2015 QTAC Information for Parents.pdf

www.qtac.edu.au

Steps to Tertiary Study

Presenter: Brè Ramsay-Orr

2015 – 2016 Admissions

Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

Topics

• Timeline overview

• How QTAC selects applicants

• Preferences and foot-in-the-door courses as upgrade pathways

• Lodging your QTAC application

• Bonus and Special Admissions Schemes

• Cost and financial assistance

• How to find course information

Timeline overview

June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

QTAC Guide arrives

June

July

- Sit UMAT

- Bond Uni scholarship due date

August

Applications for Music auditions

End of Sept

QTAC on-timeApplicationdue date

Oct - Dec

Scholarship application due dates

Mid Dec

Year 12 results released

Early Jan

Last day to change preferences

Mid Jan

Major offer round for Sem 1 2016

Nov - Feb

QTAC offer rounds

Register for UMAT

August

QTAC Online Applications open

www.qtac.edu.au

How QTAC selects applicants


Applications are assessed on -

1. Eligibility

• Have you met the minimum entry requirements?

and

2. Merit

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


Minimum Entry Requirements

• Subject prerequisites Year 11 and 12 Authority subjects (or acceptable alternatives)Some courses have assumed knowledge and/or recommended study

• Auditions, folios, interviews Some Creative and Performing Arts courses

• Exams or TestsSome Medicine and Oral Health courses require UMAT

NB: English Language Proficiency must be demonstrated for all courses. This is automatic for most domestic students.


Look for • Prerequisites• Additional Entry

Requirements• Fixed Closing Dates

Note:English (4, SA)

Minimum Entry Requirements

QTAC Guide p.101 Refer to QTAC website for indicative course costs


1. Eligibility

• Have you met the minimum entry requirements?

2. Merit

NO


Merit

• If you meet the minimum entry requirements, you are then considered in order of merit

• All eligible domestic applicants are in the same pool

So what is

merit?


OPs and QTAC Selection Ranks = Merit

QTAC Selection Ranks are numbers on a scale from 1 – 99 (highest). They are derived from QTAC and institution schedules.

Schedules are reviewed annually and can change.

This schedule compares 2014 OPs with QTAC selection ranks

QTAC Guide, p. 18


Qualifications that may be given a rank*

Formal qualifications

• Year 12 or equivalent studies

• Tertiary studies e.g. degree, associate degree, advanced diploma, diploma

• Completed AQF qualifications - Certificates III, IV, diploma, advanced diploma

• Preparatory and bridging courses e.g. Certificate IV in Adult Learning Preparation,

university bridging courses

• Formal qualifications in music, dance, speech and drama, languages e.g. AMEB

Drama and Performance Grades 7 or 8

Alternative entry**

• Paid employment

• Approved admissions test e.g. STAT

* The rules of an institution determine whether it will accept these qualifications**Most universities will not accept these for current Year 12 students


Year 12 applicants may have…..

… a number of formal qualifications from school or a training provider

There are no time limits on qualifications when applying to QTAC.

ACM Grade 7 Certificate

Competency Based Certificate III

Queensland Certificate of Education

Tertiary Entrance StatementOP = 9

Senior Statement


Competency Based AQF Qualifications

QTAC Guidep. 36


Music, Dancing and Speech & Drama

QTAC Guidep. 39


When you apply to QTAC...

QTAC assigns various QTAC Selection Ranks to some of these qualifications

The rules of the institution determine which score becomes the primary or first order rank (see QTAC Guide p. 20)

QTAC’s computer system must rank

order all applicants by merit….

Cert IIIRank 68

OP = 9(Rank = 82 in 2014)

MusicRank 84

Senior Statement

QueenslandCertificate of

Education


If you are not eligible for an OP...

Your qualifications and your best 20 semester units will be considered

Competency Based Certificate III

Senior Statement

Queensland Certificate of Education


When you apply to QTAC...

QTAC assigns various QTAC Selection Ranks to some these qualifications and calculates an OP Ineligible selection rank

OP Ineligible student completes

Year 11 and 12 Senior Studies

QCE

Cert IIIRank 68

OP ineligible Rank 59(depends on results)


How is merit used in selecting applicants?

OP or

First Order Rank

OP + FPs + additional when

needed

or

FOR + Secondary Ranks

OP + ATAR

around 99% courses

around 1% courses

a very small number of courses use additional information e.g. Griffith medicine and dentistry


FPs and Secondary Ranks are rarely used

In 2015 Sem 1 only 15 of the 1,510 courses used FPs –about 1%


Examples of cut-off changes

Course Sem 1 2014 Cut-off

Sem 1 2015 Cut-off

UQB Laws 2*

1

ACUB Occupational Therapy 12

4

QUTB Creative Industries

1011


Select preferences carefully

As cut-offs can change from year to year, it is

important that you submit a range of courses on your QTAC application

Build in upgrading pathways or

alternative careers in case you do not receive your higher preferences

Your preferred order

Courses you really want, even if your chance of gaining entry is not certain.

