4 August 2026 – Applications open, ATAR Portal opens
September 2026 – Fixed closing date for some Medicine/ Dentistry & Creative Arts programs
11.59pm, 7 December 2026 – Due date to apply and submit documents for December offer round
9am, 18 December 2026 – QLD ATAR Released
23 December 2026 – Early Offer Round
14 January 2027 – Major Offer Round

To be eligible for Applicants must have undertaken study and participated in your sport in the past 2 years. Participation in your sport must be at national or international level or at professional level/ in the professional player development pathway.
Your sport must be listed as recognised and funded by Sport Australia (sports that are not recognised and/or unfunded by Sport Australia may be considered and applications are encouraged).
You must be identified and recognised as an elite athlete or professional athlete within your sport OR you must be a minimum of Talent 3 (T3) categorisation within Sport Australia’s FTEM development framework.

Most institutions offer scholarships, including equity scholarships that assist regional students, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, and students from low-income backgrounds access study. You must apply to the institution directly for most scholarships, except: QUT’s Q-Step Scheme & UQ’s Queensland Commitment Scholarship. For these two, apply for the Financial Hardship category of our Educational Access Scheme in your QTAC application.

You can apply for EAS when you lodge your QTAC application. Applying for the Educational Access Scheme in your QTAC application is optional. To apply for EAS after lodging your QTAC application, download the cover sheet from our website and submit this to us with the required documentation. If you are not sure if EAS could help you, call us on 1300 467 822 so we can assist.

When lodging your QTAC application, you will be asked to indicate if you are an elite athlete. After your application has been lodged, you will receive a form with your QTAC application confirmation to return to QTAC with details of recent major competitions you have participated in, as well as other relevant information about your sporting achievements and lifestyle.

To apply and be considered under the Rural Access Scheme, you must complete the cover sheet and submit it to QTAC with supporting documentation as soon as possible.

You can check your Remoteness Area category by visiting the Health Workforce Locator website. Choose the “Modified Monash model” section and select “2019” as the year when searching for your current or previous permanent home address.

If you have lived in Rural and Remote areas of Australia for five years consecutively (60 full months) or ten years cumulatively (120 full months), the chance to study as part of the scheme may be available to you.

Institutions may offer elite athlete and performer admissions schemes. For further information about performer schemes visit our website or contact the institution directly.

No, senior subject adjustments are considered for current Year 12 students only.

QTAC will assess your application and supporting documentation and apply the relevant adjustments, if applicable. If you are successful in receiving an offer, the institution will then contact you with further information.

You may get a rank/ATAR adjustment for successfully completing specific Year 12 subjects. The adjustments are automatically added to your ATAR or selection rank on your QTAC Application and can make you more competitive. For detailed subjects and adjustments information, please contact an institution directly.

No, institutions adjust your selection rank for a particular preference or course; your ATAR does not change.

Adjustments may be applied for factors such as performance in certain Year 12 and university subjects, living or attending school in a certain location, sporting and consideration through QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme.

The Educational Access Scheme can help you if you have experienced circumstances that negatively affected your most recent studies. If you are assessed as eligible, you could receive adjustments to your ATAR or QTAC selection rank under EAS. Please check with the institution you are applying to for the maximum adjustments allowable.

The Rural Access Scheme exists to recognise the challenges that are often faced by students from Rural and Remote backgrounds.
For a select number of highly competitive medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses, a certain amount of places are allocated to applicants who are from Rural and Remote backgrounds to study as part of the Rural Access Scheme.
If you have lived in Rural and Remote areas of Australia for five years consecutively (60 full months) or ten years cumulatively (120 full months), the chance to study as part of the scheme may be available to you.

You must provide documentary evident to support you have lived in an Australian rural area, Australian Statistical Geographic Remoteness Area category 2 to 7, for 5 full years consecutively (must be 60 full months) OR 10 full years cumulatively (must be 120 full months). Supporting documents can include but are not limited to; School reports, Transcripts, Supporting letters from a school, university or workplace, or other documents such as utility bills or statements. These documents can be in your parents’ name.

After you lodge a QTAC Application, you will receive an email which is sent to any applicants who have listed RAS eligible courses in their preference list. If you have not received an email and believe you are eligible for the scheme, please call us on 1300 467 822 for assistance.

