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Educational AccessSchemes

for UAC applicants whove experienced long-term educational disadvantageas a result of circumstances beyond their control or choosing.

Apply today on-time applications close on Thursday 30 September 2010

2011


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2 2011 Educational Access Schemes

Contacting UAC

UACLocked Bag 112Silverwater NSW 2128

in personQuad 2, 8 Parkview DriveSydney Olympic Park NSW

of ce hours8.30am4.30pm (Sydney time)MondayFriday

telephone(02) 9752 0200

websitewww.uac.edu.au

Universities Admissions Centre(NSW & ACT) Pty Ltd 2010ACN 070 055 935ABN 19 070 055 935

Printed July 2010

UAC and individual contributing institutions are the ownersof the Copyright in this publication.

Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study,criticism or review, or otherwise as permitted under the CopyrightAct, no part may be reproduced by any process without UACswritten permission. Enquiries should be addressed to theManaging Director, UAC.

UAC has no objection to schools and tertiary institutionsreproducing the publication provided it is for use only within theirown institution and this Copyright statement is included.

If the document isnt reproduced in full, sections shouldnt becopied out of context where information could be incomplete and/or misleading. Schools and tertiary institutions must ensure that

this information isnt transmitted to any other person or bodywithout prior permission from UAC.

This publication is available on UACs website and in electronicformat upon request.

Important information

UAC disclaimer and the right of par ticipating institutionsto amend or vary

Certain information in this booklet is provided to UAC by theparticipating institutions. These institutions, not UAC, take responsibilityfor the accuracy of the material relating to their information. While

the participating institutions a ttempt to ensure that the informationcontained in this booklet is up-to-date at the time of printing, theymay amend details without notice and for any reason, in response

to changing circumstances.

TimesTimes indicated in this booklet are based on Sydney local time.

UAC Privacy Policy The Universities Admissions Centre (NSW & ACT) Pty Ltd (UAC)recognises the importance of protecting personal information andis bound by the NSW State Information Protection Principles 1 , theNational Privacy Principles 2 and the NSW Health Privacy Principles 3.

Details of the UAC Privacy Policy are available at www.uac.edu.au/general/privacy.shtml.

UAC collects personal information and, in some circumstances,information regarding your health or a family members health, for

the purpose of processing your Educational Access Schemes (EAS)application. UAC will only collect information for lawful purposes related

to its function. You may seek access to personal information about youcollected by UAC.

The type of personal documentation UAC holds includes your contactdetails (name, address, telephone number, email address), date of birth,gender, citizenship and, where relevant to your application for EAS,information relating to your health or the health of a family member,Centrelink bene ts, parenting status, carer responsibilities, nancialdisadvantage, English language dif culties and residential history.

If youre providing personal information about someone other thanyourself, you should tell them about UACs Privacy Policy, which canbe found on UACs website at www.uac.edu.au/general/privacy.shtml.

If youre a current NSW Higher School Certi cate student, your Year 12results will be held, along with Year 12 results from other states and

territories in Australia, in an archive database at UAC. If youre eligiblefor an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or a Limited ATAR, thesewill also be held in the database. Your results, including your ATAR if youre eligible, will also be held in similar archives at tertiary admissionscentres in other states in Australia. Results held in these archives willonly be accessed by the relevant tertiary admission centre if you initiatean application for tertiary study through that centre, or if you submit anapplication for tertiary study directly with an institution participating in

that centre.

Any questions regarding privacy at UAC should be forwardedin writing to:

The Managing DirectorUAC, Locked Bag 112,SILVERWATER NSW 2128.

1 In the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW).

2 In the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended in the Privacy Amendment(Private Sector) Act 2000 (Cth).

3 In the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW).


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2011 Educational Access Schemes 3

Contents

Contacting UAC 2

Educational Access Schemes 4

About EAS 4Can I apply for EAS through UAC? 4

Can I apply for EAS through UAC if I have a record of tertiary study? 4

Who cant apply for EAS through UAC? 4

Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants 4

Application process 5

Your UAC application for admission 5

Your acknowledgement letter 5

Your EAS eligibility letter 5

How institution policies impact on EAS eligibility 5

Preferences 5

Offers 5

Ongoing help 5

Table 1: Educational Access Schemes Policies and options 6

Instructions for lling in your 2011 Educational Access Schemes application form 8

How to ll in your application 8

Supporting documents 9

Declaration and authority 10

Providing documents FAQs 11

How institution schemes work 13Table 2: Types of disadvantage 14

EAS Institution contact details Back page

Your EAS application form is in the middle of this booklet

Summary of key dates

early August 2010 : applications open

Thursday 30 September 2010 : on-time applications close

from mid-November 2010 : acknowledgement emails sent progressively

Tuesday 30 November 2010 on or before : if you applied for EAS by this date, youll receive your eligibilityletter around the same time as the release of ATARs

Tuesday 30 November 2010 after : if you applied for EAS after Tuesday 30 November, youll receiveyour eligibility letter after Thursday 6 January 2011

mid-December 2010 : if you havent received your EAS acknowledgement by this dateand you applied for EAS by Tuesday 30 November call UACon (02) 9752 0200

Thursday 16 December 2010 : ATARs released by UAC on UACs website from 9am*

Thursday 6 January 2011 : nal EAS applications close

* Times indicated in this booklet are based on Sydney local time


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Educational Access Schemes

About EASMost institutions that participa te through the Universities AdmissionsCentre (UAC) have an educational access scheme for applicants whoveexperienced long-term educational disadvantage due to circumstancesbeyond their control or choosing, which has seriously affected theireducational performance. A long-term educational disadvantage shouldnormally be experienced for a period of at least six months.