Less competitive courses that provide another way to your chosen career or to an alternative career. They can be used to upgrade to your ‘ideal’ course.

Courses you are prepared to do if you miss out on all others. They should be courses that in the past have been easy to get into. They can help you upgrade.

‘Ideal’ Courses

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

‘Realistic’ Courses

‘Foot-in-the-door’

Courses

See QTAC Guidep. 42


Medicine & Dentistry Selection

Selection is very competitive

Additional Selection Methods are used:

• UQ: Academic merit + UMAT (Aggregate and then Section 1 score)

• GU: Academic merit + ATAR

• JCU: Application + Interview (Medicine) + Academic merit

• BU: Interview + UMAT + Academic merit – apply after Jan offer round

• UNE: Interview + UMAT + Academic merit - apply via UAC

Watch out for preferencing

• OP 1 may not be enough to gain entry in the major offer round

• Even OP 1 students can miss out on offers if all preferences are ‘Ideal’

Who gets an offer?

Applicants to a course

YesYou have met the minimum entry requirements

At or above the cut-off

You receive an offer

Below the cut-off

You do not receive an offer

No

You are not

considered for an offer


OP Guarantees

OP Guarantees• Institutions with OP Guarantees in 2015 / 2016

• GU OP 1-6 (Rank 89+) with course exceptions• QUT OP 1-5 (Rank 93, IB 33 or better) with course exceptions• UQ OP 1-5 (or Rank equivalent) with course exceptions• USQ OP 1-5 (USQ High Achiever’s Scheme)

• Prerequisites must still be met• Only apply to January Major Offer Round (exception Griffith – all

offer rounds)

• Note: Not all courses are included in this scheme

Some institutions have other guaranteed entry programs for partner schools

www.qtac.edu.au

Foot-in-the-door courses as upgrade pathways


Upgrading pathways through QTAC

• Less competitive degrees

• Different campuses at the same university

• Regional institutions

• Consider several institutions, not just one

• Dual diploma/degree qualifications e.g. TAFE/uni; QIBT/Griffith

• Diplomas e.g. TAFE; private institutions

• Tertiary preparation pathways (e.g. University of the Sunshine Coast)

Ask institutions for recommendations of upgrade pathways


QTAC Selection Ranks useful for upgrading

1 year of bachelor degree studies

• With a passing grade may give a rank of 93 (like OP 4 in 2014)

A completed advanced diploma


A completed diploma


Read the footnotes, some institutions will award different ranksDon’t forget – prerequisites must still be met

www.qtac.edu.au

Applying for tertiary courses


Applying for Tertiary Study

• Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre• For most undergraduate courses in Queensland

and Northern NSW

• Interstate Tertiary Admission Centres• UAC, VTAC, SATAC, TISC – see QTAC Guide

• Apply directly to the University of Tasmania

• Direct applicationFor all other institutions e.g. private institutions that don’t use QTAC, most TAFE certificates and part-time diplomas


Universities• Australian Catholic University (ACU)

• Australian Maritime College (AMC)

• Bond University (BU) – Medicine only

• CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

• Griffith University (GU)

• James Cook University (JCU)

• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

• Southern Cross University (SCU)

• The University of New England (UNE)

• The University of Queensland (UQ)

• University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

• University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

TAFE Queensland(Mostly Advanced Diplomas, Diplomas via QTAC)

CQIT – under CQU

Colleges / Private Providers• Christian Heritage College (CHC)

• QLD Institute of Business & Technology (QIBT)

• SAE Creative Media Institute

Institutions with Admissions

through QTAC

www.qtac.edu.au

Applying through QTAC?