To download the relevant cover sheet, please visit www.qtac.edu.au/educational-access-scheme/

You can apply for EAS if you are applying for tertiary study through QTAC. You don’t have to be in Year 12 or currently studying to apply for EAS, but most EAS categories relate to circumstances that affect your most recent studies.

Location adjustments are made based on your proximity to the institution offering the course or courses you’re applying for. For example, some institutions give you additional points for being a local resident, or for living in a regional or remote area. Location adjustments are made to your QTAC application automatically, after you apply.

Yes. The following courses aren’t assessed by QTAC:
• Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificates I and II
• Statements of Attainment
• TAFE Statements
• Courses delivered by Australian private providers that are not accredited. Only those courses accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework, or by the relevant state/territory accreditation authority, will be taken into account. Qualifications undertaken with private providers will not be assessed without proof of accreditation for the particular course
• Short courses run by a university (e.g. Project Management Essentials)
• Other short courses such as First Aid certificates.
If you have undertaken any of these qualifications, you don’t need to include them in your application.

There are a number of pathways available for people with no formal qualifications, there are also pathway courses for applicants who don’t meet the entry requirements for a course. Check out our enabling and bridging page for pathway assistance.

Yes, however, once you lodge your application, assessing your qualifications is part of the service. If you still require QTAC’s Assessment of Qualifications (AOQ), you can have your qualifications formally assessed to find out what rank they will be given.
An Assessment of Qualifications can assist if:
• you are planning future study at a non-QTAC partner institution
• you are applying to Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.
Phone us on 1300 467 822 before requesting an Assessment of Qualifications. We may be able to help with information about ranks for common qualifications over the phone.
View the Assessment of Qualifications page for further information:

The interaction of three factors determines selection ranks:
• the number of places available in the course
• the number of applicants for the course
• the quality of those applicants.

You only apply through QTAC if you are:
an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident
a permanent humanitarian visa holder (201 or 202), or
a New Zealand citizen.
If you have qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction, you may also need to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
View the English Language Proficiency page for further information.

Theres a bit more to it than just being eligible. You’ll also need to compete against other eligible applicants, and your selection will depend on how well you meet the selection criteria for each course.

The way your experience is assessed depends on the individual institution’s entry criteria. Some institutions will look at everything you’ve done (including school, even if it was a long time ago) and give each of your qualifications, studies and experience a different weight. Some institutions will focus on just your highest qualification.

Yes, most institutions offer pathway courses for applicants who don’t meet the entry requirements for bachelor programs, or who need further support or preparation before studying at a degree level. Check out our enabling and bridging page for pathway assistance.

Regardless of your age, you are required to meet all entry requirements to be considered for a program. Generally, you’ll need some kind of qualification before an institution will make you an offer. For example, institutions may look at your Year 12 studies, your results in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), or your employment experience.

Adjustment factors are additional points that may be combined with your ATAR or rank from other qualifications to derive a QTAC selection rank. Adjustments do not permanently change your ATAR but change your selection rank for the course/s you have preferenced and may increase your chances of getting an offer.

Prerequisites are satisfactory completed QCE subjects (or equivalent) for Unit 3 and Unit 4, in which a student must achieve a minimum grade of C (or equivalent) to be eligible for selection into a course.

Raw scores are the numeric results of individual assessment components in a subject.

A selection rank determines a student’s competitiveness relative to other applicants for the same course. The selection rank can be based on the ATAR, or it might be altered by adjustment factors or other selection criteria relevant for the course. A selection rank can also be determined from other eligible qualifications.

Background knowledge is a QCE/QCAA Unit 1 or Unit 2 subject, or an identified skill, that will enhance a student’s understanding of the content of a given undergraduate course. This is not a requirement.

You must be able to speak, write, read and comprehend English to a certain standard to be accepted into a course offered through QTAC. This is known as English language proficiency. For specific institution requirements, please visit www.qtac.edu.au/english-language-proficiency/

In the QCE, subject Completion means achieving a grade of E or better. Satisfactory or Successful Completion of a subject means achieving a grade of C or better.

The minimum selection threshold that appears on the Course Search page (where applicable) is the minimum score that was considered receive an offer for a place in the relevant course.

Secondary Education, VET Qualifications (from a Certificate III or higher), Tertiary Study, Bridging/ Enabling programs, Employment Experience, Defence/ Armed Force Qualifications. *The acceptance of a particular qualification is institution specific and is subject to change.