All applications are treated in strict con dence; only authorised personnelat UAC and/or the institutions will read any information provided in EASapplications.

Can I apply for EAS through UAC? You can apply through UAC, using this booklet for reference, if you are:

an Australian citizen or

a New Zealand citizen or

a permanent resident of Australia or

a holder of an Australian permanent resident humanitarian visa.

and You must be a UAC applicant for admission.

and

You must have experienced long-term educational disadvantage during Years 11 and/or Year 12 or equivalent.

See next item for information about applicants with tertiary studies.

Can I apply for EAS through UAC if I have a recordof tertiary study?

Yes. For 2011 admissions, only six institutions will consider applicationsfor EAS through UAC for UAC applicants for admission who are currentlyundertaking or whove previously undertaken tertiary s tudy*. They are:

Australian Catholic University

Grif th UniversitySouthern Cross University

University of Canberra

University of Newcastle

University of Technology, Sydney

All EAS applicants, including UAC applicants for admission who are currentlyundertaking or whove previously undertaken tertiary s tudy, are subject to

the same EAS application and assessment process and timelines.

The Australian National University, University of NSW, University of Sydney and University of Wollongong accept direct applications frompeople with tertiary study whove experienced long-term disadvantage.Refer to Tertiary studies in Table 1: Policies and options for details.

* Tertiary study includes diploma, advanced diploma, associate diploma, degree or higher level studies undertaken either in Australia or overseas.

Who cant apply for EAS through UAC? International students

Youre not eligible to apply if youre an international student.

Elite athletes or performers

Youre not eligible to apply on the basis of missing periods of schooling due to your sporting/performance commitments. However, someinstitutions give special consideration to elite athletes or per formers.Refer to Options for elite athletes/performers in Table 1: Policies andoptions for details.

Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicantsIf youre applying for consideration as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Most institutions have speci c schemes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander applicants and take into account all types of educationaldisadvantage experienced by applicants when they assess applications for

these schemes. Remember to check with institutions to make sure that they do take into account all types of disadvantage when they assess yourapplication. If they do, you dont need to submit an EAS application. I f they

dont, then you must submit an EAS application so that the educationaldisadvantages youve experienced can be assessed. You must also submitan application for admission to tertiary study to UAC.

Read each institutions entry in Part 2 of the UAC 2011 Guide or visit UACswebsite at www.uac.edu.au to nd out whether you need to apply direct to

the institution as well as apply for tertiary study through UAC.

If youre not applying for consideration as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander If youre an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and dont wish to apply forconsideration on this basis, but wish to apply for consideration on oneor more of the types of educational disadvantage listed in Table 2 of thisbooklet, you must submit an EAS application. You must also apply foradmission to tertiary study through UAC.

For advice about admission and institution-speci c schemes contact:

Australian Catholic University Yalbalinga Indigenous Support Unit (02) 9701 4258

Australian Maritime CollegeRiawunna Aboriginal Education Unit (03) 6226 2539

Australian National UniversityJabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre (02) 6125 3520

Charles Sturt UniversityKoori Admissions Program Co-ordinator (02) 6933 4121

Grif th UniversityGUMURRII Student Support Unit (07) 5552 8820

La Trobe University

Albury-Wodonga: Aboriginal Liaison Of

cer (03) 9479 3428Mildura: Student Support Of cer (03) 5051 4000

Macquarie UniversityWarawara, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderPrograms Unit (02) 9850 8893

Southern Cross UniversityGnibi College and the Indigenous Student Support andAccess Centre (ISSAC) 1800 816 676 (Freecall)

University of CanberraNgunnawal Centre (02) 6201 2998

University of New EnglandOorala Centre (02) 6773 3034

University of New South Wales

Nura Gili (02) 9385 3805

University of NewcastleWollotuka Institute (02) 4921 6863. Students applying for a program at theCentral Coast campus (Ourimbah) should contact the Gibalee Unit on (02)4349 4500.

University of SydneyKoori Centre (02) 9351 2046

University of Technology, SydneyJumbunna Indigenous House of Learning 1800 064 312 (Freecall)or (02) 9514 1902

University of Western SydneyBadanami Centre for Indigenous Education 1800 032 923 (Freecall)For more information contact the Course Information Centre on1300 897 669 (Freecall).

University of WollongongWoolyungah Indigenous Centre (02) 4221 3560 or (02) 4221 3776


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Application process Your EAS application form is included in this booklet. You can downloadadditional copies from UACs website at www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/eas/ . Application material is also available from par ticipating institutions orfrom UAC.