QTAC Offer Statistics – The Good news

QLD Year 12 Semester 1 2015 entry as at 23 Feb 2015

(excludes visa and interstate Year 12)

25,673 QLD Year 12

Applications

22,361 OP eligible

21,537 offers =96%

3,312 OP

ineligible

3,071 offers = 93%


Key Dates for 2015 / 2016 - Applying

Wed 9 December

2015

QTAC Guide in schools

Tue 4 August 2015

Wed 30 September

2015

Mon 30 November

201517 June 2015

Fri 18 December

2015

Wed 6 January

2016

QTAC Guide in schools

Applications open

Check early requirements for some courses e.g. Music

Due date for online applications

Final date for some Fixed Closing Date courses

Due date to submit documentationfor the January offer round

Due date to submit EAS documentation

Final date to submit a late application for the January offer round

Year 12 results mailed by QCAA

Over the next week review preferences

Final date to change or add preferences for the January offer round

QTAC Guide p. 4


Remember Course Specific Dates

Watch out for earlier dates – needed before 30 September 2015UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test)

• Register by 5 June 2015• Test on 29 July 2015

Courses with Audition/Interview/Folio

Some courses require separate audition/interview applications in addition to the QTAC application.For example Music and Creative and Performing Arts (for Semester 1 2016 admissions):

• UQ - B Music 17 August 2015• GU - B Music 17 August 2015• QUT - B Music 11 September 2015

Fixed closing dates may exist for some courses – see QTAC Guide p.5For example: Courses with interviews/auditions do not accept late applications


Thu 26 November

2015

Early Offer Round for some

courses

Thu 10 December

2015Major Offer

Round for some Creative and

Performing Arts Courses

Early Offer Round for some courses

Thu 14 January 2016

Major Offer Round for most

Semester 1 Courses (COP

closes 6 January)

Thu 4 February

2016

Subsequent Offer Round for most Semester 1

courses

11 – 25 February

2015

Top-up offers to any remaining

vacancies

Key Dates for 2015 / 2016 – Offer rounds

Applicants receive one offer only per offer round –in their highest eligible preference

QTAC Guidep. 4


Submit one application

• One annual admissions period - Aug 2015 - July 2016• Year 12 students can select courses in

• Semester 1 in 2016

• Semester 2 in 2016

• 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 2016

The system will advise applicants if they put Sem 2 courses before Sem 1 courses


Examples of cut-off changes – Semester to Semester

Course Sem 12014

Sem 22014

QUT B Engineering 9/82 5/92

QUT B Social Work 10/79 6/89

CQU B Medical Imaging 10/79 8/84

UQ B Journalism 11/77 8/84

Generally courses have the same or more competitive cut-offs at mid year


First create your account


Create your account

• Valid email address• Password• Security questions

QTAC will send you a confirmation email

You click on the link on the email to validate your email address


After you have created your account, use the ‘Applicant log in’ to start your application – from 4 August 2015


Prepare before you apply

• Know your LUI

• Check your Learning Account – are all your qualifications there? If not, you will have to add your extra qualifications to your application and send QTAC documentary evidence

• Are you going to authorise someone to represent you?

• Are you going to apply for QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS) –a scheme for applicants who have been disadvantaged in preparing for tertiary study? Which category/categories?

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

• Order your preferences


Select and Order Your Preferences

• Order your preferences carefully

Step 2

Check the Major Offer Round for each preference

and reorder if necessary

Step 1

List your preferred order


Step 2: Consider Major Offer Rounds

Do all your preferences have the same

major offer round ?

Yes

Enter your preferences in their current order

Ideal – Realistic – Safety Net

No

Reorder your preferences for each Major Offer Round linked to your

preferences




QTAC Fees and Payment options for 2016 entry

• Fees for current Year 12 students

• On-time $36 by 30 September 2015

• Late $134 from 1 October 2015

• 3 free changes of preference - $36 for additional changes (each ‘save’ registers a change of preference)

• Payment options• MasterCard or VISA

• BPAY® using internet banking with your financial institution

• BPay Warning• Your application is not processed until your payment is received by QTAC (which may take

some days)

Some applicants miss out on offers because they owe fees


Documentation

• QTAC obtains most Year 12 results electronically

• Year 12s with late additional qualifications (e.g. VET, music) - mail with cover sheet to QTAC (certified copies not required) by 30 November 2015

• Documentation for QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS) must be submitted by 30 November 2015 – use cover sheets


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

Log into Applicant Services via the ‘Applicant log in’


Finding out your offer…

Login to your application • Know the offer round dates – watch out for early offers

• Check your emails – QTAC will send an email

• View, print and respond to your offer

You must respond to an offer• Respond online on your application

• Generally you must respond within 7 days• If you do not respond you forfeit that offer and your application becomes

inactive

Once you have responded to QTAC, enrol with your institution


How to Respond to an Offer

• Outright response

• Conditional response with no change of preference

• Conditional response with change of preference

www.qtac.edu.au

Outright Response

Accept Offer

Defer Offer

Reject Offer

Enrol in the course(as per

institution instructions)

You will receive a letter from

the institution advising you of

any further action required.