Full course admissions information is published on the Course Search page for every domestic-entry course listed.

Your course preferences are considered in the order you have listed them on your application. View the Preferences page for further information.

Yes, you can apply for the same course with multiple start dates, however, each start date is considered a new preference.

Yes, you can only receive one offer in each offer based on your highest eligible preference. The chronology of the intake date also matters and must be listed in order of the intake date. If you list mid-year intakes above semester one intakes, you will only be considered for these semester two courses. View the Preferences page for further information on ordering your preferences.

When you attend university or an approved higher education provider, you can get a HECS-HELP loan to pay for your studies. You can only get a HECS-HELP loan if you are enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP). Visit Study Assist for further information.

• Visit qtac.edu.au/application-services/
• Create an account or log in to an existing account.
• Fill out and lodge your application.
• Submit copies of your qualifications (if required).

• Log in to your QTAC Account
• Select My Account
• Select Change Details
• Head to Personal Details
• Select Add an authorized person, and fill out the required fields

• Log in to your QTAC Account
• Select Change preferences
• Drag and drop to update your preference order or delete and add new courses.
• Save your changes

Course fees are different for every course and vary between institutions. You can find information regarding course fees on institution websites.

You can apply for up to six course preferences and ordering them correctly is crucial to the outcome of your application. Using all six preferences maximises your options and gives you the best chance of getting an offer.

You can only submit one QTAC application in each admissions period. If you change your mind about what you want to study, you can simply change your course preferences.

You can change your course preferences on three separate occasions for free. If you require to change your preferences any additional times, an extra fee of $75 is required each time.

Make sure you order your preferences carefully, so you don’t miss out on what you want to study.
Preference 1 and 2 should be the most desired courses you want to study,
Preference 3 and 4 should be back up courses you want to study that are considered less competitive, and Preference 5 and 6 should be pathway courses that will help you upgrade into a preferred course
View the Preferences page for further information.

If you are successful in receiving an offer; you will be sent both an SMS and an email to alert you to this. After you receive an offer, you generally only have four days to respond. Once this time has passed, your offer will expire and your offer rights are no longer relevant. You will also not be considered for any other courses. Please call us 1300 467 822 for assistance if this happens.

A QTAC Application is only valid for the admissions period in which you are applying for. If you wish to lodge a new application for the next admissions period, log into your account and submit a new application.

Visit the Course Search page for a list of programs and institutions available. Here you will find a list of all programs offered, and which intake they are available in. Take note of the course code, as this will help you locate the course quickly through your QTAC application.

If you are a current Year 12 student completing standard Secondary Education, select Queensland Certificate of Education. If you previously graduated Secondary Education in Queensland, select Queensland Senior from 1973 onwards.

Contact Universities Admissions Centre on 02 9752 0200, or visit the website: uac.edu.au

Contact South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre on 1300 138 440, or visit the website: satac.edu.au

Contact Universities Admissions Centre on 1300 363 864, or visit the website: utas.edu.au

Contact Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre on 03 9926 1020, or visit the website: vtac.edu.au

You should still list qualifications if you are currently in the process of completing study. Once your application has been lodged you may be asked to provide evidence of your results. You can call us or send an email when your results are available, so we can update your application.

A Commonwealth supported place (CSP) is a place at a university or higher education provider where the government pays part of your fees. Visit Study Assist for further information.

Only students that have completed high school in 2026 will need to use their LUI. If you graduate in 2026 and are unsure what your LUI is, please call us on 1300 467 822.

Institutions will select specific dated throughout the year on which to make offers for their courses. These dates are called offer rounds. Different institutions make offers on different dates. To find out what dates your chosen institution is making offers, check out our Key Dates page.

EAS can help you if your most recent studies were negatively affected by circumstances beyond your control.
There are five EAS categories:
• financial hardship
• home environment and responsibilities
• English language difficulty
• personal illness or disability
• educational disruption.
If you’re eligible for EAS, you may receive adjustments that increase your chances of getting an offer. If you’re assessed as eligible in the financial hardship category, you may automatically be entitled to financial assistance, such as scholarships or bursaries, from some institutions.
View the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) page for further information:

View the Fees page for the most up to date information.

The due date to apply and submit supporting documentation in time for when most offers are released in December is 7 December 2026.

QTAC Application will open 4 August 2026.