Applications open: early August 2010On-time applications close: Thursday 30 September 2010Final applications close: Thursday 6 January 2011

Read Your EAS eligibility letter section below for information about whenyoull receive your eligibility letter.

We have to allow time to process your application after we receive it. Toguarantee that your application will be considered in time for the MainRound of offers, submit it to UAC by Tuesday 30 November 2010.

UAC doesnt accept emailed or faxed applications.

You must provide all supporting documentation with your EASapplication form. Information that cant be veri ed wont be assessed.

Supporting documents must be correctly veri ed read page 11.

If you dont sign your application it wont be processed.UAC doesnt make allowances or take responsibility for late courier or maildeliveries, or applications lost in the mail.

Remember:

You can submit only one EAS application.

You cant change your ED code/s after youve submitted your EASapplication.

Keep a copy of your EAS application form and supporting documents.

Your UAC application for admissionRemember, your EAS application isnt an application for admission. If youve not already done so you must also apply for admission through UACat www.uac.edu.au.

Your acknowledgement letterUAC will send you an email message to let you know that you can view and/or download your EAS acknowledgement letter. When you receive an aler temail from UAC, go to Check & Change at www.uac.edu.au to view and/ordownload your letter.

Some email accounts (eg hotmail) could send emails from UAC to your junkfolder. Most email accounts allow users to add names or domains to a safelist. Add the domain uac.edu.au to your list of safe email contacts to stop

this from happening. Its your responsibility to check your emails regularly(including your junk emails) for any messages from UAC.

If youve submitted your EAS application by Tuesday 30 November 2010and havent received your acknowledgement letter by mid-December, callUAC on (02) 9752 0200.

Your EAS eligibility letterUAC will let you know each institutions decision about your EAS application.Well tell you whether youre eligible or not for consideration under eachinstitutions educational access scheme; your eligibility status for eachinstitution will be yes or no .

Your EAS eligibility letter will tell you your eligibility status for each institution,whether or not you have one or more of the institutions included in yourcourse preferences.

If you apply for EAS by Tuesday 30 November 2010, youll receive yourEAS eligibility letter around the same time as the release of ATARs. Thismeans that if you want to change your preferences, you already know youreligibility status for every institution.

If you apply for EAS after Tuesday 30 November 2010, youll receive yourEAS eligibility letter after Thursday 6 January 2011, which is the closing date for change of preferences for Main Round offers.

How institution policies impact on EAS eligibilityUAC assesses all EAS applications centrally on behalf of institutions butindividual institutions have their own policies on how EAS assessments areused in the allocation of offers. This means that you may be eligible for EASconsideration at some institutions but not at others. It also means that,with institutions that allocate bonus points, you may be allocated a dif ferentnumber of bonus points by different institutions.

Policies that may override your eligibility statusInstitutions have different policies that may override your eligibility status.For example, an institution may consider that youre eligible for EASbecause of your long-term educational disadvantage/s, but may have anoverriding policy that EAS applicants must achieve a minimum ATAR. So if your ATAR is lower than the minimum you wont be considered for EAS even

though your eligibility status for the institution is yes .

Similarly, some institutions dont include certain courses in theireducational access schemes, so if youve applied for admission to anexcluded course, you wont be considered for EAS for that course even

though your eligibility status for the institution is yes . Refer to Table 1:Policies and options for details about these policies.

Policies about schools included in government programsInstitutions have different policies about how they consider students whoattend a school included in the NSW Priority Schools Funding Program,

the NSW Country Areas Program, the Australian Government NationalPartnership for Low Socio-economic Status School Communities Program,or a similar program. Attendance at these schools is a recognised form of disadvantage.

If you attend one of these schools and havent submitted an EASapplication form, UAC undertakes an automatic assessment and writes tolet you know that youve been automatically assessed as being eligible for

this type of educational disadvantage (read page 22). However, becauseof the different policies, you may not be eligible for EAS consideration atsome institutions if attendance at one of these schools is your only type of educational disadvantage.

Policies about applicants with a record of tertiary study For 2011 admissions, only six institutions will consider applications for EAS

through UAC for UAC applicants for admission with a record of tertiary study.So if you have a record of tertiary study, your eligibility status for institutions

that dont consider EAS applications from this group of applicants will alwayssay no. Refer to Tertiary studies in Ta ble 1: Policies and options for details.

PreferencesTo be eligible for consideration under an institutions scheme, you musthave at least one preference to that institution in your list of preferencesat midnight on Thursday 6 January 2011, which is the closing date forchanges of preference for Main Round of fers.

Offers You may be eligible for consideration under an institutions educationalaccess scheme and not be offered a place. This is because you have tocompete for an offer to your preferred course/s with other applicants. If youdo receive an offer youll be noti ed by UAC in the Main Round of offers onWednesday 19 January 2011.

Ongoing helpInstitutions provide comprehensive ongoing support programs. Read eachinstitutions entry in Part 2 of the UAC 2011 Guide or on UACs website atwww.uac.edu.au for more information.


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Table 1: Educational Access Schemes Policies and optionsCheck the back cover of this booklet for institution contact details and links for more information about the schemes

Policies that might affect your EAS eligibility at an institution Options for eliteathletes/performers

Institution

Name of scheme

Tertiary studies

Can I apply throughEAS if I have a recordof tertiary study andhave experiencedlong-term educationaldisadvantage? (1)

Excluded courses

Do institutionsexclude courses fromconsideration throughEAS?

