Documentation

The following information details whether you must supply supporting documentation to support the qualifications accepted for assessment by QTAC.  If your supporting documentation does not follow these guidelines the qualification cannot be assessed.

When documenting a qualification:

  • never send irreplaceable original documents such as your Senior or Degree certificates
  • any documents you submit become the property of QTAC and will not be returned
  • documents lodged with QTAC in previous years have not been retained and need to be resubmitted
  • in all cases QTAC reserves the right to sight an original document

The following qualifications may require documentation to be submitted:

  • Secondary Studies - if you have study other than those in QTAC's Institution List,  you must provide a certified copy of your certificate of results showing all subjects undertaken, results achieved, and proof of award of your Senior/Year 12 or equivalent certification.

  • Bridging and Preparatory Studies - if you have study at institutions other those in QTAC's Institution List, you are required to provide a certified copy of your academic record showing all subjects undertaken, results (including failures) and a key to the grading system.

  • Tertiary, Certificate, Advanced Certificate or other studies - If you have study at institutions other than those in QTAC's Institution list, you will need to provide a certified copy of your academic record showing all subjects attempted to date, results (including failures), a key to the grading system, name of the award and degree certificate if applicable.
  • STAT - You do not have to provide any documentation for the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if you sat the test through QTAC in any year or sat the test through any other interstate admissions centre or agency since 1996. You must provide a certified copy of your official statement of test results for STAT sittings administered by an agency other than QTAC prior to 1996.  
  • UMAT - You do not have to provide any documentation for the Undergraduate Medical Admissions Test (UMAT). You should however enter your Candidate number if available.
  • English Language proficiency - If your first language is not English and you have not previously undertaken at least one year of secondary or tertiary study where the medium of instruction was English, you are required to demonstrate your English Language Proficiency.   To demonstrate proficiency, you can undertake a English Language proficiency examination. You would then provide a certified copy of your official statement of test results. View more..

The following qualifications must be documented:

  • Trades and Traineeships  - you will need to provide a certified copy of your certificate showing trade or traineeship completion from the relevant government or issuing body, such as Training and Employment Recognition Council. 

  • Other Postsecondary and Professional Qualifications - View more..

  • Employment - View more..

  • Special Consideration of Educational Disadvantage - you must complete the Application for Special Consideration of Educational Disadvantage (SCD) form and attach supporting statements. View more..

  • People with Disabilities - complete the confidential questionnaire that will be provided.
  • Foreign Qualifications - Any qualification undertaken in a foreign language must be documented by a certified copy of the original transcript and accompanied by an official translation in English. 

Certification

A certified copy is one that has been verified to be a true copy by a witness after sighting the original. View more..

Documentation Charges

Online applications

If documentation is received at QTAC within 7 days from the lodgement of your application online there is no charge.  Documentation received after 7 days will attract the separate submission of documents fee.  If more than one document is required you should, if possible, submit these together at the one time otherwise the fee applies to each separate submission of documents. The separate submission of documents fee does not apply for submission of results from current study, submitting a PCA, requests for Special Consideration of Educational Disadvantage and notification of Disabilities.

QTAC Tertiary Study Application Form

Documents, including Personal Competencies Assessment statements, should be submitted with the application form to avoid any charges.

If your application is incomplete (lacking either necessary documents or information) when received at QTAC, you will be required to pay a separate submission of documents fee. The separate submission of documents fee does not apply for submission of results from current study, submitting a PCA, requests for Special Consideration of Educational Disadvantage and notification of Disabilities.

 

 


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