Visit the Course Search page where you will find a QTAC Course Code for each program listed.

If you apply for Semester 1 courses after 30 September 2026 your processing fee will increase. View the Fees page for the most update to date information.

You can use employment experience as a way to obtain a QTAC selection rank to improve your chances of getting into a course. Your employment experience does not have to relate to the course you want to study, unless specified. If you do not wish to use employment as the basis of your application, you can simply leave this out. If you have already listed this, you can request for us to have this disregarded from your application.

AMEB – Australian Music Examinations Board
ANMAC – Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
AOQ – Assessment of Qualifications
ASQA – Australian Skills Quality Authority
ATAR – Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank
CSP – Commonwealth supported place
EAS – Educational Access Scheme
GPA – Grade Point Average
HELP – Higher Education Loan Program (formerly HECS)’
IB – International Baccalaureate
QCAA – Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
QCE – Queensland Certificate of Education
UCAT – University Clinical Aptitude Test
VET – Vocational Education and Training

This will depend on the types of qualification you are using to apply for your chosen courses. If you need to provide supporting documents, you will be prompted to do so via email correspondence, after you lodge your QTAC application. You can upload relevant documents to the ‘alerts’ section of your application.

An academic transcript showing all subjects undertaken, results (including fails), key to the grading system, name of award and proof of award/completion if applicable. Note: Do not include certificates I or II, incomplete certificates III and IV, a Statement of Attainment, or courses shorter than 180 hours, as these cannot be assessed.

Licence certificate.

A letter or certificate of service from your supervisor/personnel officer/commanding officer giving length of service and occupation.

A certificate of competency.

Completion certificate.
Note: for AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board) grade 7 or 8 qualifications a theory certificate may also be required. Phone us on 1300 467 822 for more information.

A certificate of service that states rank on discharge and dates of service.

An academic transcript showing all subjects undertaken, results (including fails), key to the grading system, name of award and proof of award/completion from your registered training provider.

A certificate of registration from relevant governing body.
Note: Your annual nursing licence is not sufficient.

An official academic transcript showing all subjects undertaken, results (including fails), key to the grading system, name of award, degree certificate and proof of award/completion if applicable. If the qualification wasn’t taught in English – an official academic transcript translated in English.

Documentation needs to identify rank(s) achieved, division(s) worked in and length and dates of services for each rank. Note: Certificate of Enlistment is not sufficient.
Please provide one of the following:
• A full PMKeyS statement containing a complete service record which is available to serving members of the Armed Forces. The statement contains current rank, date of enlistment, length of service, current occupation, posting and promotion history. (You can blank out any personal information like home address and next of kin, before submitting a copy of the document.)

An official award completion certificate.

If you have forgotten to include some important information, or if you have already used your maximum amount of file uploads, you can provide additional documents through our documentation upload webpage.

Documentation required for EAS depends on the EAS category you apply under. For most categories, you must complete the relevant Educational Access Scheme cover sheet and attach supporting documentation. View the Educational Access Scheme page for specific category documentation requirements.

Your employment experience must be substantiated by copies of statements from your employers. Each employer’s statement must include all details listed below. Statements missing any details cannot be assessed:
To be considered, your statement of service must include all details below:
• Must be written on official company letterhead.
• Date the statement was written.
• Job title.
• Duties performed.
• Type of employment (full-time, part-time or casual) and hours per week or total hours for the period of work.
• Start date (mm/yyyy) and end date (mm/yyyy) of service if applicable.
• Position and signature of an authorised person (e.g. Manager, Human Resources Officer).
Download our sample Statement of Service or read more about required documentation here.
Note: A personal resume, curriculum vitae, group certificates, pay slips, tax returns, separation certificates, employment contracts or documents similar to these, are not sufficient. Duties statements or job descriptions are not sufficient; this information must be stated in the letters.
If you have been self-employed, your self-employment must be substantiated by copies of statements from your accountant, solicitor or tax agent.

Please fill out and submit the access request form. You can request access to just the portal, where you can find helpful QTAC resources, or to PowerBI reporting data. This link can also be found on our For Schools web page.

When QTAC is running an offer round some data is not available. Please try again in 24 hours.

Please ensure you are using your QTAC issued email; firstname.lastname@qtac.edu.au.

Data updates every 24 hours, please check again later.

