Invitations and eligibility
Griffith University will commence sending invitations out through the QTAC system from late September for applicants who have already submitted their QTAC application.
If you submit your application or change your preferences to include one (or more) of the eligible programs in October, you should receive an invitation within 2 working days of submitting your application or new preferences.
- Ensure that you have listed one (or more) of the eligible programs in your QTAC application.
- If it is before the end of September, we may not have sent these yet.
- If it is after the end of September and you have included one of the eligible programs and still not received any emails from QTAC after 2 working days of submitting, please check:
- your email junk folder
- your QTAC online application for 'Outstanding Documents'
- your email address listed on your QTAC online application, and update where necessary.
If you have followed the above, and still not received an invitation, then contact us providing some key information such as your name, email, QTAC Application number and include ‘Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee’ in your comments and we will get back to you.
Applications are by invitation only. If you wish to receive an invitation, you must list one or more of the eligible programs in your QTAC application by no later than 31 October.
Griffith welcomes applications for the Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee from International Year 12 students studying at a Queensland or northern NSW high school. Application is made via QTAC. International students can be considered for this scheme for Trimester 1 2021 admission if they meet the eligibility criteria. Offers to international students will be made directly by Griffith University, not QTAC. The Trimester 3 2020 intake is not suitable for international students.
- Alstonville High School
- Ballina Coast High School
- Banora Point High School
- Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School
- Blue Hills College
- Bonalbo Central School
- Byron Bay High School
- Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School
- Casino Christian School
- Casino High School
- Emmanuel Anglican College
- Evans River K-12 School
- Kingscliff High School
- Kyogle High School
- Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School
- Mt St Patrick College
- Mullumbimby High School
- Murwillumbah High School
- Nimbin Central School
- Pacific Coast Christian School
- Richmond Christian College
- Shearwater the Mullumbimby Steiner School
- Southern Cross School
- St John's College Woodlawn
- St Joseph's College Banora Point
- St Mary's Catholic College Casino
- Summerland Christian College
- Tenterfield High School
- The Rivers Secondary College Kadina High Campus
- The Rivers Secondary College Lismore High Campus
- The Rivers Secondary College Richmond River High Campus
- Trinity Catholic College Lismore
- Tweed River High School
- Tweed Valley Adventist College
- Wollumbin High School
- Woodenbong Central School
- Xavier Catholic College
Reports and grades
A passing grade is a minimum grade of C* or 50%.
*on an A-E scale where A is the highest and E is the lowest.
No. Screenshots of results from your Learning Account, Track Ed , QCAA portal and similar are not acceptable. You must provide a full copy of your official school issued report card.
We will accept a statement of your Year 12 Semester 1 results on school letterhead signed by the Principal or Deputy Principal.
No, your Year 12 Semester 1 graded report card is sufficient.
No. From Queensland, only General subjects are considered. From NSW, only Board Developed Category A courses are considered.
You are required to upload a full copy of your completed certificate or diploma issued by your qualification provider. Unless your school was the provider of your VET qualification, statements from your school confirming completion of the VET qualification are not acceptable.
Your report card and your completion statements for AQF Certificates and Diplomas must be uploaded to your QTAC application by 6 November 2020.
Offers and preferences
In order to receive an early offer in November, you must have one of the approved Early Offer Guarantee degrees listed as your highest eligible QTAC preference. Ordering your QTAC preferences explains how.
If you meet the requirements, and you list one of the eligible degrees as your highest eligible preference, you will receive your offer from QTAC on Friday 20 November.
For offers received on 20 November, you must respond by 4.30 pm on Friday 27 November 2020.
It's very important that you don’t ignore your early offer as it will lapse if you take no action, and you will not receive any further offers from QTAC. If you’re unsure about accepting your early offer, we suggest that you conditionally accept, which will allow you to reorder your QTAC preferences and be considered for other offers in December and January when your ATAR or IB Diploma results are known.
Yes, you can defer your offer for a maximum of 1 year.
Commencing in Trimester 3 2020
No, for students commencing in Trimester 3 you will start your first trimester part-time.
All students commencing in Trimester 3 will be required to complete one course (subject) which is the Foundations of Academic Writing. Below is some information on this course.
Foundations of Academic Writing
To help you succeed at your studies the Foundations of Academic Writing course introduces you to the distinctive conventions and practices of writing for assessment in your university courses. Students who have completed this course say that it is useful and challenging. It helped them to understand the requirements of academic writing and to improve their own writing.
In Trimester 3, 2020 Foundations of Academic Writing comprises three weeks of intense, self-directed learning activities (offered via online delivery mode) from Monday 30 November 2020 to Friday 18 December 2020, with the final assessment piece due for submission on 24 January 2021, giving you time to prepare, reflect and finalise your best piece of work. Having your first University course completed and being well-prepared for university assessment before the start of the 2021 academic year is a great starting point for success.