Upgrading via Tertiary Study

The most popular upgrade pathways are:

Study one year of any bachelor degree course – If you achieve a pass (GPA of 4), when you apply to QTAC again you will be given a rank of 93 (which is comparable to an OP 5 in 2015). If you do better than pass, you will get a higher rank. All Queensland universities, except the University of Queensland (UQ), use a QTAC schedule to allocate these ranks. UQ has its own schedule, which advantages its own students when they achieve above average results. For more information about their schedule, see page 8 of UQ’s Entry Options booklet at https://www.uq.edu.au/study/docs/domestic/entry-options.pdf.

Complete a diploma or advanced diploma at TAFE or another Registered Training Organisation – When you apply again to QTAC you will be given a rank of 82 (comparable to an OP 9 in 2015) for a pass grade of a diploma and 91 (comparable to an OP 6 in 2015) for a pass grade of an advanced diploma. Some universities (such as QUT and Griffith) will give you a higher rank for completing these qualifications.

Students should consider these upgrade pathways when selecting and organising their QTAC course preferences, especially their fifth and sixth ‘Pathway’ preferences. Find out more about upgrading through tertiary study at:

• QTAC website – http://www.qtac.edu.au/applications/application-resources/upgrading-pathways.
• QUT website – https://www.qut.edu.au/study/applying/undergraduate-applications/worried-you-wont-get-into-the-course-you-want.

Mrs Natasha Purcell, Careers Counsellor