Most of the reports are very data heavy and can take 15 or more minutes to load. If it still no working, logout, clear the cache and try again.

Current Year 12 student cannot register until admissions for 2027 is open. Please advise students to start their registration from 4 August 2026. They can create their QTAC applications and ATAR Portal accounts at the same time.

• Check that you are using the correct username and password. For the second sign in when opening reports, you will only need to use your firstname.lastname not your full email with ‘@qtac’.
• Make sure you are using Chrome or Firefox (not Edge or IE)
• If it sends you on a ‘login loop’, check your school system and network with your IT department. Get the school IT department to verify that the NTLM Compatibility level is at 3 or higher.
If you require further assistance or you are still unable to log in, please call us to reset your password on 07 3858 1299.

• If it gives you the option on the login screen, sign into a different account
• If it doesn’t give you the option, sign into your account and then sign out (user icon in the top right corner)
• If this doesn’t work, clear your cache or use a different browser

Yes, but keep in mind that your course preferences are considered in the order in which you’ve listed them. If you receive an offer to your first preference for an institution in one offer round, you won’t be considered for your lower preferences in subsequent offer rounds unless you change the order of your preferences.
If you’d like to be considered for other courses, you need to list any further course/s you wish to be considered for above the offer you have previously accepted, before the closing date for the next offer round.
If you receive an offer to a lower preference in an offer round, you’ll automatically be considered for your higher preferences in subsequent rounds (as long as you conditionally respond to an offer).
View the Preferences page for further information.

You have the option to list an authorised person on your application services. However, if you are unable to respond to an offer and let your offer expire, please call us. Depending on the university and course, your offer may be eligible to be reinstated. Call us on 1300 467 822 to find out if we can reactivate your offer.

After you receive an offer, you generally only have four days to respond. However, your offer information will explain acceptance and enrolment dates, and procedures at the institution making the offer, so you should follow these instructions carefully. If you don’t accept your offer by the date given, your offer will expire. If this happens, call us on 1300 467 822 for assistance.

There could be a few reasons you did not receive an offer. If it is because you did not meet a mandatory eligibility requirement, you can find out what this is through your dashboard. You can click on your preference details to check if you do or do not satisfy the relevant entry requirements.
If you are unable to see the reason why you haven’t received and offer or have any further questions about the selection process, please call us on 1300 467 822.

You can only receive one offer in each offer round. If you receive an offer in one round and conditionally accept it, and then receive an offer in a later round, you can choose either to:
• Reinstate your previous offer and not accept your new offer (this is not always guaranteed), or
• Accept your new offer and withdraw from the course you’ve previously accepted.
View the Preferences page for further information.

If you are successful in receiving an offer; you will be sent both an SMS and an email to alert you to this. After you receive an offer, you generally only have four days to respond. Once this time has passed, your offer will expire and your offer rights are no longer relevant. You will also not be considered for any other courses. Please call us 1300 467 822 for assistance if this happens.

You can conditionally respond to an offer you have received if it is not your first preference. You can choose to either accept, defer (where applicable) or decline an offer, and choose to save this as a conditional response. This means you have reserved your response to this offer while you wait to see if you may be eligible for higher preferences in later offer rounds.

Deferring an offer allows you to put your start date on hold for a 12-month period. If you wish to change the time frame to a shorter or longer period, discuss your options with the relevant institution. Some institutions don’t allow deferment, or don’t allow deferment for certain courses. You can find out if your course is eligible for deferment on our website.

After you receive an offer, you generally only have four days to respond. After this, your offer will expire and you will then lose the rights to the offer and you will not be considered for any other courses.
Depending on the university and course, your offer may be eligible to be reinstated. Call us on 1300 467 822 to find out if we can reactivate your offer.
View the Reactive your expired offer page for further information: https://www.qtac.edu.au/reactivate-your-expired-offer/

Conditionally accept your offer before it expires. If you don’t respond to your offer and you don’t receive an offer in a future round, you may miss out on studying at university this year. Conditionally accepting your offer doesn’t stop you from being considered in future offer rounds unless it is your first preference.

There are two ways of responding to an offer through QTAC. You can either respond outright or conditionally. An outright response includes accept, defer or reject. Responding outright guarantees that no further offers will be made for any higher eligible preferences.
Conditional responses mean that you have reserved your place or response in this course, while you wait to be considered for higher preferences. This means that if you are eligible to receive an offer in any higher preference, you can still be offered a place in that course, but if the new course is in the same semester, you would lose the rights to your initial offer.

