Queensland students receive tertiary offers

Nursing and healthcare courses have dominated Queensland university offers, as thousands of students woke to discover if they had landed a spot in their dream course.

Nursing and healthcare courses have dominated university offers, as more than 15,000 students woke this morning to discover if they had landed a spot in their dream course.

The most popular course for 2022 was a Diploma of Nursing at TAFE Queensland with 172 offers, followed by a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland (158 offers), UQ’s Bachelor of Nursing at UQ (152 offers), and Bachelor of Nursing at Griffith University (132 offers).

Collectively, more than 2800 offers were made for healthcare courses, including Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Naturopathy and Speech Pathology.

Top 20 offered courses

1. TAFE Queensland – Diploma of Nursing 172 offers

2. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Arts 158

3. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Nursing 152

4. Griffith University – Bachelor of Nursing 132

5. Queensland University of Technology – Bachelor of Business 126

6. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Biomedical Science 125

7. James Cook University – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 121

8. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 116

9. Griffith University – Bachelor of Education 115

10. Queensland University of Technology – Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 103

11. Queensland University of Technology – Bachelor of Biomedical Science 101

12. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) 97

=13. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) 92

=13. USC – Bachelor of Nursing Science 92

15. Queensland University of Technology – Bachelor of Behavioural Science 90

16. Australian Catholic University – Bachelor of Nursing 89

17. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Science 78

18. Queensland University of Technology – Bachelor of Paramedic Science 77 

19. Griffith University – Bachelor of Biomedical Science 72

20. The University of Queensland – Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) 67

Of those to receive university offers today, more than 8400 were to Year 12 graduates.

Among those hoping to land their first preference were former St Paul’s School Bald Hills students Joel Melloy and Chantelle Jackson.

Mr Melloy had his fingers crossed for his first preference, a Bachelor of Finance and Economics at UQ.

“I’ve been doing economics at school and I really enjoyed it. I could see myself doing it for a career,” he said.

“I’m a little bit stressed (waiting for an offer), but I’ll be happy to get my first or second preference.

“I’m really looking forward to the university lifestyle, meeting a lot of new people and joining a lot of the clubs.”

St Pauls School students Joel Melloy, 18, and Chantelle Jackson, 17, are hoping to make it into their first choice programs. Picture: Liam Kidston

Ms Jackson also had her sights set on UQ, hoping her incredible ATAR of 98.5 would be enough to land a place to study a Bachelor of Advanced Science.

“Science has always been my favourite subject in high school, and I’m hoping to have a career in research,” she said.

“It’s obviously a little nerve-racking waiting to find out, but I’m hopeful with my ATAR, I will be successful.”

The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre said today’s offer round took the total number of offers for the coming year to Queensland students to 24,521.

“It’s fantastic to connect so many Year 12 students with their future aspirations,” acting QTAC chief executive Lisa Silver said.

“In a time when physical and mental health is so important, it’s reassuring to see our next generation of health professionals coming through.”

Offers made by broad field of education

• Health (e.g. Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Naturopathy, Speech Pathology) 2894 offers
• Society and Culture (e.g. Law, Economics, Psychology, Sport & Recreation) 1531
• Natural and Physical Sciences (e.g. mathematics, Physics, Laboratory Technology) 1209
• Management and Commerce (e.g. Hospitality Management, Banking & Finance) 864
• Engineering (e.g. Chemical, Automotive, Civil, Aerospace, Biomedical, Surveying) 602
• Creative Arts (e.g. Music, Graphic Design, Communication & Media Studies) 421
• Education (e.g. Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary) 373
• Architecture and Building (e.g. Urban & Regional Planning, Interior Design) 218
• Information Technology (e.g. Computer Science, Programming) 190
• Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies (e.g. Land, Parks & Wildlife) 53
• Mixed Field Programs 43
• Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (e.g. Beauty Therapy) 8

Other popular courses included a Bachelor of Business at the Queensland University of Technology (126 offers) and a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at UQ (125 offers).

Ms Silver said students who had yet to receive an offer should “not panic”, with further rounds coming throughout January and February.

“Now is the time to review your application or apply,” she said.

“If you have had a change of heart, you can now login and change your preferences to be considered for future offer rounds.

“There are many alternative pathways to tertiary study and QTAC is happy to talk to you about your options.”