From the Desk @ QTAC is an initiative that provides insights into news and views from the education sector, with a primary focus on the issues relating to the transition from secondary to tertiary education.
Our blog contains articles suited for various education audiences, including Guidance Officers, students, parents, Institution Staff, School Staff and other education professionals.
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Students
The Defence Industry Internship Program helps place student engineers in real-world work
QTAC is proud to be partnering with the Department of Defence in the administration of the successful Defence Industry Internship Program, otherwise known as DIIP.
Jul 1, 2021
Students
Qualifying for a new ATAR – New Factsheet released
Qualifying for a new ATAR, ATAR amendments and Variable Progression Rates. There are a number of situations where a student may qualify for a new
Oct 16, 2020
School Staff
ATAR & COVID-19 Factsheet
Events in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted on the schooling and studies of many of our students. QTAC has prepared a factsheet with
Oct 16, 2020
Institution Staff
Early Insights into 2021 Tertiary Admissions
QTAC opened for 2021 Admissions applications on 4 August and saw the biggest ever opening fortnight. Despite uncertainty with the impact of COVID-19 and proposed
Oct 2, 2020
Blog
From the Desk@QTAC is QTAC’s new blog
The From the Desk@QTAC blog will deliver regular postings that offer insights, news and views about QTAC and our work. Find out more about QTAC’s
Oct 1, 2020
QTAC Media Releases
For any media enquiries, please email media@qtac.edu.au.
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QTAC Media Release - 14 January 2021 Queensland Year 12 Offers
14 January 2021
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QTAC Media Release - 23 December Year 12 Offers
23 December 2020
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QTAC Media Release - Class of 2020 arises to Year 12 results and ATARs
19 December 2020
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QTAC Media Release - ATAR Testing Error
12 December 2020
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QTAC Media Release - 20 November 2020 Offer Round
20 November 2020
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ACTAC Release - Delay to implementation of new conversion schedule for IB students
16 November 2020
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ACTAC Release - International Baccalaureate and COVID-19 (PDF 205.2KB)
3 June 2020
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ACTAC Release - National Collaboration to Support IB Students (PDF 263.8KB)
3 June 2020
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Joint national statement on university entry for 2020 Year 12 students (PDF 225.6KB)
24 April 2020
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Queensland ATAR Update (PDF 102.5KB)
8 April 2020
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ACTAC STATEMENT: National collaboration to support Year 12 Students through COVID-19 disruptions (PDF 209.7KB)
3 April 2020
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ATAR on track for Queensland students (PDF 115.7KB)
27 March 2020
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Queensland Year 12 students are Engineering their own futures (PDF 160.3KB)
14 January 2020
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Christmas comes early for 10 641 Queensland Year 12 students (PDF 113.9KB)
24 December 2019
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Uni-bound students favour careers in health (PDF 100.6KB)
16 January 2019
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STEM scholarship applications now open (PDF 151.5KB)
29 October 2018
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English and ATAR Eligibility (PDF 54.9KB)
18 May 2018
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Other states may already have the ATAR, but they don’t have My Path (PDF 351.3KB)
30 April 2018
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January no longer a major month for QTAC offers (PDF 116.5KB)
16 January 2018
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QTAC makes record number of December offers (PDF 103.9KB)
21 December 2017
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QTAC to deliver 20,000 offers in time for Christmas (PDF 121KB)
19 December 2017
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ADF veterans get backing from QTAC (PDF 94.9KB)
4 December 2017
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Industry first for QTAC as Australian Government unveils STEM scholarship scheme (PDF 95.9KB)
4 December 2017
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Students are QTAC’s first preference (PDF 86.6KB)
24 August 2017
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QTAC to make 16,814 offers to hopeful applicants (PDF 72.2KB)
16 January 2017
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QTAC to release 12,844 early offers before major offer round (PDF 123KB)
20 December 2016
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Year-round offers a win for applicants (PDF 117.9KB)
1 August 2016