Minimum ATAR

Do I needto achieve aminimum ATARto be consideredthrough EAS?

Government programsfor schools

Do institutions havepolicies for schoolsin programs listed onpage 22?

Do institutions give specialconsideration toelite athletes/ performers? (2)

Australian CatholicUniversity

Special Access Scheme

Yes, apply to EAS through UAC

No No Students attending schools included ingovernment programslisted on page 22are allocated bonuspoints through ACUsDisadvantaged SchoolsEntry Scheme. Therefore

theyre not eligible forconsideration under EAScodes SO1A or SO1B.

Yespage 108

Australian MaritimeCollege

Educational AccessScheme

No No No No

Australian NationalUniversity

Countrywide AccessScheme

No, apply directly toANU.

Visit www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/admission_special_consideration.pdf

Yes

Design Arts, VisualArts or Music coursesand, depending ondemand, eligibilityunder Countrywide

may be disregardedfor the following highlycompetitive courses:

B Philosophy(Honours)

B Social Sciences(Honours in ActuarialStudies and Economics)

Yes 72.55 Yes

page 120

Charles Sturt University

Special Consideration for Admission Scheme

No No No Yes

page 136

Grif th University



No No Yes

(Contact Grif thUniversity)

La Trobe University


No No No No

Macquarie University

Lighthouse Scheme

No No Yes 72.55 Yes

page 171

Southern CrossUniversity



No No Yes

page 189

University of Canberra

Access Scheme

Yes, apply to EAS

through UAC

No No Yes

page 199

Table continued and notes on page 7


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Policies that might affect your EAS eligibility at an institution Options for eliteathletes/performers

Institution

Name of scheme

Tertiary studies

Can I apply throughEAS if I have a recordof tertiary study andhave experiencedlong-term educationaldisadvantage? (1)

Excluded courses

Do institutionsexclude courses fromconsideration throughEAS?

Minimum ATAR

Do I needto achieve aminimum ATARto be consideredthrough EAS?

Government programsfor schools

Do institutions havepolicies for schools inprograms listedon page 22?

Do institutions give specialconsideration toelite athletes/ performers? (2)

University of NewEngland

Special ConsiderationScheme

No Yes

B Medicine

No Yes

p 213

University of New SouthWales (3)

ACCESS Scheme

No, apply directly toUNSW.

Visit www.unsw.edu.au/scats.

No No Students attending schools included ingovernment programslisted on page 22 areautomatically awardedbonus points underUNSWs ACCESSScheme.

Yes

p 224

University of Newcastle

University of Newcastle Access Scheme


Yes

B Medicine

No Yes

(Contact theUniversity)

University of Sydney (4)

Broadway Scheme

No, apply directly to the University of Sydney.

Visit http://www.sydney.edu.au/future_students/domestic_undergraduate/admissions/special_entry_schemes/special_consideration.shtml.

Yes, certain courses

For information about the availability of courses under theBroadway Scheme, visithttp://www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/admissions/broadway_scheme.shtml.

No Students attending schools included ingovernment programslisted on page 22 areautomatically eligiblefor the University of Sydneys BroadwayScheme.

Yes

p 270

University of Technology,Sydney (5)

inpUTS Educational Access Scheme


No Yes 69.00 Students attending schools included ingovernment programslisted on page 22are automaticallyeligible for the inpUTSEducational AccessScheme.

Yes

p 296

University of WesternSydney

UWS Special

Consideration Scheme

No No No Yes

p 316

University of Wollongong


Yes, apply directly to University of Wollongong. [email protected] for advice.

No No No

Notes

1. Six institutions will consider applications for EAS through UAC for UAC applicants for admission who are currently undertaking or whove previously undertaken tertiary study and whove experienced long-term disadvantage as a result of circumstances beyond their control or choosing.

2. The page numbers given in this column refer to the UAC 2011 Guide where you can nd information about options for elite athletes/performers.

3. UNSW also considers applications from students whove been excluded visit www.unsw.edu.au/scats.

4. University of Sydney also considers applications from students whove been excluded or whove a record of failure visit http://sydney.edu.au/future_students/domestic_ undergraduate/admissions/special_entry_schemes/special_consideration.shtml.

5. UTS also considers applications from people who have been granted refugee status visit www.equity.uts.edu.au/admission/refugee/index.html.


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Instructions for lling in your 2011 Educational Access Schemes application form

How to ll in your application

1 UAC application number

Write your UAC application number in the box in the top right-hand cornerof the form.

2 Personal details

Complete all parts Name, Address, Australian daytime telephone number,Date of birth, Name of school (2010 Year 12 applicants only).

Changing your contact detailsUAC needs your correct contact details so that you can receive importantinformation from us or the institutions.

Change your contact details using Check & Change on UACs website atwww.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/check-change/ or write to UAC quoting your application number.

Notes :

You cant change your contact details by telephone, fax or email.

Dont include changes to your contact details with other correspondence.

