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QTAC applications and TAFE Queensland schedules for selection ranks

When applying for tertiary study via QTAC for 2021 and beyond, each education provider will have their own policies for entry in relation to VET qualifications and subjects.

TAFE Queensland will continue to recognise VET qualifications completed during or after high school. 

If you have successfully completed a

  • certificate III or IV,
  • diploma,
  • advanced diploma, or
  • selected music, dance and speech and drama qualifications,

you will qualify for one or more of the following qtac ranks when applying for a TAFE Queensland course via QTAC commencing in 2021.

 

Completed certificate III or IV, diploma or advanced diploma - ungraded

Ungraded means courses with grades of pass/fail, competent/not yet competent, satisfactory/not satisfactory, or similar.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test ScoreCompleted Certificate IIICompleted Certificate IVCompleted DiplomaCompleted Advanced Diploma
171+86.0089.0093.0098.00
166-17086.0089.0093.0096.00
162-16584.0087.0091.0094.00
159-16182.0085.0089.0093.00
157-15880.0083.0087.0092.00
155-15678.0081.0086.0091.00
153-15476.0079.0085.0091.00
15274.0077.0084.0091.00
150-15173.0075.0084.0091.00
Less than 15072.0074.0084.0091.00

If your qualification includes a mixture of 'competent' and 'not yet competent' grades or similar, and you haven't successfully repeated the 'not yet competent' subject, the corresponding graded schedule must be used.

If there is a mixture of graded and ungraded assessment the following applies:

●       If between one-quarter and three-quarters of the work you did in your study is assessed on an ungraded basis, you'll be allocated the higher of the QTAC ranks from this schedule and the corresponding graded schedule.

●       If less than one-quarter of the work you did in your study is assessed on an ungraded basis, this schedule may not be used and the corresponding graded schedule will apply.

●       If more than three-quarters of the work you did in your study is assessed on an ungraded basis, we'll use this schedule.

This schedule will not apply to TAFE Queensland courses selected on the basis of audition, interview or portfolio submission

 

Completed certificate III or IV, diploma or advanced diploma - graded

Graded means courses with grades of fail, pass, credit, distinction and high distinction, or similar.

Grade Point AverageCompleted Certificate III Completed Certificate IVCompleted DiplomaCompleted Advanced Diploma
6.5+86.0089.0093.0098.00
6.25 - 6.4986.0087.0092.0097.00
6.00 - 6.2484.0086.0092.0096.00
5.75 - 5.9984.0086.0091.0095.00
5.50 - 5.7482.0085.0091.0095.00
5.25 - 5.4980.0084.0090.0093.00
5.00 - 5.2478.0082.0090.0093.00
4.75 - 4.9976.0080.0089.0093.00
4.50 - 4.7474.0049.0088.0092.00
4.25 - 4.4973.0076.0086.0092.00
Less than 4.2572.0074.0084.0091.00

●       If between one-quarter and three-quarters of the work you did in your study is assessed on an ungraded basis, you'll be allocated the higher of the ranks from this schedule and the corresponding ungraded schedule.

●       If more than three-quarters of the work you did in your study is assessed on an ungraded basis, this schedule may not be used and the corresponding ungraded schedule will apply.

●       If less than one-quarter of the work you did in your study is assessed on an ungraded basis, we'll use this schedule.

This schedule will not apply to TAFE Queensland courses selected on the basis of audition, interview or portfolio submission.

Completed music, dancing and speech and drama qualifications

QualificationRank

Australian Music Examinations Board: Fellowship (F Mus A)

Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing: Fellowship Diploma (FISTD)

London College of Music: Fellowship Diploma (FLCM)

Trinity College, London: Fellowship Diploma (FTCL)

87.00

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: Licentiate Diploma (LRSM)

Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Ltd: Licentiate Diploma; Licentiate Performers Award

Australian College of Music: Licentiate Diploma

Australian Guild of Music and Speech: Licentiate Diploma (LAGM)

Australian Music Examinations Board: Licentiate (LSDA or L Mus A*)

Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Licentiateship Diploma (LGSM) Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing: Licentiate Diploma (LISTD) London College of Music: Licentiate in Music (LMusLCM)

Royal Academy of Dance: Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance

Trinity College, London: Licentiate Diploma (LTCL)

86.00

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: Advanced Certificate

Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Ltd: Associate Diploma; Diploma; Performers Award

Australian Ballet School: Diploma of Dance

Australian College of Music: Associate Diploma

Australian Guild of Music and Speech: Associate Diploma (AAGM)

Australian Music Examinations Board: Associateship (ASDA or A Mus A*)

Australian Speech Communication Association: Diploma of Communication; Diploma of ASCA

Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing: Associateship Diploma (AISTD)

London College of Music: Associate in Music (AMusLCM)

New Zealand: Diploma of Speech

Royal Academy of Dance: Advanced 2 Examination

Trinity College, London: Associateship Diploma (ATCL)

85.00

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: Seventh or Eighth Grade Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Ltd: Seventh or Eighth Grade Australian College of Music: Seventh or Eighth Grade

Australian Guild of Music and Speech: Seventh or Eighth Grade; Proficiency Certificate

Australian Music Examinations Board: Seventh or Eighth Gradea; Certificate of Drama & Performance (CDPA); Certificate in Voice & Communication (CVCA)

Australian Speech Communication Association: Seventh or Eighth Grade; Certificate of Communication

Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Seventh or Eighth Grade

London College of Music: Seventh or Eighth Grade

Speech New Zealand: Seventh or Eighth Grade

Trinity College, London: Seventh or Eighth Grade; Performers Certificate; Advanced Performance Certificate

84.00

*The following AMEB qualifications can only be assessed on this schedule if evidence is provided that Theory has also been achieved at least at the level outlined in the list below:

QualificationAMEB Theory RequiredAlternative Theory Qualification Accepted

Certificate of Performance (Practice of Music For Leisure) Contemporary Popular Music Grade 7

Contemporary Popular Music Advancing Step 3 For Leisure Grade 7

Ensemble Performance Grade 7

Grade 3: Theory of Music, Musicianship or Music CraftGrade 5: ABRSM or Trinity College Theory

Contemporary Popular Music Grade 8 Contemporary Popular Music Advancing Step 4 For Leisure Grade 8

Ensemble Performance Grade 8

Grade 4: Theory of Music, Musicianship or Music CraftGrade 6: ABRSM or Trinity College Theory
Ensemble Performance Associate Diploma (AMusA)Grade 5: Theory of Music, Musicianship or Music CraftGrade 7: ABRSM or Trinity College Theory
Ensemble Performance Licentiate Diploma (LMusA)Grade 6: Theory of Music, Musicianship or Music CraftGrade 8: ABRSM or Trinity College Theory

This schedule will not apply to TAFE Queensland courses selected on the basis of audition, interview or portfolio submission.