2024 GUIDE QUEENSLAND TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE LIMITED (QTAC) ABN 28 050 542 633 USE OF THIS PUBLICATION AND DISCLAIMER ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER The objective of the 2024 QTAC Guide to Further Study QTAC does not necessarily endorse any product or is to provide prospective applicants to tertiary service that may be advertised in this publication. courses covered by the Guide with details of how to apply for each course. It also contains general TIMES AND DATES information regarding course curricula and other Times and dates listed in this Guide are based on course information. The Guide should not be used for Queensland local time (GMT+10).
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1 CONTENTS APPLYING INSTITUTION PROFILES ATAR INFORMATION 3 AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 228 COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 6 BOND UNIVERSITY 229 DOCUMENTING YOUR STUDIES 8 CHRISTIAN HERITAGE COLLEGE 230 HOW TO APPLY 9 CQUNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA 231 PREFERENCES 10 FEDERATION UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA 232 ADJUSTMENT FACTORS 11 GRIFFITH COLLEGE 233 EDUCATIONAL ACCESS SCHEME 12 GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY 234 OFFERS 13 JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY 235 DEFERMENT 14 QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 236 FEES AND COSTS 16 SAE CREATIVE MEDIA INSTITUTE 237 KEY DATES 18 SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY 238 2023 EXPOS AND OPEN DAYS 21 TAFE QUEENSLAND 239 THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 240 COURSES TORRENS UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA 241 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 242 UNDERSTANDING COURSE INFORMATION 23 UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST 243 COURSE INDEX 24 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND 244 BRIDGING AND TERTIARY PREPARATION 25 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN 26 DIRECT ENTRY INSTITUTIONS BUSINESS AND TOURISM 32 CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS 59 BOND UNIVERSITY 246 EDUCATION 86 NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY AUSTRALIA 248 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 102 OTHER DIRECT ENTRY INSTITUTIONS 249 HEALTH AND RECREATION 117 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 162 GLOSSARY 251 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 185 YOUR 6 PREFERENCES 252 LAW 196 NOTES 253 PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENVIRONMENT 208 SCIENCES 213 2 AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK WHAT IS THE ATAR? ACCUMULATED AND ACCELERATED RESULTS The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is Your ATAR is based on the aggregate of scaled results the standard measure of a student’s overall in your best five eligible subjects, irrespective of the academic achievement in relation to that of other year in which the subjects are completed. It is intended to help tertiary institutions select applicants into their courses. Most students are expected to follow a traditional pattern of accumulating their results over two years of The ATAR is a percentile rank, not a mark. This rank study in Years 11 and 12, with results at Units 3 and 4 indicates a student’s position relative to other students achieved over the one year (Year 12).
in their age group in any given year. To cater for students who are unable to undertake five An ATAR is expressed as a number on a 2000-point subjects in one year, an ATAR can be calculated based scale from 99.00 in steps of 0. on results achieved over five consecutive years. The highest ATAR is 99.85, Completing one eligible subject each year over a five- and so on, down to 0.
year period should qualify you for an ATAR. An ATAR below 30 is reported as ‘30. HOW IS THE ATAR CALCULATED? ATAR ELIGIBILITY Your ATAR will be calculated in three steps: 1. The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment To be eligible for a Queensland ATAR, you must: Authority (QCAA) provides your Unit 3 and 4 • Satisfactorily complete (i.
achieve a minimum subject results in General and Applied subjects grade of C or higher) an English subject (Unit 3, Unit and completed VET qualifications to QTAC. 4); English, English as an Additional Language, 2. QTAC scales these subject results and VET English and Literature Extension, Literature, or qualifications. This produces scaled results.
ATARs are then allocated to students based on the • Complete one of the three combinations: total (aggregate) of their best five scaled results. - five General subjects (Unit 3, Unit 4), OR Note: Only completed VET qualifications listed - four General subjects (Unit 3, Unit 4) AND in your QCAA student learning account will one Applied subject (Unit 3, Unit 4), OR be sent to QTAC. To check your account, visit myqce. - four General subjects (Unit 3, Unit 4) AND a complete VET qualification at Certificate III level or For more information on calculating the ATAR, above visit qtac.
• Accumulate your results within a five-year period. ENGLISH SUBJECT REQUIREMENT While you must satisfactorily complete an English subject to be eligible for an ATAR, your English result will only be included in your ATAR calculation if it is one of your best five scaled results. To satisfactorily complete a subject, you must attain a Your QTAC application and your letter grade of ‘C’ or higher. ATAR registration are two separate processes.
