Year 12s can apply from 1 August
QTAC tertiary study applications can be submitted from 1 August. Current Year 12 students can lodge their QTAC application for up to six different courses across 17 tertiary education providers via the Twelve To Tertiary (TTT) service at www.qtac.edu.au.
QIBT opens on Gold Coast in 2012
The Queensland Institute of Business and Technology will open on the Griffith University Gold Coast campus in February 2012, offering a range of diploma and diploma/degree-pathway programs including commerce and business, engineering, hotel management, foundation studies, and an associate degree.
New features in the QTAC Guide
Section 5: Institutions with Self-Managed Admissions
The QTAC Guide provides information on tertiary courses, application procedures and pathways to tertiary study. Traditionally, this information has been presented for all institutions that have QTAC manage their admissions (ie all universities in Qld and northern NSW, TAFE Qld, Southbank Institute of Technology, and selected colleges).
For the first time this year, the QTAC Guide also provides information about tertiary study options at institutions that manage their own admissions. This new information will give applicants the opportunity to consider a broader range of study options.
The tertiary education providers described in Section5 of the QTAC Guide are:
- Australian College of Applied Psychology;
- Australian College of Sports Therapy;
- Bellevue Beauty;
- Building Trades Australia;
- Endeavour
- College of Natural Health;
- JMC Academy; and
- JSchool.
Importantly, students should note that applications and offers for these courses are handled by the institutions, not QTAC. More specifically, applications for Endeavour College of Natural Health are now taken directly by the college.
Visit www.qtac.edu.au for:
• TTT Instructions
• demonstration version of the online application
• TTT training movie - available late July
Before applying, have ready your:
• Learner Unique Identifier (LUI) or equivalent IB or interstate student number. (You can apply without your LUI if you supply sufficient identifying information)
• four-digit PIN (initially set to the day and month of your birth, eg 4 May = 0405)
• list of QTAC course preferences, up to six.
TTT application processing charge
The TTT application processing charge is $32. Please note that you can pay by credit card when you apply, or you can pay later using BPAY.
Ordering preferences
Please note the following about selecting and ordering preferences:
• Applicants can apply for courses starting in semester 3, 2011, semester 1, 2012 and semester 2, 2012 on one QTAC application.
• Courses commencing semester 3, 2011 are generally not available to current Year 12 students as the courses start before Year 12 studies are completed.
• Up to six course preferences can be listed. It is recommended that ideal, realistic and ‘back-up plan’ courses are included.
• Course preferences should be listed according to their major offer round dates. (Major offer round dates are listed against each course in the QTAC Guide and on the QTAC website.) This means that courses whose major offer round is earlier need to be listed as higher preferences than those whose major offer
round is later. For example, a course with a major offer round in December 2011 needs to be listed as a higher preference than a course with a major offer round in January 2012.
• When an offer is made in one round, applicants have the option to respond to their offer on a ‘conditional basis’. They can then rearrange their preferences and be considered for higher, more preferred courses in a subsequent offer round.
For further information about ordering preferences, including examples, see the QTAC Guide, page 10, or the QTAC website.
Key dates
Monday, 1 August
Applications open
Friday, 30 September
Due date for on-time applications
Thursday, 15 December
Major offer round for Bond University courses and other selected creative and performing arts courses that begin in semester 1, 2012
Friday, 16 December
Qld Year 12 results mailed by QSA
Tuesday, 20 December
Due date to apply or submit documentation for 12
January offer round
Thursday, 22 December
Due date to respond to a 15 December offer
Wednesday, 28 December
Qld Year 12 students without an OP who have lodged a QTAC application can find out their OP ineligible rank through the Current Applicant online service. Non applicants can phone QTAC
Thursday, 5 January
Final date to change preferences for the 12 January
offer round
Thursday, 12 January (from 1am)
Find out if you have been offered a place and respond to an offer using the Current Applicant online service
Friday, 20 January
Due date to respond to a January offer
Thursday, 2 February
Final date to change preferences for the 9 February
offer round
Thursday, 9 February (from 1am)
Find out if you have been offered a place and respond to an offer using the Current Applicant online service
QTAC may contact you about your application
QTAC may contact you for various reasons, for example, to advise that:
• further documentation is required to assess your application
• your preferences are not ordered correctly for consideration in an upcoming offer round
• an offer has been made to you
• you have not responded to an offer and as such the offer may lapse
Each year problems arise when students move and do not notify QTAC of their current contact details. This is particularly the case where boarders use the school address in their application and then return home or go on vacation and forget to notify QTAC.
