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What ATAR do you need for Design (Communication Design major) at Deakin?

The lowest selection rank offered a place in VTAC's December 2025 round was 60.90.

60.90lowest selection rank, VTAC's December 2025 round
Melbourne Burwoodcampus
1400512171VTAC course code

How to read this

A lowest selection rank already includes adjustment points, such as subject bonuses and equity schemes, so some students got in with ATARs below it. Cutoffs move every year and can drop in later offer rounds. Check prerequisites and adjustment schemes for course code 1400512171 on VTAC CourseSearch.

Key dates. Results come out 10 December, and change of preference closes 12 December at noon for VCE students.

Are you on track for Design (Communication Design major)?

Estimate your ATAR from your marks, then see the gap to this course, the exam marks it takes and a preference list with backups.

What graduates in this area did next

Art and design51.2% in full-time work$62,700 median full-time salary

Undergraduates surveyed about four to six months after finishing, in 2025, across all providers. Full-time work is among those available for it. All graduates: 75.4% and $77,000. These are national figures for the study area, not for this course or uni, and a first-year salary says little about later pay. Source: QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025.

Careers this can lead to

Graphic designer$1,850 a week

Matched on the course name, so check the course leads where you want it to, especially if the job needs registration.

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Lower cutoffs in the same field

Possible ways in if you fall short, or starting points for a transfer.

Design (UniLink) - Diploma · Swinburne, Hawthorn42.00

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