The QTAC application

Tertiary Entrance in

Queensland 2016

The information presented is accurate as at 10 August 2016 and is adapted from information provided by QTAC

OutlineGeneral information• Study level options and study pathways

• Course providers and payment modes

Applications through QTAC• Timeline

• How QTAC selects applicants• Preferences and upgrade pathways• The QTAC application

• Offers and responses

Bonus and Special Admissions Schemes

Scholarships

Further study options for Year 12s

Bachelors Degree

Associate Degree

Advanced Diploma

Diploma

Certificate IV

Certificate III

Certificate II

Certificate I

§ Full-time§ Part-time§ Externally§ Flexible study

§ Public higher education providers - universities

§ Private higher education providers – Bond University, private colleges

§ TAFE Queensland

Courseproviders

§ Commonwealth Supported Places

(CSP) - Government contributes

towards the course costs and the

student pays a Student

Contribution

§ Can defer payment of the Student

Contribution through a HECS-

HELP loan

Publichigher education providers

Australian citizens, holders of permanent humanitarian visas and NZ citizens are eligible for CSPs.

Australian citizens, holders of permanent humanitarian visas and NZ citizens with Special Category Visas are eligible for HECS-HELP loans.Study Assist website http://studyassist.gov.au/

From Study Assist website http://studyassist.gov.au/

• Full-fee (fee)

• If the institution is an

‘approved provider’, eligible

students can defer payment

through a Government FEE-

HELP loan for degree level

courses and a VET FEE-HELP

loan for diploma level courses

Private higher education providers

2016 FEE - HELP loan limits - $124,238 for medicine,

dentistry and vet sc. and $99,389 for all other courses

• Full-fee (fee) – many courses

eligible for VET FEE –HELP or

FEE HELP

• Subsidised (Sub) – for eligible

students

• Concession – course costs

reduced for students with a

relevant concession card

TAFE Queensland

§ Through QTAC for most Queensland tertiary courses

§ Through interstate tertiary admission centres (QTAC Guide p. 28)

§ Direct application to all others

How to

apply forcourses

Applications through QTAC

§ QTAC is a non-profit, public company

§ It processes applications and offers for 16 institutions

§ QTAC does not make the rules. The institutions make the rules and QTAC administers them.

InstitutionsthatuseQTAC

Australian Catholic University

Australian Maritime CollegeBond University

Christian Heritage CollegeCQUniversity AustraliaGriffith College

Griffith UniversityJames Cook University

Queensland University of Technology

SAE Creative Media Institute

Southern Cross UniversityTAFE Queensland

The University of QueenslandUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of Southern Queensland

University of the Sunshine Coast

The good news – QTACapplicationsforSem1(asatFeb2016)

61,672Applications

Approx.85.6%overallreceivedanoffer

30,111Year12applications

31,561NonYear12applications

98% OP eligible Yr. 12s & 95% OP ineligible Yr. 12s received an offer

Timeline

Applications open

2 Aug 30 Sept

On-timeApplicationDue date

18 Nov

Early offer round

15 Dec

Majorofferround for creative & performance courses & some other courses p. 21

17 Dec

Yr. 12 results can be accessed from Learning Accounts

Yr. 12 students may receive an offer from this date

9 Jan

Last date to change preferences for the Jan major offer round

16 Jan 2 Feb

Major offer round for most courses

‘Mop – up’ round to fill course vacancies

Page 15 QTAC Guide

Most up-to-date information on Course Offer Dates is on the QTAC website (do a search)

Resourcesforresearchingcourses

Institution websitesInstitution brochuresThe Good Universities book and websiteOpen days

QTAC website Course Search

QTAC free Course Search App

How QTAC selects applicants

1. Eligibility 2. Merit

If you are eligible, how competitive are you compared to all the other eligible applicants?

Have you met the minimum entry requirements?