Start your QTAC application at applications.au Register for your ATAR at atar.au 3 ATAR CONTINUED ATAR AND ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Visit qtac.au/applications for institution-specific When your QTAC application is assessed, adjustment schedules. factors are added to the selection rank after ATARs are HOW TO GET YOUR ATAR calculated, according to individual tertiary institution ATARs will be released via the online ATAR Portal on rules. Adjustments do not change your ATAR, and will 15 December 2023. To receive your ATAR, you must not be displayed in your ATAR Portal, but change your register for access to the ATAR Portal.
Registrations selection rank for a particular course at a particular open Tuesday, 1 August 2023.au/atar institution on your QTAC application only. Adjustments may be applied for factors such as QTAC applications for courses starting 2024 also open performance in certain Year 12 and university subjects, Tuesday, 1 August 2023. Applying for courses through living or attending school in a certain location, and QTAC is separate to registering for access to the ATAR consideration through QTAC’s Educational Access Portal, refer to page 9 for details on how to apply for Scheme (EAS). Refer to page 12 for information on courses through QTAC.
adjustment factors and EAS. Adjustment factors are applied differently from institution to institution and If you are applying for tertiary study interstate, you should from course to course. Visit each institution’s website register for QTAC’s ATAR Portal and in doing so, will for more details. provide the necessary consent for QTAC to share your ATAR with interstate Tertiary Admission Centres.
VET QUALIFICATIONS FOR TERTIARY ENTRY Completed Vocational Education and Training (VET) For specific questions about the ATAR, call the ATAR courses can be used for tertiary entry in two ways: hotline on 1300 193 173 or email atar@qtac. • VET included in the ATAR; and/or TIPS: • VET as a standalone basis of admission. • Check all VET qualifications are recorded as HOW VET IS INCORPORATED INTO THE ‘completed’ in your QCAA learning account by the ATAR CALCULATION end of November 2023. The VET qualifications that count towards ATAR • Contact the QCAA directly for issues related to the eligibility are completed Certificate III, Certificate IV, inclusion of VET qualifications.
Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications. • Completed VET qualifications that may not have been recorded in your QCAA learning account prior to Each VET qualification level will have a single scaled the December ATAR calculation are processed by the result that can be included in your ATAR calculation. QCAA and passed onto QTAC as amendments. QTAC will notify students if there is a change in their ATAR.
That scaled result in any one year is the same regardless of the field of study, duration or content of Visit myqce.au for information. the VET qualification (for example, a Certificate III in Hospitality and a Certificate III in Lab Skills = same scaled result). VET AS A STANDALONE BASIS OF ADMISSION Institutions may consider completed VET qualifications at Certificate III level and higher as a standalone basis of tertiary admission. A PERFORMING ARTS QUALIFICATIONS FOR TERTIARY ENTRY Performing Arts qualifications such as AMEB awards are not eligible inputs into the ATAR calculation.
However, some institutions may consider these qualifications as a standalone basis of tertiary study. 4 COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ELIGIBILITY Visit qtac.au/english-language-proficiency for Institution admission criteria apply to every applicant institution-specific requirements and accepted tests, for every course. The criteria can be different for each if required. These include: Minimum Age Requirements • Prerequisites, and Australian Age 17 or completed Year 12 • Institution admission rules.
Catholic University Bond University Contact Bond PREREQUISITES Christian Heritage Completed Year 12 or turned age 17 by 31 January College 2024 for Semester 1 or 30 June 2024 for Semester 2. Prerequisites are entry requirements you must meet before you are considered for entry. CQUniversity Completed Year 12 or turned age 17 by 31 January Australia 2024 for Semester 1, 2024 entry, 1 July 2024 for Semester 2, 2024 entry, 1 November 2024 for Subject prerequisites Semester 3 2024. Subject prerequisites are subjects you must complete Applicants under the age of 17 who have not and achieve a specified result before you are considered successfully completed Year 12, may only be considered for admission if their qualifications and for entry.
The most common subject prerequisite is level of attainment are acceptable. English (Units 3 and 4, C), which means you must study Griffith College Completion of Year 12 attained or attained age 18 English and achieve a minimum grade of C or higher in years with additional study/work experience. General English subjects to meet this Griffith University Completed Year 12 or turned age 17 by 1 November requirement are: English, English as an Additional 2023 for trimester 3, 2023, 1 March 2024 for trimester 1, 2024, 1 July 2024 for trimester 2, Language, Literature, English and Literature Extension. 2024 or 1 November 2024 for trimester 3, 2024.
Domestic applicants under age 17 will not be Not all courses have subject prerequisites. Some considered for entry to Griffith programs unless courses have assumed knowledge and/or recommended they have completed Year 12 or an AQF Certificate study. If your course has assumed knowledge or III (or higher) qualification, and all admission requirements. Applicants under age 16 should recommended study, you can get in without having contact Griffith for further details.
studied the particular assumed knowledge/ James Cook Age 18 or completed Year 12 recommended study subject.