CAREERS

Ms Rentoule, our Head of Faculty – Careers and Vocations, shares some important updates in the areas of study and scholarships.

QCAA MYQCE STUDENT PORTAL

Year 12 students should now have registered for access to their MyQCE Student Portal. The Student Portal provides students with access to their personal details, subject and course enrolments, unit and assessment results, and is where they will be able to get their final results at the end of Year 12. This link will take you to the MyQCE webpage where students can access the Student Portal https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/

TERTIARY AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

Over the next six months, Year 12 students are encouraged to start researching options in preparation for scholarship applications and University applications. Most University applications open in early August and close by the end of September. Students should be using Semester One to research scholarships, and course options to determine their top six preferences for courses in Queensland.

If you are interested in applying to ANU Applications are OPEN now 3 March – you should be working on your portfolio of extra curricula/service gathering evidence in the following areas:

Your cocurricular and service requirement (CCS) activities need to demonstrate three of the following skills:

1. Community engagement
2. Inclusion and awareness of diversity
3. Communication
4. Leadership
5. Personal responsibility
6. Teamwork
7. Creative and critical thinking

https://www.anu.edu.au/study/apply/domestic-applications-anu-undergraduate/applying-to-anu-application-details/co

If you need help please email me to make an appointment.

Each state is slightly different when it comes to applications, so please make sure to access this information on the St Patrick’s College Careers Website or the University websites.

THINKING OF MEDICINE/DENTISTRY then you may be required to sit UCAT if you are intending to study at the following universities:

The UCAT ANZ is a compulsory entry requirement for our Australia and New Zealand Consortium universities.  You are required to sit the UCAT ANZ 2021 test (between 1 July and 11 August 2021) if you are intending to apply for entry in 2022 to a relevant course or programme listed below. UCAT ANZ results cannot be carried over from one year to the next.  For example, results from UCAT ANZ 2021 can only be used to apply for courses commencing in 2022.  https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/universities/

BOND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

Bond University offers one of Australia’s most generous scholarship programs, featuring a range of full-fee and part-fee scholarships awarded to the best and brightest applicants each semester. The Scholarship Program awards both Australian and international students at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. Scholarships are designed to reward and recognise students who have excelled in the areas of academia, leadership, community and sport. We encourage and support interested students with applying. Further details are at https://bond.edu.au/future-students/study-bond/how-apply/scholarships

ANU TUCKWELL SCHOLARSHIP

The prestigious Tuckwell Scholarship Program is the most transformational undergraduate Scholarship Program in Australia. Every year, 25 talented School-leavers are offered the opportunity to fulfil their potential by actively participating in the very best that ANU has to offer. Scholars are selected on the basis of intellect, character, leadership and their commitment to Australia. Students who are interested in applying are encouraged to start investigating the application process at the ANU scholarship website: https://tuckwell. anu.edu.au/applying.

Scholarship applications for study at ANU in 2022 open in March 2021.

CAREERS WEBSITE

It is a “one stop shop” for students needs with their career planning, tax, money smart information, QCE, QCS to ATAR, post-School options, work experience documents and much more. Our Year 9,10,11 and 12 students will be using the St Patrick’s College Careers Website throughout their Career Education program this year. The careers website has three layers the first: the opening page is for public access and has a For Parent tab, great information; second: Student Secure Area which is password protected and this is where are students complete their Career Plan, Career Personality, resume, cover letter writing, etc; third layer is Teacher Admin where Academic Mentors, Head of Careers monitor student accounts and ca provide timely assistance.

APPOINTMENTS

If you and/or your child would like to discuss anything with me regarding careers, please email crentoule@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au to make an appointment.