QTAC Application Support

Before we start/apply

Ensure your child has:

registered for an ATAR account.
created the QTAC application account.
received a copy of the "2026 QTAC Guide".
signed up for "QTAC Remind Me" Newsletter Subscription (Link)
browsed all the interested courses (Link) and their admission criteria (Link)

Institutions and Study Options

QTAC provides a one-stop-shop for higher education providers in Queensland and Northern New South Wales, delivering both undergraduate and postgraduate admissions services, and it assesses over 700,000 applications a year.

Educational Access Scheme (EAS)

Each year QTAC assists students in need via the Educational Access Scheme (EAS). The EAS can assist in adjusting your selection rank by factoring in things that have affected your ability to succeed in school, including illness or disability, financial hardship, school environment, English language difficulty, and home environment.

If your EAS application is successful, you may receive adjustments to your QTAC selection rank. This can help you compete for tertiary study on a more equal basis.

For more info about each category's eligibility, please click here.

Financial Hardship

Home Environment & Responsibilities

English Language Difficulty

Personal Illness & Disability

School Environment

Common Q&A

EAS to consider:

Personal Illness & Disability

Students with SAP / ILP

School Environment

Regional or remote schooling.
One or more changes of school or school system in Years 11 and 12 with adverse impact.
Distance Education for one or more subjects during years 11 and 12 due to circumstances beyond your control.
Composite or concurrent classes for one or more subjects during your senior schooling with adverse impact.

Additional Admission Requirements

Creative and Performing Art

audition
interview
portfolio
questionnaire.

Health & Welfare

tests such as the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
interview
requirements for clinical/internship placements undertaken as part of your course
accreditation and procedures for employment after you have completed the course
questionnaires and/or personal statements.

Initial Teacher Education

must satisfy academic and non-academic entry requirements
Teaching Personal Statement

Early Offers / Programs

Some universities offer Early Offer/Entry or similar programs to allow students to receive an offer to study as early as September, long before ATARs and final results are released, so students can head into their final exams knowing they're sorted for the year ahead.

Refer to the following table for information on each of them. Each university has its own eligibility requirements & key dates.