UQ Bonus Scheme

The University of Queensland’s Bonus Scheme offers all domestic1 students who complete an internal Australian Year 12 program in 2009, including those studying the International Baccalaureate, a chance to improve their rank to gain entry to their preferred program if they have completed specified studies during senior.

This scheme is also open to:

  • international students who are completing Year 12 in Australia this year; and
  • Australian citizens completing an approved senior program overseas which is assessed as equivalent to Queensland Senior2.


How it Works**

Students applying through QTAC to UQ will be awarded bonus points3 towards their entry rank on the following basis:

  • 2 points for passing an approved language other than English (LOTE). 
  • 2 points for passing the Queensland Studies Authority Mathematics C (or equivalent as determined by UQ).
  • 1 point for successfully completing a university level enrichment course at university concurrently with the senior program (for example, the UQ Enhanced Studies Program).

The maximum bonus for any one student is 5 points. The maximum LOTE bonus per student is 2 points and the maximum enrichment bonus is 1 point, irrespective of how many subjects have been studied.

Footnotes:

1 Domestic student:  A student who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen.
2 Please contact Admissions for advice on approved year 12 programs
3 Queensland school leavers should note that Bonus points are not OPs, they are ranks. For example, in 2008 an OP 6 was equivalent to a rank of 91 and a rank of 96 was equivalent to an OP 3. If you got an OP of 6 (equivalent to a rank of 91) and you were eligible for 5 bonus points, you would get a rank of 96, which would give you an OP of 3 for admission to UQ programs. To find out more about the conversion of OPs to ranks, click here.

**Important note:
The Bonus Scheme does not apply to applications for scholarships. Therefore, students who apply for a scholarship will have their academic competitiveness considered based upon the actual OP or rank they obtained before the application of any bonus.

To Apply

There is no extra application process. However, when students seeking a bonus for enrichment studies apply through QTAC, they must provide details of any tertiary study (university level) and provide transcripts as required.

Additionally, Australian citizens who are completing Year 12 overseas may need to provide details of the curriculum for their LOTE or Maths subjects for UQ to determine comparability to the relevant Queensland Studies Authority subjects.

Further information

 

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