Likewise, email accounts that terminate at the end of the school year are not suitable. You should provide your personal email address for QTAC contact purposes. If you provide a mobile phone number, QTAC may also SMS you about your application.
If address and contact details change during the admissions period, you can update your details.
International students completing an Australian Year 12 qualification can apply through QTAC.
QTAC ensures that tertiary institutions are made aware of applications made by international students. Please note that offers to international students are made directly by the relevant institution, not QTAC. Further, entry requirements, study costs and offer dates for international students differ from those for domestic students. Prospective international applicants should contact the institution for more information.
TAFE Queensland and Southbank Instituteof Technology course fees
TAFE Qld and Southbank Institute of Technology course costs will be available from 26 September via the QTAC website, or contact the institute directly.
Scholarships
The Commonwealth Scholarships Program financially assists students on low incomes. Scholarships include:
• Student Start-up Scholarships and Relocation Scholarships. Centrelink will automatically pay these scholarships to eligible students.
• Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships, Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships, and Indigenous Access Scholarships. Applicants must apply through the university for these scholarships.
For more information, visit www.centrelink.gov.au or www.goingtouni.gov.au.
Institution scholarships
Many tertiary institutions offer sporting, academic and other equity scholarships. Applicants must apply through the tertiary institution for these scholarships.
For more information, contact the institution you wish to attend.
Bonus rank schemes
There are Bonus Rank Schemes for current Year 12 students applying to commence tertiary study in 2012 at: Australian Catholic University; Griffith University; Queensland University of Technology; Southern Cross University; The University of Queensland; University of Southern Queensland.
Bonus ranks may be awarded for successful completion of specific Queensland Year 12 subjects such as Languages other than English (LOTE) and Maths C, and some university-level subjects.
• Australian Catholic University also awards bonus points for a range of other Queensland Year 12 subjects relevant to the course applied for.
• Queensland University of Technology also awards bonus ranks for successful completion of the Queensland Year 12 subject Engineering Technology, for applicants to QUT’s Bachelor of Engineering.
Applicants may be awarded a combination of bonus ranks. The maximum number of bonus ranks awarded depends on the institution.
There is no separate application process for these bonus rank schemes. The points are applied automatically to the student’s QTAC application. For more information, visit www.qtac.edu.au/Schools/BonusRankSchemes.html.
Educational Access Scheme
QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS) replaces Special Consideration of Educational Disadvantage. QTAC’s EAS takes into account circumstances beyond your control that have affected your level of academic achievement when assessing an application for tertiary entrance. These circumstances may relate to: disrupted schooling; home environment and responsibilities; English language difficulties; personal illness/disability; refugee status; school environment; and financial hardship.
In the first instance you should seek compensation for these circumstances through your school. Because QTAC’s EAS can only increase your competitiveness for tertiary entrance, it will not change your OP or other school results.
You can apply for EAS via your QTAC tertiary study application. You will need to provide QTAC with documents that support your case, including an Educational Support Statement from your school. More information about the documentation required is available on the QTAC website.
Alternative ways to meet prerequisites
If you do not satisfy the minimum entry requirements for a course, your application for that course is generally not considered further, irrespective of the strength of your OP or QTAC selection rank. Commonly, minimum entry requirements include Year 12 subject prerequisites. (Prerequisites are listed against each course entry in the QTAC Guide and on the QTAC website.)
If you have not satisfied subject prerequisites for a course through your Year 12 studies, you should check with the institution offering the course for alternative ways to meet the prerequisite. A summary of alternative ways to meet the English subject prerequisite, including successful results in bridging subjects or the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), is found on page 16 of the QTAC Guide and on the QTAC website.
Likewise, most institutions accept various ways to meet a maths prerequisite. For example:
• The ‘Maths B (4,SA)’ prerequisite may be satisfied by: a Sound Achievement in Maths C over four semesters; or a combination of a Sound Achievement in Maths B over two semesters and a sound achievement in Maths C over two semesters.
• The ‘Maths A (4,SA)’ prerequisite may be satisfied by a combination of Sound Achievements in Maths A and Low Achievements in Maths B and C.
• Maths prerequisites may also be satisfied by sitting the STAT or completing bridging subjects.
As institutions differ in regards to acceptable ways to satisfy prerequisites, applicants are always encouraged to seek advice directly from the institution.