NO further action

Deferment policies QTAC Guide p. 46


Conditionally Accept

Conditionally Defer

Conditionally Reject

Check for an offer in the next offer round

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 with the institution


If you do not receive another offer for your deferred place you will receive a letter from the institution advising you of any further action required

QTAC does not recommend this option

If you conditionally reject your offer and then do not

receive any further offer you give your course place away

Contact QTAC or visit the QTAC website for more

information.

Conditional Response with no change of preference


Conditionally Accept

Conditionally Defer

Conditionally Reject

Conditional Response with change of preference

Change Preferences

Check for an offer in the next offer round


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


If you do not receive another offer, for your deferred place you will receive a letter from the institution advising you of any further action

QTAC advises to think carefully before choosing this option.

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

www.qtac.edu.au

Bonus and Special Admissions Schemes

Ways to improve your application

QTAC Guide p. 22 - 30


QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS)

For applicants who have experienced circumstances that have negatively affected their preparation for tertiary study

Categories:

• Financial Hardship• Home Environment and Responsibilities• English Language Difficulty• Personal Illness and Disability• Educational Disruption

Indicate if you are applying for EAS on your QTAC application

Download cover sheet/s at the end of your QTAC application Submit the cover sheet/s with attached documentary

evidence by 30 November 2015


Year 12 Subject Bonus Rank Schemes

Several universities have this scheme – each scheme is different e.g. ACU, GU, QUT, SCU, UQ, USQ and USC

Bonus rank points are applied• If you achieve a SA or higher (some universities require a minimum of HA or VHA in

specific subjects)• There may be course restrictions and overall caps (i.e. the total number of bonus

points you can obtain)

Bonus rank points are applied automatically • In your QTAC application• They only apply in Year 12 in the year of application

Bonus rank points are only applied to OP/Ranks derived from a Year 12 qualification (not to ranks derived from other qualifications)


Other Special Admissions Schemes

• Access and Equity Schemes

• Regional Preference Schemes

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Schemes

• Early Start schemes

• School recommendation schemes

• Elite Athletes / Performance schemes

www.qtac.edu.au

Course Costs & financial assistance


Course Costs and HELP

Public Universities • CSP for domestic students (Aus. NZ, PR) – HECS-HELP may be available

• Full fee for international students

• TAFE Queensland• Subsidised (Sub) - VET FEE-HELP may be available• Full-fee (fee) - VET FEE-HELP may be available• Concession – Cost reduced for students with relevant concession cards

• Private Institutions • Full-fee (fee) – FEE-HELP and VET FEE-HELP may be available

Approximate course costs are provided on QTAC’s website – do a course search. TAFE costs may be available in September.

Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

HELP available in 5 areas:

HECS-HELP FEE-HELP VET FEE-HELP SA-HELP OS-HELP

Aust. citizens, permanent residents - humanitarian


www.studyassist.gov.au


Proposed changes to higher education

Subject to the passage of legislation, changes will be made to Commonwealth subsidies and student contributions.

www.studyassist.gov.au www.highered.gov.au/ https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-reform-package

Human Services

Income support for students and trainees

• Youth Allowance• Relocation Scholarships

www.humanservices.gov.au

Student Income Support Guide

www.studyassist.gov.au

click ‘Student Income Support’

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/

http://www.studyassist.gov.au/


Scholarships

Apply directly to institutions for

• Indigenous (from Commonwealth funding), merit, equity and sporting

scholarships

• application due dates occur from July – December each year, with most

university scholarship applications due in October, November or December.

Helpful websites

• Institution websites

• myfuture http://www.myfuture.edu.au/ (search ‘Scholarships’)

• Study Assist http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist (search ‘Scholarships’)

• Hobsons Course Finder http://www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au/

http://www.myfuture.edu.au/en/Tools And Resources/Study or training options.aspx

http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist

http://www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au/

www.qtac.edu.au

Course information


Websites, Expos and Open Days

Tertiary Institutions

Websites and publications

Open days July – August

Expos & Career Markets

Career Markets May - August

Tertiary Studies EXPO in Brisbane 18 & 19 July 2015

Other Websites

www.myuniversity.gov.au

www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au

www.graduatecareers.com.au

http://www.myuniversity.gov.au/

http://www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au/

http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/


The QTAC website www.qtac.edu.au


QTAC App


The QTAC Guide to Tertiary Courses 2016

• Free to Year 12s and on sale for $19 in newsagencies


‘Like’ and follow QTAC on social media to stay up-to-date with QTAC news.

Connect to QTAC

Contact QTAC if you have any questions

www.qtac.edu.au

Questions?

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