Three-quarters of the students were offered entry to their preferred course.

“Students, their families and their teachers work closely together to achieve these terrific outcomes while also becoming ‘university ready’ with the understanding and tools required to complete the next stage of their education,” headmaster Matthew Maruff said.

Ten of the 13 students from Victory Christian College also gained entry to courses in the main release of offers, while three are hopeful for the future rounds.

Offer figures from other local schools have not yet been made available.

UPDATE 4pm: DID you receive an offer to study at a university or other education institution on Wednesday?

Girton Grammar’s careers counsellor, Rod Knowles, has advised that those in this position should accept their offer.

Mr Knowles said prospective university students could withdraw their offer later if they decided against that particular course, or could apply to defer and take a year off to consider their options.

Not all hope is lost for those who did not receive the offer they hoped for, with more offer rounds to come.

Mr Knowles said there was still a window in which preferences could be changed, but suggested students visit their careers adviser to discuss what they should do.

He said those who had not yet received an offer should, firstly, check their junk emails to ensure their offer had not been missed.

If after two days they still had not received an offer, Mr Knowles said that people should contact their desired institution and confirm the situation.

EARLIER: WEDNESDAY marked the end of a nervous wait for many young central Victorians with the release of the main round tertiary education offers.

More than 54,000 applicants across the state received offers for undergraduate courses in the most recent round, bringing the number of people who have received an offer to date to nearly 61,200.

But for those who have missed out on their dream course so far, there is still hope: more offer rounds are to come next month.

Nearly 72,600 people applied through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre this year, a marginal decrease on last year.

But applications from Year 12 students grew for the third consecutive year.

Non-school leavers made up about a third of all applicants.

This year, universities made 46,204 main round offers through VTAC, a 3.6 per cent decrease on last year.

TAFE and private colleges also made fewer offers this time around.

VTAC director Catherine Wills said this might be because of an agreement that allows non-school leavers hoping to do a single approved course to apply directly to the institution.

Last week VTAC also released offers to 1,307 of the 1,708 applicants for graduate entry teaching courses.