Tertiary Pathways Parent

Information Session

Wednesday 24/07/2019

Karla Shaw

Guidance Officer – Senior Schooling

1. Quick facts about the future of Employment and Careers

2. Preparation for Tertiary Applications

3. QTAC

o What is it? Who applies

o Courses

o Entry Requirements

o Special Admissions

o Documentation

o Ordering Preferences

4. How to help your young person

5. Key dates, up coming events

6. Other resources

New ‘Transparency’ Terminology

Preparing for Tertiary Applications

Tertiary Applications

• Each state has one body that governs Tertiary

applications.

• One application per state.

• Each application allows a number of preferences.

• Will only get one offer per state.

NSW and ACT

http://www.uac.edu.au/

Victoria

http://www.vtac.edu.au/

South Australia and Northern Territory

http://www.satac.edu.au/

Western Australia

https://tisc.edu.au/static/home.tisc

2019 Year 12s

QTAC application

What is QTAC?

The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) is a non-profit, public company.

• We process your tertiary application for 16 institutions. Tertiary study is the level of formal education beyond secondary education.

• Our institutions decide their own admission requirements.

• We ensure their admission rules are used correctly in your application.

Direct entry institutions

• We also publish course information for ‘direct entry’ institutions.

• Apply directly to these institutions, not through QTAC. Contact the institution for how to apply.

• Find their courses on our website in Course Search, and in QTAC’s Year 12 Guide.

What is QTAC?

Courses

You can apply through QTAC for a range of course types, such as

• certificate

• diploma

• advanced diploma

• associate degree

• bachelor’s degree.

Find courses, entry requirements and thresholds

Find courses, entry requirements and thresholds using

• Course Search

• The Year 12 Guide

How you compete for a place

• So, if you have an OP/rank equal to or above the threshold, and

• You meet the course prerequisites and institution admission rules

• You will receive an offer your highest eligible preference.

• One offer per state

Entry requirements: how it all works

Entry requirements

Special admission –Adjustment Factors

Most institutions have other special schemes to help you get into their courses, such as

• Year 12 subject bonus

• Access and equity

• Elite Athlete program

Contact the institution for more information.

QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS)

• Can help you if you have experienced circumstances that negatively affected your studies.

• If you are eligible for EAS, you may get bonus OPs or bonus ranks that can make you more competitive for the courses you apply for.

1. Financial Hardship 4. Health or Disability

2. Home circumstances 5. Educational Disruption

3. English as a different language

Special admission

Key dates

Key application dates

1 Aug Applications open

30 SepOn-time date for applications

Some courses with fixed closing dates close today

3 Oct Earliest date you may receive an offer

15 Jan Major Offer Round

Order your preferences correctly

List 6 preferences in the order of:1st

2nd

Desired courses Courses you want to study

3rd

4th

Back-up courses Less competitive courses you want to

study

5th

6th

Pathway courses Courses that will help you upgrade into

a course you really want

Order your preferences correctly

… you must list the December major offer round courses above the January major offer round courses, like this:

Preference Course name Start month Major offer date

1 Brisbane Uni – B Acting Mar 2020 23 Dec 2019

2 Metro Uni – B Acting Feb 2020 23 Dec 2019

3 Brisbane Uni – B Commerce Mar 2020 15 Jan 2020

4 Metro Uni – B Commerce Feb 2020 15 Jan 2020

5 Accounting Institute –

D Accounting

Mar 2020 15 Jan 2020

6 Accounting Institute –

D Business

Mar 2020 15 Jan 2020

Order your preferences correctly

• If, in the December offer round, you are made an offer, for example in Brisbane Uni – B Acting;

• You can ‘conditionally accept’ this offer and rearrange your preferences to be considered for your other preferences in January.

Order your preferences correctly

You are only considered in future offer rounds for courses listed above your offered course.

Preference Course name Start month Major offer date

1 Brisbane Uni – B Commerce Mar 2020 15 Jan 2020

2 Metro Uni – B Commerce Feb 2020 15 Jan 2020

3 Accounting Institute – D

Accounting

Mar 2020 15 Jan 2020

4 Accounting Institute – D Business Mar 2020 15 Jan 2020

5 Metro Uni – B Acting Feb 2020 23 Dec 2019

6 Brisbane Uni – B Acting Mar 2020 Conditionally

accepted offer in

Dec 2019

Note about dates and deadlines!

- For scholarships look on University websites and

www.studyassist.gov.au

- Check scholarship closing dates! Often close around

October, some interstate scholarships are earlier

- Check dates for ‘extra admission’ requirements, e.g.

portfolios, registrations for interview or auditions.

- LUI number

- Non-EQ email

1. Should have collected a QTAC guide book, if not get one from the library

reception desk.

2. Over the next week should be researching courses of interest found in the

QTAC guide. If they are looking at dance, visual arts, acting and other performing

based courses please be familiar with early application closing dates and extra

application processes! Visit the University websites for detailed information about

courses. Use www.myfuture.edu.au to investigate occupations and take the

career profile quiz.

3. Students who are OP/ranking eligible would have had Provisional OP meeting

with mentor during week 1 and 2. Use that meeting to review progress and

understand your current provisional OP. Consider if alternative pathway for course

is needed.

4. Make sure your young person attend Assembly week 4 “How to Apply” session.

5. Watch the “How should I order my preferences” video at

http://www.qtac.edu.au/applications/apply-here/preferences

6. Book an appointment with Guidance Officer, via online booking (Link to be

sent on Friday). Interviews will occur throughout term 3, however I would suggest

doing them earlier as you will be very busy when assessment starts!

7. Complete the questionnaire before attending appointment

8. Need to bring a hardcopy of the completed survey and QTAC book to the

meeting.

Upcoming Dates - School Information Sessions

Preparing for Tertiary Applications

• Thursday 25 July

University of Melbourne

• Tuesday 30 July

Griffith University

• Friday 2 August

Queensland University of Technology

• Monday 5 August

How to Apply to QTAC and interstate Admissions Centres

• Wednesday 21 August – Year 12 only

Extra assistance in ‘How to Apply to QTAC and other Australian Universities’

• Friday 30 August

Saint Andrews University Scotland. UK applications to University.

Upcoming Dates - Open Days

Preparing for Tertiary Applications

• Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July

Tertiary Studies Expo – Brisbane Showgrounds

• Wednesday 24 July

Sydney University Workshops and Information Session, Hilton Hotel

Register attendance at meetsydneybrisbane.eventbrite.com.au

• Saturday 27 July

Bond University Open Day Gold Coast Campus

• Sunday 28 July

Queensland University of Technology Open Day

• Sunday 4 July

University of Queensland

• Sunday 11 August

Griffith University Open Day

Queensland TAFE Open Day

Further Resources and Information

Preparing for Tertiary Applications

• www.qtac.edu.au

• https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/

• https://www.studyassist.gov.au/

• https://myfuture.edu.au/login (does not work in Explorer)

• itunesU Career Course

https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/enroll/DCH-RPZ-HSC