but is open at all other times. For more information, check the VTAC dates and fees page.
Who Can Apply?
If you identify with any of the statements below, you CAN apply through our portal:
- International Y12 student applying to CMI ONLY
- International mature-aged student applying to CMI ONLY
If you don't identify with either of these statements, you may need to apply through VTAC.
Got any questions? Talk to us: [email protected]
If you identify with any of the statements below, you CAN apply through our portal:
- Domestic Y12 student applying to CMI ONLY
- Domestic mature-aged student applying to CMI ONLY
If you don't identify with either of these statements, you may need to apply through VTAC.
Got any questions? Talk to us: [email protected]
If you identify with any of the statements below, you MUST apply through VTAC:
- Domestic Y12 student applying to CMI and other schools
- International Y12 student applying to CMI and other schools
- Domestic mature-aged student applying to CMI and other schools
See VTAC's website here for applicant eligibility criteria.
You can find our Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling (8880210042) course page here. VTAC application dates are a bit different from our direct portal and VTAC fees apply, so more information can found be found here.
Remember: make Cairnmillar your #1 preference for a better chance of getting to study with us.
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Speak directly to a Student Services Officer and ask about your pathway options.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which The Cairnmillar Institute is located, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We also extend these respects to any First Nations peoples engaging with these materials, and our services
Ash Thomas Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri people There's a Lot Goin' On, 2025
Sometimes in life there’s lots of things goin’ on that can be hard and trying, or easy and happy, but my artwork gives me strength to see out the bad times. This is my Country before colonisation. The lines are like a map representing how our people shaped the Country with their spiritual connections told in songs and stories. The blue water and the red oxide land show my journey line with places I’ve stopped along the way. The small linear patches of dots are all the different mobs and families around Country. The brown patterns and shapes are mountain ridges and waterholes representing time past. The diamond patterns are from patterns on our old shields. Their colours represent connection to culture and the red dirt and many coloured sands that make up our beautiful Country. The group of Elders sitting with their spears are telling stories of Bunjil the eagle, our Creator, and passing down their knowledge of tracking and hunting. The goannas are my Ancestors watching, mesmerised, over their Country and culture.
This artwork was created through The Torch, a not-for-profit organisation that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people currently in, or recently released, from Victorian prisons.