If youre a 2010 NSW HSC student, you must change your address withboth UAC and the NSW Board of Studies.

3 Educational disadvantage (ED)Write the ED code/s from Table 2 (which star ts on page 14 of this booklet)

that best describe/s the reasons for your educational disadvantage. Youmust include at least one code.

Financial hardship F01A or F01BIf youre claiming nancial hardship under F01A or F01B you must enteryour Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN) in this section. YourCRN isnt the same as your Centrelink Customer Access Number (CAN).Refer to F01A and F01B on page 15 for more information.

Not sure about types of disadvantage?

Call UAC to check types of disadvantage, for example:

if youve experienced a disadvantage and youre unsure whichcategory it ts intoif youve experienced a disadvantage that doesnt c learly t into oneof the categories listed on pages 1423 of this booklet and youreunsure how to proceed with your application.

4 Declaration

Sign and date your EAS application form. If you dont sign the form yourapplication wont be processed.

Note: You must read and accept all conditions in the UAC applicationdeclaration and authority on page 10 of this booklet before signing your EAS application.

5 Applicants statement and Educational impact statement

Applicants statement You need to provide a separate Applicants statement and Educationalimpact statement for each ED code youve claimed in section 3 of thisapplication. If youve claimed more than three ED codes youll need tomake copies of page 2 of the form or download additional copies fromwww.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/eas/ to complete and attach to yourapplication.

You must complete the Applicants statement yourself in your own words.If it isnt completed and signed by you, your application wont be assessed.

If exceptional circumstances exist which make it impossible for you tocomplete and sign your own Applicants statement , a statement (written onyour behalf by the person who signs the application form) must be includedwith your application to explain those circumstances.

Refer to Table 2: Types of disadvantage , which gives guidelines about the essential information you need to include in your Applicants statement for each ED code.

Include the period of disadvantage.

Be precise and print clearly using a black/dark blue pen.

Provide all necessary and correctly veri ed documents required for eachspeci c type of disadvantage as described in Table 2, which begins onpage 14 of this booklet.

sign and date the statement.

Educational impact statement You must arrange for an Educational impact statement to be completed foreach ED code youve claimed in section 3 of this application.

Your application wont be assessed if you dont provide an Educationalimpact statement for each ED code youve claimed. The Educational impact

statement must be completed by a responsible person who can commenton your case. All parts must be completed.

If youre a 2010 Year 12 student this statement must be completedby your school/college principal, counsellor, year adviser or careersadviser.

If youre a 2010 Year 12 student and youre unable to have your schoolcomplete the Educational impact statement , attach an explanation

as to why this is the case. In addition, you must include a statementexplaining the relationship of the signatory of the statement to yourself,and have that person con rm the relationship in their Educationalimpact statement .

Examples of a responsible person are a doctor, lawyer, accountant,social worker, counsellor, religious or community leader. The personmust not be related to you.

If youre a non-Year 12 student the statement may be completed andsigned by a responsible person who can verify what youve written.

The school representative or responsible person must explain how the educational disadvantage youve experienced has affected youreducational performance.

BEFORE YOU START:Apply for admission through UAC before you submit your EAS application.

Have these instructions and the EAS form open alongside each other.

When you ll in the form print clearly in BLOCK LETTERS and use a black/dark blue pen.

Attach all supporting documents to your EAS application form.


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The person who completes the Educational impact statement mustprovide information for both parts A) Educational disadvantage/s (including impact section) and B) Details of responsible person andwhere appropriate should include information about your level of educational performance prior to the disadvantage.

The Educational impact statement and the Medical impact statement must not be completed by the same person.

Your EAS application wont be assessed if a separate Educationalimpact statement isnt completed for each ED code youve claimed.

You must not alter, or add to, the Educational or Medical impact statements in any way.

Make sure that the responsible person who completes theEducational impact statement has read the relevant parts inthis booklet, especially Table 2: Types of disadvantage .

6 Medical impact statement

You must arrange for the Medical impact statement to be completed if youve entered the ED code P01A in your EAS application.

The Medical impact statement must be completed by a registered healthprofessional whos familiar with your medical condition/disability. All partsmust be completed.

Examples of a registered health professional are a medical practitioner,psychologist or specialist whos familiar with your circumstances andwho can provide information on the medical condition/disability and itseffect on your ability to study. The person must not be related to you.

The person who completes the Medical impact statement must provideinformation for all three parts A) Medical condition/disability B) Effecton ability to study (including Impact section) and C) Details of registeredhealth professional .The Medical impact statement and the Educational impact statement must not be completed by the same person.

Your EAS application may not be assessed if youve enteredcode P01A and the Medical impact statement isnt completed.

You must not alter, or add to, the Educational or Medical impact statements in any way.

Make sure that the registered health professional whocompletes the Medical impact statement has read therelevant parts in this booklet, especially Table 2: Typesof disadvantage .

7 Declaration of third party health information

You must complete the Declaration in section 7 if youre providing healthinformation about someone other than yourself.

Supporting documents You must provide all supporting documents with your original EASapplication. If you submit documents after youve submitted yourEAS application, they wont be assessed.