QTAC conducts over 30 offer rounds throughout the admissions cycle, not including smaller daily rounds. Institutions choose how many rounds to participate in, with the two busiest rounds occurring at the end of the year and the beginning of the following year, during which most institutions make offers. Applicants can participate in multiple offer rounds, providing them with every opportunity to receive an offer for their preferred courses.
Most applicants will receive their offers once end-of-year results are known. Some institutions may make a limited number of early offers to certain applicants. View the Course Offer Dates and Vacancy Information page for the details of all offer rounds
https://www.qtac.edu.au/course-offer-dates-and-vacancy-information/

Contact the relevant institution for advice as enrolment dates and procedures differ for each institution.

You can accept your new offer before withdrawing your enrolment from the first institution. However, ensure you follow the institution’s procedures for withdrawing your enrolment by the appropriate census date, otherwise you’ll be charged fees.

There are several offer rounds throughout the year. Most offers for Semester 1 courses are made in December and January, and most offers for Semester 2 courses are made in June. View the Key Dates page and the Course Offer Dates and Vacancy Information page for the details of all offer rounds.

Institutions decide who they will make offers to. QTAC’s role is to assess an application against the guidelines and policies set out by universities and confirm an applicant’s eligibility and merit (competitiveness). Once an applicant is eligible for the course they have applied for, it is then up to the institution to send offers, considering the competitiveness of the applicant against all others applying.

Some institutions may make packaged offers to a pathway (lower level) course if you’re not eligible or competitive enough for the courses for which you’ve applied. This can be used as a pathway on successful completion.

In certain circumstances, scholarship payments may be deferred for up to six months. A Leave of Absence/Deferral request must be made directly to the Scholarship Support Organisation prior to the Recipient’s tertiary education provider’s census date. Deferment cannot be taken in the first semester of study.

Scholarship Recipients are permitted to receive support or financial assistance from other sources while participating in the Program, provided they continue to fulfil the program’s ongoing financial need requirement. This may include, but is not limited to, income from employers, assistance from other Government programs and scholarships from education and training providers. The exception to this is that Scholarship Recipients of the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships or the Creative Arts Scholarship cannot also be in receipt of scholarship funds from the Commonwealth Scholarships Program for South Australia.

A Scholarship can support a minimum course duration of six months full-time and a maximum course duration of four years full-time (or the part-time equivalent).

Please email csmanager@qtac.edu.au with a brief description, along with a Commonwealth Assistance Notice & Unofficial Academic Transcript

You could be. You just need to prove financial need by providing evidence to us including the last 8 weeks of your pay slips.

Yes, you may still be considered for a Scholarship if you meet all other eligibility criteria.

The Scholarship supports a maximum of four years full-time (or part-time equivalent) of study. Even if your course is longer than this duration, you can still apply and receive a Scholarship provided you meet all the eligibility criteria.

Ensure you are attempting to log in on the Regional Scholarships page on the QTAC website and click Forgot Password. If this is still not working, please call us on 1800 290 979 for assistance.

Scholarship recipients are required to provide the following information each semester:
• Evidence of continued enrolment in Course of Study
• Units completed to date, including academic achievement
• And, evidence of continued financial need

Call us on 1800 290 979 to update your course details and check your eligibility.

3 or more standard subjects

2 or less standard subjects

Income support payments are financial assistance administered by the Australian Government. These payments are made based on an assessment of the income and sometimes assets of the applicant, their partner, carer or supporter. For information about Centrelink means-tested income support payments, visit the Department of Human Services website. Family Tax Benefit Part A and B are NOT means-tested payments.
Examples of means-tested income support include:
• Youth Allowance
• ABSTUDY
• Austudy
• JobSeeker Allowance
• Disability Support Pension
• Parenting Payment (Single)
• Carer Payment.
To download a Centrelink Income Statement, visit the guide online: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/online-help/centrelink/request-document-using-your-centrelink-online-account#a3

$2,250

$1,125

You are defined as a carer if, without being paid, you care for another person who needs ongoing support because of a long-term medical condition, a mental illness, a disability, frailty or the need for palliative care.
• A carer may or may not be a family member and may or may not live with the person they care for.
• A carer may be in receipt of a Centrelink Carer Allowance or Carer Payment.
• Volunteers under the auspices of a voluntary organisation are not included.

