Put Your Creativity First with an Early Offer

Secure your future at JMC in 2025

Get in, get started and get creative next year.

Apply to JMC Academy's Early Entry Program to secure your conditional offer in our February 2025 intake before you even sit your final exams!

With courses in Acting, Animation, Audio Engineering, Design (Visual Communication), Entertainment Business Management, Game Design and Music, JMC has a study option for every kind of creative.

For more information, or to start the early entry application process, speak to our admissions team by submitting an enquiry now.

Year 12 students

If you're a year 12 student looking to commence your studies at JMC Academy's Melbourne campus in February 2025, you must also lodge an application through VTAC. Opens 29 July.

Other applicants/ mid‑year intake

If you're not a year 12 student or are looking to apply for a September intake, you may apply directly through JMC Academy.

Why Choose JMC's Early Entry Program

Sit your exams with confidence, knowing your place at JMC is guaranteed

Get guided support from our student admissions team throughout the QTAC application process

No application fees or costs associated with applying

No obligation to accept our offer and your offer can be deferred to a mid/late-year intake

Securing your place at JMC Academy

  • STEP 1
    Submit an enquiry for JMC’s Early Entry Program
  • STEP 2
    Our Student Admissions team wil reach out to arrange an appointment with you
  • STEP 3
    During the meeting find out more about life at JMC and whether we'd be the right choice for you
  • STEP 4
    Apply through VTAC from July 29
Enquire Now

Things to make life easier


$0 upfront with FEE-HELP

No upfront course fees for Australian citizens with the Australian government FEE-HELP program (it's similar to HECS). Application required.

No ATAR requirement

Due to the creative nature of each of our courses, JMC Academy has removed all ATAR limitations for enrolment into our undergraduate programs. Instead, we focus on other important things such as passion, drive and willingness to succeed.

What is VTAC?


The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is the central office that administers the application and offer process for places in tertiary courses at university, TAFE and independent tertiary colleges in Victoria.

You come first. Always.

Leading

Creative Arts Academy in Australia

3

world-class campuses in amazing city centre locations

21+

creative courses to choose from

Small

personalised classes where lecturers know your name

STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Learn on our broad range of high-end industry standard equipment in state-of-the-art labs.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO JMC PARTNER INTERNSHIPS

Get your foot in the door and gain real work experience with exclusive access to our industry partner internship program.

LECTURERS FROM INDUSTRY

Our lecturers work in the industry and have their finger on the pulse so your knowledge is first-hand and relevant tomorrow.

COLLABORATE WITH JMC STUDENTS

Collabourate with JMC students studying a different course to your own. Get real experience and network with the future faces of the creative industry.

STUDY ABROAD

Enrich your learning experience culturally and get credit for it.

MENTORING AND CAREER ADVICE

Exam prep to career development, and job application assistance to business plans - we are here for you.

SYDNEY   MELBOURNE   BRISBANE

Global Industry Connections

We have dozens of key industry partnerships that allow us to connect you to the right people. Our strong industry links also ensure that JMC Academy qualifications are recognised within the creative industries. Here's just a few.

About JMC

Established in 1982 by John Martin Cass, JMC Academy was originally founded in Sydney to meet the demand for qualified professionals in the entertainment technology industry. From day one, JMC Academy broke ground as Australia's first private college to qualify for accreditation in the fields of Audio Engineering, Digital Television and Digital Multimedia.

Celebrating 40+ years in education, JMC Academy remains Australia’s leading Creative Industries institution, offering Degrees and Diplomas in Acting, Animation, Audio Engineering, Film and Television Production, Design (Visual Communication), Entertainment Business Management, Game Design, Music Performance, Music Production and Songwriting.

JMC Academy’s ultimate focus is to deliver inspiring and technologically sophisticated programs, which cater to the global needs of the Creative Industries. By nurturing, supporting and mentoring students who share a true passion and dedication for these industries, we are able to guide them into rewarding careers.

JMC Academy is:
A registered Higher Education Provider
Accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
Registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
Accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
A member of the Australian Council of Private Education and Training (ACPET )
Nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework

Creative by JMC student: Joel Champ

Take the next steps!