Checklist

Before you submit your EAS application check that youve:

submitted your application for admission through UAC

read all the relevant sections of your EAS booklet

clearly printed your ED codes in section 3 using only thecodes listed in Table 2

completed an Applicants statement for each ED codeyouve claimed

arranged for an Educational impact statement to becompleted for each ED code youve claimed

arranged for the Medical impact statement to becompleted if youve included ED code P01A

attached all necessary documents; and checked that theyare veri ed correctly. (Refer page 11 of this booklet)

read the Declaration and authority on page 10 of thisbooklet and signed and dated page 1 of your application

kept a copy of your ED codes on page 10 of this booklet

kept a copy of your application form

kept a copy of all documentation.


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Declaration and authority

You must read and accept all conditions in the following Declaration and authority before submitting your 2011 Educational Access Schemes(EAS) application.

Your application cant be considered unless you or your authorised agent accept all conditions set out below by signing and dating section 4of your EAS application.

1 I declare that all the information submitted is true and complete.2 I declare that I have read and understand the UAC Privacy Policy on the inside front cover of this booklet.

3 I authorise UAC to verify any information provided by me.

4 I authorise Centrelink to electronically provide a statement of information to UAC to assist in the assessment of my 2011 EAS application.I understand that the information provided by Centrelink may include, where relevant, current or historical details of payments received,dependants, Centrelink deductions, income, assets and con rmation of my current address.

I understand that this authority can be revoked at any time by giving notice to UAC or the participating institution.

I understand that I will be able to obtain a written copy of the statement at any time from either UAC or Centrelink.

I understand that a brochure is available from Centrelink that provides more details about the Centrelink Con rmation eServices; the brochureis also on Centrelinks website at www.centrelink.gov.au.

5 I authorise UAC to provide all information and documents provided with and/or obtained in connection with this application to any institution to which I have made an application for an EAS.

6 I authorise UAC to collect, receive, store, transfer and use any information provided by me, or any information obtained in connection with this

application, and to disclose such information to all participating institutions, Universities Australia (UA) 1, UA member institutions, the membersof the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC), and any other authority or tertiary educational institution either in Australiaor overseas, where UAC reasonably considers it is necessary to make such disclosure.

7 I understand that UAC and the participating institutions have the right to vary or cancel an EAS application and/or application for admission oran enrolment made on the basis of what UAC or a par ticipating institution determines to be untrue or incomplete information from any source.

8 I understand that institutions make offers of admission based on the consideration of EAS applications, which includes information provided byme and on advice received from UAC. If a par ticipating institution subsequently nds that the information or advice was incorrect, it may withdraw

the offer of admission.

1 Universities Australia was previously known as the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee

Keep a recordThere are a number of types of disadvantage

that institutions consider; each has a code (anEducational Disadvantage (ED) code). Thesecodes are listed in Table 2 on pages 1423.

Keep a record here of the types of disadvantage that youve included in your EAS application.

Keep a copyKeep a copy of your EAS application formand all supporting documents.

Why? You may have to provide a copy of your EASapplication form and all supporting documents

to your institution if you require ongoing support during your studies.

ED code(s)


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Providing documents FAQs

Do I need to provide any documents withmy application?

You must supply documentary evidence where requested in Table 2:Types of disadvantage to support disadvantage/s claimed.If you dont supply complete and correctly veri ed documentation yourEAS application wont be assessed.

PhotocopiesSo that your EAS application can be assessed correctly, ensure that allphotocopied documents that you submit are:

legible

easy to read, especially visas and stamps with dates

correctly veri ed.

I have documents from overseas. What do I needto provide?If your of cial documents arent in English, you must supply veri ed copiesof the following documents:

the document in the original language

an English translation of these documents (see below for organisationswho can translate your documents).

Your documents must be translated by one of the following::

Community Relations Commission forMulticultural New South WalesLevel 8, Stockland House, 175 Castlereagh Street Sydney 2000

tel: 1300 651 500 (Tollfree)www.crc.nsw.gov.au

a translator accredited by the National Accreditation Authority forTranslators & Interpreters (NAATI).

The translator must be accredited as at least a professional translator(previously known as Level 3). Translated documents must display theof cial NAATI stamp provided to quali ed translators; the stamp shows

the level of accreditation and the direction in which theyre accredited to translate.

A list of NAATI-accredited translators in Australia and some overseaslocations is available at www.naati.com.au.

interstate of ce of either the Ethnic Affairs Commission or theDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)

Australian diplomatic missions or Australian Educational Centres

some major banks; youll need to check with speci c banks.

Copies translated by any other sources, including overseasnotaries, will not be accepted.

What does correctly veri ed mean?Correctly veri ed means that your original document has been sightedand the copy has been sworn to be a true copy of the original by one of

the authorised people mentioned below.

Documents not veri ed or not veri ed correctly UAC isnt permitted to process:

documents veri ed by a Justice of the Peace without a registrationnumber

documents veri ed by an International Justice of the Peace

documents that are just photocopies, that is, not veri ed

documents that havent been correctly veri ed.

Who can verify copies of my documents? You can take your original documents in person to UAC or the admissionsof ce of an institution. Your original documents will be copied and handedback to you. UAC will keep the copies with your application. The admissionsof ce will give the copies to you to submit with your application to UAC.There may be a charge for copies made at some participating institutions.