Eligibility - Entry requirements

Subjectprerequisites§ Year11and12Authoritysubjects(oracceptablealternatives)

Auditions,folios,interviews§ SomeCreativeandPerformingArtscourses

ExamsorQuestionnaires§ SomeMedicineandOralHealthcoursesrequireUMAT

Successfulcompletionofacourse§ Completionofaspecificcourse(suchaspost-graduatecourses)oraccesstoawork

environment

SomecourseshaveaminimumOP/Rankrequirement§ SomecourseswillsetminimumOPs/ranks tobeconsidered‘eligible’foranoffer

InstitutionadmissionrulesincludeEnglishproficiencyandminimumage.MostdomesticapplicantsmeetthesebycompletingYear12

e.g.English(4,SA)

Merit – OPs and QTAC selection ranksQTACSelectionranks(99– 1)§ AllocatedbyQTACaccordingtoInstitution

Admission PoliciesusingQTACorinstitutionschedules

Year12swhoreceivearank§ OPineligible Year12s§ CurrentOPeligibleYear12swhoaregiven

bonus ranks

OtherqualificationspresentedbyYear12sthatcanbegivenaranke.g.§ CertificateIII,IV§ Diploma§ InternationalBaccalaureate§ SomeMusic/Dance/Speechqualifications

A Year 12 applicant may have

CertificateIII

SeniorStatement

QCE

TertiaryEntranceStatement

OP 9

AMEBGrade 8

Competency Based AQF Qualifications

Like OP 15

Music, Dancing and Speech & Drama

Like OP 8

When you apply to QTAC

CertificateIII

Rank 68

SeniorStatement

QCE

OP 9(like rank

81)

AMEBGrade 7Rank 84

The rules of the institution determines which score becomes the first order rank

How is merit used in selecting applicants for courses?

FPs or second order ranks are rarely used

In2016Sem.1§ Only22ofthe

1521courseswenttoFPsorSORs

§ About1.4%

In2015Sem.1• Only15ofthe

1510courseswenttoFPsorSORs

• About1%

Cut-offs can change

Course 2015 2016

UQ B Nursing 7* 5*

QUT B Nutrition & Dietetics

2* 1

GU B Engineering (Hons)

13 12

JCU B Ed (Primary) 16 14

CQU B Occupational Therapy

13 11

Course 2015 2016

QUT B Justice 11 12

GU B Creative Industries

15 16

CQU B Medical Imaging 7 10

Select preferences carefully

Your preferred order

Coursesyoureallywant,evenifyourchanceofgainingentryisnotcertain

Lesscompetitivecoursesthatyouwanttostudyifyoucan’tgetyourhigherpreferences

Coursesthatwillhelpyouupgradeintoacourseyoureallywant

Desiredcourses

1

2

3

4

5

6

Back-upcourses

Pathwaycourses

See QTAC Guidep. 7

Examples of pathway courses through QTAC

QTAC selection ranks useful for upgrading

Medicine and Dentistry Selection

Selection is very competitiveAdditional selection methods are used§ UQ: Academic merit + UMAT (Aggregate and then Section 1 score)§ GU: Academic merit + ATAR§ JCU: Application + Interview (for Medicine) + Academic merit§ BU: Interview + Academic merit – apply after January offer round§ UNE: Interview + UMAT + Academic merit – apply via UAC

Additional Assistance § Commonwealth Government offers Bonded Medical Places§ Scholarships and incentives available for rural students and

Indigenous studentsWatch out for preferencing§ OP 1 does not guarantee entry§ Even OP 1 students can miss out on an offer if all preferences are

‘Desired courses’

Applications

Submit one application for the admissions period from August 2016 to July 2017

Year 12 students can select courses for Semester 1 2017 and Semester 2 2017

The best option for Semester 2 courses is to add these preferences to your application after the Semester 1 offer rounds have finished in February 2017

Examples of cut-off changes

Course Sem. 1 2015

Sem. 22015

QUT B Urban Dev’t

9 7

USC B NursingScience

16 13

QUT B Business 8 7Course Sem. 1 Sem. 2

Less competitiveUncommon - Generally courses have same or more competitive cut-offs

Current Year 12 students§ Early-bird/On-time (by 30 Sep 2016) $37.00§ Late (from 1 Oct 2016) $138.00

BPay Warning§ An application is not processed until payment is received by QTAC§ To avoid higher fees, ensure payment is made by 27th September 2016

Change of Preference§ First three occasions to make changes of preference free§ Fourth and any subsequent occasions to make changes of preference $37.00

Some students miss out onoffers because they haveoutstanding fees

Payment Options§ Credit Card§ BPay

Createonline

account

2 August

Checkcourses

WithEarly

Require-ments

30 Sept

First datefor some

fixed closingcourses

On-timedue date

Applyopen

Key dates for Sem. 1 2017 entry

31 Oct

Recommen-ded date

tosubmit

EASdocuments

1 Dec

Due dateto apply for15 Dec Offer

Round

Due dateto submitdocs. & change

preferences

8 Dec

Due dateto apply for16 Jan Offer

Round

Due dateto submit

docs.