No. All applicants meeting the minimum eligibility requirements of five years consecutively or ten years cumulatively are considered equally regardless of the amount of time spent in a rural area.

You are eligible for the RAS if you have lived in Rural and Remote areas of Australia for five years consecutively (60 full months) or ten years cumulatively (120 full months).
Rural and Remoteness is determined if you have lived in an Australian Statistical Geographic Remoteness Area category 2 to 7.
You can check your Remoteness Area category by visiting the Health Workforce Locator website. Choose the “Modified Monash model” section and select “2019” as the year when searching for your current or previous permanent home address.

No. The rural residence claimed must be your current or previous primary residence and cannot include future places of residence. To be eligible, you must be able to provide evidence that you have lived in a rural area for five years consecutively or ten years cumulatively.

If you are unable to find your address, try searching more broadly for your suburb only.

Yes, if you live at your family home when you are not at school, then you can be considered for the Rural Access Scheme.

If you have lived in and can demonstrate residence of 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively in Central Queensland and/or Wide Bay you may be considered for additional adjustments for CQUniversity. To apply, you must download the Rural Access Scheme Coversheet and complete all sections including the CQUniversity nomination. Failure to complete this will result in you not being considered.

If you have lived in and can demonstrate residence of 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively in the Darling Downs, South West Queensland or identified regions you may be considered for additional adjustments for UniSQ. To apply, you must download the Rural Access Scheme Coversheet and complete all sections including the UniSQ nomination. Failure to complete this will result in you not being considered.

No. To be eligible for the Rural Access Scheme, you must meet the criteria of having lived rurally for five consecutive years or ten years cumulatively at the time of applying. Future dates will not be accepted.

All applicants applying to Rural Access Scheme eligible courses are sent a Rural Access Scheme request. If the scheme does not apply to you, then you do not need to do anything further – please disregard the request.

No. Holiday homes, investment properties and secondary residences do not qualify. The Rural Access Scheme is assessed based on your primary residence only.

CQUniversity (CQU), Griffith University (GU), James Cook University (JCU), The University of Queensland (UQ), University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), and University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) offer a number of places in their highly competitive courses allocated to applicants who are from Rural and Remote backgrounds to study as part of the Rural Access Scheme. This means medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses are eligible under this scheme.
Visit the institution profiles below to learn more about the university’s scheme:
CQUniversity
Griffith University
Queensland University of Technology
University of Queensland
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We do not accept the following as evidence:
• Statutory declarations
• Letters on plain paper
• Letters from friends or neighbours
• Rates notices on their own
• Documents the list only a PO Box
• Income Tax Returns
Please see the Rural Access Scheme Supporting Documentation Guide for detailed information about accepted documentation.

You will need to download and complete the cover sheet and upload it to your QTAC application with supporting documentation by the due date outlined on the form.
You will also need to provide evidence of rurality. We will accept:
• Supporting letters
• Utility bills
• Bank statements
• Pay G payment summaries
• Notice of Assessment (NOA)
• Centrelink statements
• Rental agreements and ledgers
Please see the Rural Access Scheme Supporting Documentation Guide for detailed information about accepted documentation.

10 years cumulatively means that you have lived in a rural area/s for a total of 10 years at any time across your lifetime. You may have moved back and forth between metropolitan and rural areas, but you can account for a total of 10 years where you lived rurally. You must provide supporting documentation for each period that you lived rurally.

5 years consecutively means that you have lived rurally for 5 years in a row. For example, from January 2015 to January 2020 would be 5 consecutive years (5 years in a row). You must provide supporting documentation for each year that you lived rurally.

The Rural Access Scheme exists to recognise the challenges that are often faced by students from Rural and Remote backgrounds.
Some institutions offer courses with a number of places reserved for applicants from rural and remote backgrounds. This is part of the Rural Access Scheme, designed to support students like you.

Change of preference services become unavailable in the days leading up to an offer round. You can check when the offer round ends on our Key Dates page on our website. Check back in after the offer round to update your preference list. If you are still having trouble, please call us on 1300 467 822.

First, check your spam or junk email folder. If the email is not received after a few hours, it may be that there is a technical issue, or you have mistyped your email address. Call us on 1300 467 822 and we will check for you.