You can also have your documents veri ed by someone from one of thecategories listed below. The categories are for veri cation in Australia, NewZealand or overseas check carefully which categories apply to you. Theperson who veri es your document/s must be contactable by telephoneduring normal working hours. You cant verify your own documents, evenif you belong to one of the categories listed below.

a) Documents veri ed in AUSTRALIAAnyone who is currently employed as:

an accountant member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants inAustralia, or CPA Australia, or the National Institute of Accountants, or

the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants or RegisteredTax Agents

a bank manager, but not a manager of a bank travel centrea credit union branch manager

a commissioner for declarations

a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney

a police of cer in charge of a police station, or of the rank of sergeantand above

a postal manager

a principal of an Australian secondary college, high school orprimary school.

An authorised of cer at:

Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)

the Admissions Of ce or Student Services Of ce at any participating institution

the Administration Of ce at any TAFE collegeQueensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC), Victorian TertiaryAdmissions Centre (VTAC), South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre(SATAC), Tertiary Institution Services Centre (TISC-WA)

the of cial records department of the institution that originally issued the document/s.

A Justice of the Peace with a registration number.

Copies veri ed by a Justice of the Peace without a registrationnumber wont be accepted.

To nd a Justice of the Peace in your area, check the public registerof JPs available online from the NSW Attorney-Generals Departmentat www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au.

b) Documents veri ed in NEW ZEALANDAnyone who is currently employed as:

an accountant member of the Institute of Chartered Accountantsin New Zealand

a bank manager, but not the manager of a bank travel centre

a credit union branch manager

a barrister, solicitor or patent attorney

a police of cer in charge of a police station, or of the rank of sergeantand above

a postal manager

a principal of a New Zealand secondary college, high school orprimary school.


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An authorised of cer at:

the Admissions Of ce or Student Service Of ce at any New Zealanduniversity or institute of technology

the of cial records department of the institution that originally issued the document/s

an Australian overseas diplomatic mission or Australian EducationalCentre.

c) Documents veri ed OVERSEAS (except New Zealand)An authorised of cer at:

the of cial records department of the institution that originally issued the document/s

an Australian overseas diplomatic mission or Australian EducationalCentres.

How should the authorised of cer verify eachdocument?The authorised of cer must:

write I certify this to be a true copy of the document shown andreported to me as the original

sign

print their name, address, contact number, profession or occupation ororganisation and date veri ed

include the of cial stamp or seal of the veri ers organisation on thecopy, if the organisation has such a stamp.

In addition, a Justice of the Peace must also print:

their registration number

the state in which theyre registered as a Justice of the Peace.

Can I send original documents to UAC?We recommend that you dont send original documents to UAC.

If you send original documents and want them returned to you, write to UACenclosing a cheque or money order for the relevant fee. If the documents

relate to the current admissions period, the fee is $36. If the documentsrelate to a previous admissions period (up to two years), the fee is $52.

I have documents under another name. Do I need toprovide any documents as evidence of my previousname?If you have documents under a previous name, you must supplydocumentary evidence to prove your change of name, such as a marriagecerti cate, deed poll registration or other registration with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

The documentation must show your previous name/s and your currentname/s. Without this documentation, your application may be delayed.

Supporting documents You must provide all supporting documents with your original EASapplication. If you submit documents after youve submitted your EASapplication, they wont be assessed.


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How institution schemes work

Some institutions set aside a certain number ofplaces for eligible EAS applicantsInstitutions dont allocate bonus points but instead set aside a number(or percentage) of places in each of their courses for EAS applicants.These places are limited.

The institution policy speci es that EAS applicants may be made anoffer to a course with a selection rank up to a certain number of points below the published cut-off.

EAS applicants are assessed by the institution as eligible or noteligible for consideration under their scheme.

If eligible, applicants compete for the speci ed EAS places against

each other on the basis of academic merit.Being eligible for consideration under EAS doesnt guarantee an offerof a place because a large number of EAS applicants with a higherselection rank may apply to the same course and there are a limitednumber of EAS places.

ExamplePeter has an ATAR of 80.00. The published cut-off for the course Peteris seeking entry to is 83.00 at Institution A. There are ve EAS placesavailable in this course and EAS applicants can be made an offer witha selection rank up to 10 points below the cut-off.

Twenty EAS-eligible applicants have applied to the same course as Peter.These applicants are ranked on the basis of academic merit and the EASplaces in the course are allocated to the ve applicants with the highestselection ranks.

The fth applicant has an ATAR of 81.50. Even though Peter was eligible forconsideration under EAS he doesnt receive an offer to the course becauseother EAS applicants applying to that course had higher selection ranks.

Which institutions set aside places? University of Sydney eligible EAS applicants may receive an offer if theirATAR is within 5 points of the published Main Round cut-off for 2011.

University of Technology, Sydney eligible EAS applicants may receivean offer if their ATAR is within 10 points of the published Main Roundcut-off for 2011.

Some institutions allocate bonus points to eligibleEAS applicantsInstitutions dont set aside EAS places but instead use EAS assessments

to allocate bonus points to an applicants selection rank.