16 Dec

Year 12results

mailed byQCAA

Review your

application

9 Jan

Final dateto change

or addpreferences

for theJanuary

OfferRound

18 Nov 15 Dec 16 Jan 2 Feb

Major Offer

Round tofill

vacantplaces

Feb/MarFurther0ffers

for Sem. 1Courses

9 MarMajor OfferRound for

Bond Medicine Program

EarlyOffers

for someYear 12

studentscommence

MajorOffer

Roundfor someCreative

&Perform-ing Artscourses

MajorOffer

Roundfor mostSem. 1

courses

Application dates

Offer round dates

Remembercoursespecificdates

Fixed closing dates may exist for some courses§ Courses with interviews/auditions do not accept late applications§ See QTAC Guide p. 20 & 21

Some due dates are earlier than 30 September§ UMAT exam on 27 July 2016 for some medicine and dentistry courses (UQ)§ International students submit written application for MBBS to JCU by 31 August

Some courses require separate audition/folio/interview applications in addition to the QTAC application e.g. the following courses require an Application for an Audition§ UQ - B Music 15 August 2016§ GU - B Music 15 August 2016§ QUT - B Music 9 September 2016

Check out all fixed and early closing dates in QTAC Guide p. 20 & 21

First create your account

http://www.qtac.edu.au

Use your personal email address (not school email) and password

Include your mobile phone number for SMS updates

QTAC will send you a validation email

Click on the validation link

Before you apply

§ Know your LUI

§ Check your Learning Account – are all your qualifications there?

§ Are you going to authorise someone to represent you?

§ Are you going to apply for QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS)

§ How are you going to pay – credit card, BPay?

§ Order your preference

Select and order your course preferences

Step 1List your preferred

order

Step 2Check the MajorOffer Round for each preference

Do all your preferences have the same major offer

round?

Yes No

Leave your preferences in their current order

Reorder your preferences for each relevant Major

Offer Round

Courses Start Month

Offer Round

1 UQ B Laws Mar ‘17 16 Jan ‘17

2 QUT B Laws Feb ‘17 16 Jan ‘17

3 GU B Laws Feb ‘17 16 Jan ‘17

4 UQ B Arts Mar ‘17 16 Jan ‘17

5 GU B Arts Feb ‘17 16 Jan ‘17

6 UQ B Music Mar ‘17 Conditionally accepted offer in Dec ‘17

Use the Applicant Log in to start your application -See the list of sections in the QTAC Guide p. 5

You have not completed your application until you see this page

After you have applied you can…..

§ Update contact details§ Change course preferences§ Check if QTAC has received your documentation§ Track your application§ View correspondence from QTAC§ View and respond to an offer

At Applicant Services via the ‘Applicant log in’

§ All courses must nominate a Major Offer Round

§ However, offers do not need to wait for a Major Offer Round date

§ Early offers can only be made to the applicant’s highest eligible preference (i.e. where the applicant meets the entry requirements including a minimum OP/rank)

§ Early offers cannot disadvantage applicants in the Major Offer Round (if you don’t get an early offer, don’t panic – more offers will be made in the Major Offer Round)

§ Current Year 12’s cannot receive a firm offer before their last day of school

§ Current Year 12s may begin to receive offers on their last day of school (18 November 2016)

OfferProcessesfor2016/2017

§ For non-competitive courses with no entry requirements and where supply meets demand (e.g. many TAFE courses), offers will be made as soon as the applicant is ‘ready’

For non-competitive courses where there are entry requirements and the institution believes it can accommodate demand, offers will be made as soon as the applicant is ‘ready’

Competitive courses (where the demand is higher than supply) will continue to have most offers made in the Major Offer Round

OfferProcessesfor2016/17cont.

§ You will be given feedback about whether you have met the entry requirements (prerequisites, etc.) including the minimum OP/rank in the ‘Course Preference’ section of your application

§ For competitive courses, this allows you to replace ‘wasted’ preferences with better choices before theMajor Offer Round

§ The institution of your highest preference will be able to make you an offer to an upgrading/pathways course (that is not listed in your list of preferences)

