Applications for Australian University Admission

How do I apply?

If you wish to apply for admission to study at a university in Australia, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) can release your secondary school qualification results directly to your selected Australian universities or tertiary institutions. NZQA releases applicants' results to Australian Tertiary Admissions Centres, the University of Tasmania and the Charles Darwin University. The Tertiary Admissions Centres work on behalf of all the universities within their state/territory.

This is what you need to do:

Student	Action required	Other information
New Zealand or Australian residents	Apply to the relevant Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university	listed below
International or Foreign Fee Paying students	You will need to apply to each Australian university for which you wish to be considered for entry (except universities in NSW and the ACT). If you wish to apply to universities in NSW and the ACT, apply to the relevant University Admission Centre (UAC). The International Office of the university (or UAC) will then contact NZQA to request the release of your results' record; all other instructions are the same as those for New Zealand resident applicants.	listed below
All students	Making a secondary school qualification entry, tell your school that you will allow your results' record to be released to tertiary institutions. Failure to do so will prevent your results' record from being released.
All students	Must have paid your NZQA Assessment fees before your results' record will be released to tertiary institutions.
All students	Must provide your New Zealand NSN when applying. Please take care to ensure that this is accurate.
All students	Must have completed NCEA Level 3, or be in your final year of NCEA Level 3 study and expect to gain University Entrance. Completion of NCEA Level 3 is the equivalent of completing the standard Australian Year 12 programme and normally satisfies the pre-requisite for application. Please check carefully the application requirements of your selected universities, particularly the requirements for completing an English course at an appropriate level. Some Australian universities require equivalent final secondary year study in English. You can check application requirements with the relevant Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university	listed below
All students	The Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university will request NZQA to release your results' record. You do not need to contact NZQA to send a copy of your results' record.
All students	In early January of the year following the completion of your Level 3 external examinations, NZQA will release your results' record direct to the Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university.

Please Note: NZQA strives to achieve the earliest possible release date of annual NQF/NCEA Level 3 assessment results. However, the results' release date of the New Zealand assessment cycle may not always satisfy the first round cut-off dates of all the Australian Tertiary Admissions Centres. NZQA works closely with the Australian Tertiary Admissions Centres to agree on a release date that best meets the NZQA marking requirements and the Australian Tertiary Admissions Centres' cut-off dates.

What will the NZQA send?

NZQA will send an electronic copy of your individual results' record in January to each Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university requesting them. This individual results' record and other information enables applicants from New Zealand to be considered fairly against applicants from Australian states. For your application to be considered, you should note that:

You must achieve New Zealand University Entrance;
You must have results in a minimum of three (3) subjects from the University Entrance approved list;
Your results from your best three (3) subjects and either up to two others to a maximum of five (5) or any additional NQF level 3 credits from equivalent domains will be used to create your individual results' record;

Are there any Charges?

There is no charge made if your Results Record is sent on the request of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or universities.

However, NZQA will apply a charge to any applicants requesting NZQA to fax or post their results to an Australian university. The charge is NZ$25.00 for each fax or letter sent.

Mid Year Admission

If you wish to apply for mid year admission to study at a university in Australia, the process is the same as detailed in the 'How do I apply' section above. The only differences are as follows:

Complete a mid year entrance application with the relevant Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university - as listed below
As you will have a copy of your record of achievement, you can supply a copy of this with your application. Alternatively, NZQA can supply a copy of your record of achievement directly to the Australian university of your choice. A charge of NZ$25.00 is made for each copy sent.
The Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university may request NZQA to supply confirmation of your results.
NZQA will answer any requests for supporting information direct from Australian Universities within two (2) business days direct to the Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre or university.

How do I contact the relevant Australian Tertiary Admission Centre?

Information on how and when to apply for each state is available from the websites listed below. Please check the information about participating institutions and key dates for submissions on each Admission Centre website.

Name of Admissions Centre	State covered	Contact details
Charles Darwin University	Northern Territory	Charles Darwin University Darwin Northern Territory 0909 Australia Phone 00 61 8 8946 6666 www.cdu.edu.au
Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre Ltd	Queensland	Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre Ltd PO Box 1331 Milton 4064 Queensland Australia Phone 00 61 7 3858 1222 www.qtac.edu.au
South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre	South Australia	South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre PO Box 2 Rundle Mall SA5000 Australia Phone 00 61 8 8224 4000 www.satac.edu.au
Tertiary Institutions Service Centre	Western Australia	Tertiary Institutions Service Centre 100 Royal St East Perth 6004 Western Australia Phone 00 61 8 9347 8000 www.tisc.edu.au
Universities Admissions Centre	New South Wales Note: UAC works on behalf of all of the universities in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)	Universities Admissions Centre Locked Bag 112 Silverwater New South Wales 2128 Australia Phone 00 61 2 9752 0200 www.uac.edu.au
University of Tasmania	Tasmania	University of Tasmania Private Bag 45 Hobart Tasmania 7001 Phone 00 61 3 6226 7151 www.utas.edu.au
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre	Victoria	Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre 40 Park Street South Melbourne 3205 Victoria Australia Phone 00 61 1300 364 133 www.vtac.edu.au

Last updated: 05 March 2008