Bonus points increase an applicants selection rank and applicantscompete with all other applicants for a place in the course on the basisof academic merit.

The allocation of bonus points doesnt guarantee entry to the institutionor to the applicants preferred course; applicants still need to meet thepublished cut-off for the course.

ExampleSally has an ATAR of 70.00. The published cut-off for her preferred courseis 71.55. On the basis of Sallys EAS assessment, Institution B awards Sallya bonus of 2. Sallys adjusted selection rank for that course is 72.00 soshe receives an offer to the course.

Which institutions allocate bonus points? Australian Catholic UniversityAustralian Maritime CollegeAustralian National UniversityCharles Sturt UniversityGrif th UniversityLa Trobe UniversityMacquarie University

Southern Cross UniversityUniversity of CanberraUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of New South WalesUniversity of NewcastleUniversity of Western SydneyUniversity of Wollongong

Bonus points dont change your ATAR

When institutions allocate bonus points theyre added to your selectionrank not your ATAR. In the example above, Sallys ATAR is still 70.00;its the selection rank for her preferred course thats changed to 72.00.

EAS applications are assessed centrally at UAC but individual institutions have their own policies on how EAS assessments are used in the allocationof offers. Institutions use EAS assessments to allocate offers of admiss ion in one of two ways:

they set aside a certain number of places

they allocate bonus points.

Heres a brief description of these two ways, together with the institutions that use them.

FAQs about ATARs and bonus pointsIf Im eligible to get bonus points, does my ATAR change? If bonus points dont increase my ATAR, then how do they work? No. If institutions allocate bonus points theyre not added to yourATAR. Bonus points change your selection rank for a particularpreference or course.

There are some instances where your ATAR might be recalculated:

1 if the Board of Studies provides amended HSC results to UAC2 if you complete additional courses3 if you repeat courses youve already completed.

If your ATAR is recalculated, youll receive a new ATAR Advice Notice.

Institutions allocate bonus points for different circumstances. Examplesinclude performance in speci ed HSC subjects, living or attending school inan area de ned by the university, and through Educational Access Schemes.

For most Year 12 applicants, their selection rank for entrance to highereducation is their ATAR. However, if institutions allocate bonus points to you,

then your selection rank for a particular preference or course = ATAR+bonuspoints. As the bonus points schemes for each institution, and often for eachcourse at the same institution, are different then your selection rank can bedifferent for each course you list in your course preferences.


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EAS Institution contact detailsAustralian Catholic UniversityTel: 1300 ASK ACU Student Centre email: [email protected]

(275 228) website: http://my.acu.edu.au/221027

Australian Maritime CollegeTel: 1300 363 864 Prospective Student Of cer email: [email protected]

website: www.amc.edu.au

Australian National UniversityTel: (02) 6125 5594 Admissions Of ce email: countrywide.of [email protected]

website: www.anu.edu.au/countrywide

Charles Sturt UniversityTel: 1800 334 733 (Freecall) email: equity.of [email protected]

(02) 6338 4256 Equity Of cer website: www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/equity/special-consideration/index.htm

Grif th UniversityTel: 1800 154 055 (Freecall) email: admissions@grif th.edu.au

(07) 3735 7700 website: www.grif th.edu.au/future-students

La Trobe UniversityTel: (02) 6024 9790 Admissions email: [email protected]

website: www.latrobe.edu.au/aw/future_students.html

Macquarie UniversityTel: (02) 9850 6410 Coursework Studies email: [email protected]

website: www.reg.mq.edu.au/undergrad/admissions/prospectivestudents/alternatepathways/eas.htm

Southern Cross UniversityTel: 1800 626 481 (Freecall) email: [email protected]

(02) 6620 3444 Student Services website: www.scu.edu.au/studentservices

University of CanberraTel: 1300 301 727 Student Services email: [email protected]

website: www.canberra.edu.au/student-services/applying-to-study/uac-admissions

University of New EnglandTel: (02) 6773 4444 Admissions Of cer email via: www.une.edu.au/contact-us

(02) 6773 2897 Equity Of ce website: www.une.edu.au/studentcentre/admissions.php

University of New South Wales

Tel: (02) 9385 3228 Admissions Of ce email: [email protected]: www.unsw.edu.au/access

University of NewcastleTel: (02) 4921 5000 Enquiry Centre email: [email protected]

(02) 4921 5311 Admissions Of cer website: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/undergraduateadmissions/special-entry.html

University of SydneyTel: 1300 362 006 University of Sydney Helpline email: [email protected]

(02) 8627 8207 Special Admissions Of ce website: http://www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/admissions/broadway_scheme.shtml

University of Technology, SydneyTel: (02) 9514 1222 Student Centre email via: http://servicedesk.uts.edu.au

(02) 9514 1084 Equity and Diversity Unit website: www.equity.uts.edu.au

University of Western SydneyTel: 1300 897 669 email: [email protected]

website: www.uws.edu.au/admissions

University of WollongongTel: (02) 4221 3924 Chris Hadley email: [email protected]

Manager, Enrolments, website: www.uow.edu.au/future/specialaccess/index.html

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