§ Pathway offers are restricted to courses that are offered through QTAC

Applicants will have a shorter period of time to respond to their offer

Finding out your offerLog in to your application§ QTAC will send an email notification and may send an SMS notification if a mobile

phone is listed§ View, print & respond to your offer§ Watch out for early offers! More offers to non-competitive courses will be made

before 16 January 2017

You must respond to an offer§ Respond online using the ‘Respond to Offer’ tab§ You must respond by the response date § If you do not respond to an offer in time, not only do you forfeit that offer, your

application becomes inactive § If your offer lapses and you still wish to be considered in future offer rounds,

contact QTAC immediately

Once you have responded to QTAC, enrol with your institution

Responding to an offer. You can make:

An outright response

A conditional response with no change of preference

A conditional response with change of preference

Outright response

Conditional Response with no change of preference

Conditionally accept

Conditionally defer

Conditionallyreject

If you receive another offer for the same semester start, you automatically forfeit your previous offer

If you do not receive another offer, you retain your previous offer

Enrol in your institution

If you receive anotheroffer for the same

semester start, youautomatically forfeityour previous offer

If you do not receiveanother offer for your deferred place, you will receive a letter from theinstitution advising you offurther action

QTAC does not recommendthis option

If you conditionally rejectyour offer and do not receive any further offers, you give your course place away

Contact QTAC or visit the QTAC website for more information

Conditional response with a change of preference

Change preferences

Conditionallyaccept

Conditionallydefer

Conditionallyreject

Check for an offer in the next round

If you receive a newoffer, you forfeit your

previous offer

If you don’t receive anew offer, you keep

yourprevious offer

If you receive a newoffer, you forfeit your

previous offerIf you don’t receive

an offer for yourdeferred place, youwill receive a letter

advising of anyfurther action

QTAC advises to thinkcarefully before choosing this

optionIf you conditionally

reject and don’treceive another

offer, you give yourcourse place away

Bonus & Special Admissions Schemes

§ Educational Access Scheme (EAS)§ Year 12 Bonus Rank Schemes§ Access and Equity Schemes§ Regional Preference Schemes§ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Schemes§ Early Start Schemes§ School recommendation schemes§ Elite Athletes/Performance schemes

Educational Access SchemeFor applicants who have experienced circumstances beyond their control that have negatively affected their preparation for tertiary study

Categories:Financial HardshipHome Environment and ResponsibilitiesEnglish Language DifficultyPersonal Illness and DisabilityEducational Disruption

§ Indicate if you are applying for EAS on your QTAC application§ Cover sheets will be sent in the QTAC Pack when you apply§ Due date submitting documentary evidence for the Major Offer Round

in January is 8 December 2016§ It is recommended that you submit the cover sheet/s with attached

documentary evidence by 31 October 2016

Year 12 Subject Bonus Schemes

Some universities offer these schemes

§ If you achieve a SA or higher in certain Year 12 subjects§ Each scheme is different – ACU, GU, QUT, SCU, UQ, and

USC§ Details of each scheme are on institution websites (do a

search)

Bonus Rank Points are applied automatically

§ You don’t have to apply for these schemes. § Bonus points are allocated automatically by QTAC§ These schemes only apply to Sem. 1 courses§ Bonus points only apply to OP/ranks derived from a Year 12

qualification

§ CQU: CQU Connect Program

§ GU: Uni-Start Scheme – applicants also submit a Uni-Start application directly to GU

§ QUT: Q-Step

§ UQ: UQ-Link Program

§ USQ: USQ Access and Equity Scheme – Submit separate application directly to USQ

§ USC: Access USC – (for Smith Family bonus, submit application directly to USC)

Access and Equity Schemes

OP Guarantee Schemes

Institutions with OP guarantee schemes

§ GU OP 1 – 6 with course exceptions§ QUT OP 1 – 5 with course exceptions§ UQ OP 1 – 5 with course exceptions§ USQ OP 1 – 5 (USQ High Achievers Scheme)

Prerequisites must still be met

Only apply to January Major Offer Round (exception GU)

Not all courses are included in this scheme

Scholarships

§ Sporting scholarships§ Equity scholarships for women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islanders§ Scholarships for specific fields of study§ Financial hardship scholarships§ Campus scholarships§ Field of study scholarships§ International student scholarships§ Academic scholarships.

Apply for all scholarships you are eligible for

Selected academic scholarship application due dates

Griffith UniversityThe Deans Sir Samuel Griffith and Sir Samuel Griffith scholarship applications close on 9 December 2016

Queensland University of TechnologyThe Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship (Academic) applications close on 18 November 2016

The University of QueenslandUQ Academic scholarships applications close on 31 October 2016

University of Southern QueenslandChancellor's Scholarship applications close on 28 October 2016

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