How do I check if my address is rural?
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.
How do I know if I am eligible for 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.
What is the Rural Access Scheme?
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 […]
Are there any equity scholarships linked to EAS?
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 […]
If I’m eligible for EAS consideration, does this mean my ATAR will change?
No, institutions adjust your selection rank for a particular preference or course; your ATAR does not change.
Where can I download the EAS Cover Sheet?
To download the relevant cover sheet, please visit www.qtac.edu.au/educational-access-scheme/
How do I apply for EAS?
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 […]
Who can apply for EAS?
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.
What is EAS?
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.
What adjustments can I receive?
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.