Applying Online
Supporting Documents
Acceptable Forms of Documents
Certification of Documents
Separate Documents
Documents From Previous Years' Applications
Studies in Second Semester 2008
Fraudulent Applications
Academic Transcripts
Proof of Completion
Overseas Documents
Competence in English
Personal Information
Citizenship/Residency Status and Country of Birth
Language Spoken at Home
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
Students with Disabilities and/or Chronic Medical Conditions
Study Options for Unsuccessful Applicants
Choice of Courses
Secondary Level Qualifications
Postsecondary Level Qualifications
Previous Enrolment
Other Postsecondary Level Qualifications
Special Tertiary Admissions Test
Personal Statement
Email Address
The following information is provided to assist you in applying online for university. When you are ready to proceed with your application register, or if you are already registered, login.
Applications where information or documentation is not complete may not be successful. It is your responsibility to submit all supporting documents with your application, unless it is otherwise stated. Where indicated, TISC will endeavour to obtain results on your behalf. If this is unsuccessful you will be asked to supply them yourself. If you submit original documents, TISC will return them to you. TISC does not return certified copies.
Details of what documents are required will be listed on the coversheet which will be generated when you apply online.
Wait until you have obtained all documents required, then submit the documents with the coversheet. However, you still must meet closing dates.
All supporting documents must be originals or correctly certified copies of the original documents (Note that photocopies of the original certifications are not acceptable). Photocopies, scans, faxes and website printouts are not acceptable. Faxes will be accepted if they are sent direct to TISC by the institution concerned, but will not be accepted if you fax them to TISC yourself.
Documents can be certified by the following institutions:
Alternatively, documents can also be certified by someone who belongs to one of the categories listed below. The categories depend on whether you are having your documents certified in Australia or overseas – check carefully which categories apply to you. The person who certifies your document(s) must be contactable by telephone during normal working hours. You cannot certify your own documents, even if you belong to one of the categories listed below. A relative cannot certify your documents, even if he/she belongs to one of the categories below.
A. Documents Certified in Australia
Anyone who is currently employed as:
B. Documents Certified Overseas
An authorised officer at:
Please note that if you are having your document(s) certified by someone listed in categories A or B then the person certifying the document must do so by:
Note: In all cases TISC reserves the right to request an original document.
When submitting your coversheet, it is your responsibility to attach all necessary documentation in an acceptable form to support your application. If you are unsure about what documents are necessary, you should check with TISC. TISC will not accept copies of documents which have been certified by any source other than those listed above, nor will TISC accept documents that are not in an acceptable form (please see Academic Transcripts, Proof of Completion and Acceptable Forms of Documents).
Documents from Previous Years' Applications
Applications and copies of documents submitted to TISC in a previous year destroyed to maintain confidentiality.
Studies in Second Semester 2008
If you are studying in second semester 2008 you should submit your application to TISC by the closing date and forward all documentation requested by your Coversheet, including results to date. The documents for second semester 2008 study should be forwarded with your Coversheet as soon as they are available. Documents received at TISC after 2 January cannot be guaranteed consideration in the main round of offers.
TISC can obtain second semester 2008 results from most Australian tertiary institutions including TAFEWA colleges (as long as you apply to TISC by 28 November 2008).
TISC can also obtain 2008 results for secondary studies in each of the Australian states (HSC, NTCE, QSC, SACE, TCE, TEE, VCE). It can obtain 2008 International Baccalaureate results, and 2005-2008 final year NCEA results and 2008 CIE results for New Zealand students. New Zealand NCEA students need to submit their Level 2 results for the year prior to their final year. New Zealand CIE students need to submit previous IGCSE or equivalent.
As part of your application, you must submit documentary evidence of all previous Year 12 (or equivalent) and tertiary studies, including failed courses or units. You also need to complete a declaration that your application is ‘true and complete’. It is a serious offence to submit a false declaration or false documents. If such an act is detected, TISC will notify all participating universities, and your application may be withdrawn. Some universities have policies in place which will prevent you being offered a place in subsequent years. Past cases have also been referred to the Police. If you are offered a place in a course and your application is subsequently found to have been incomplete or misleading, your enrolment may be terminated and your academic record annotated accordingly.
The official transcripts (statements) of your academic record must be originals or correctly certified copies and show:
A collection of examination result slips does not meet this requirement. Transcripts can be obtained for a small charge from the Student Records Office of the issuing institution. You should apply early as some transcripts may take you some time to obtain/organise. If you are submitting TAFE results, please note that a Statement of Attainment is not acceptable as an academic transcript - you must submit a Statement of Academic Record. TISC can obtain semester 2, 2008 results direct from TAFEWA for applicants who have applied before 28 November 2008 but you need to provide all other TAFEWA results, including Semester 1, 2008 results. TISC can obtain 2008 results for ECU's University Preparation Course (Teacher Assistant Program) direct from ECU. You must submit all results for the ECU Teacher/Education Assistant Diploma obtained prior to 2008.
Where you have completed a course, proof is required. If the academic transcript does not state that you have successfully completed the course, you must provide additional documentation. The most acceptable proof is a certificate, diploma, degree or official letter from the Records Department of the issuing institution stating you have completed the course.
Note: Most institutions will not release academic transcripts if students owe money to the institution (eg library fines, amenities fees) so make sure you do not have any outstanding fees or fines.
If you attended an institution overseas, you must provide an official transcript of academic record, as well as proof of course completion if you completed the course, for all current and previous studies. Documents in a language other than English, as evidence of studies undertaken overseas, must be submitted with an original English translation transcribed and stamped by a NAATI (The National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters) accredited translator who is accredited at the Translator or Advanced Translator level. For rare languages, if no accredited translator is available, a stamped translation from a NAATI-recognised translator is acceptable.
If submitting an application from overseas, the translation must be completed and stamped by a qualified government translator.
You must submit:
NAATI accredited translators can be found in the Directory of Accredited and Recognised Translators and Interpreters at www.naati.com.au. NAATI suggests you ask for two or three quotes as there is no set fee for translations, and also allow some time for the translator to complete the task. Click here for further information.
All applicants must show evidence of English competence. If you gained English qualifications outside Western Australia you may need to include documentary evidence of this (for example GCSE English, IELTS etc). TISC has access to Australian Year 12 English results from 1977 onward. For more information about English competency requirements see individual university sections, Admission Requirements for School Leavers, and Admission Requirements for Mature Age Applicants.
Name
Enter your name in full (be consistent with spelling
used on the screen and in any other correspondence with TISC).
Birth Date
Enter your date of birth in the form of DD/Month/YYYY.
For example 03 May 1974.
Previous Surname/Family Name
If your family name has changed, enter your
previous surname/family name(s). If you have more than one previous surname/family name, please enter all of them separated by a slash '/'. For example: SCOTT/LEE/WHITE.
Have you changed your surname/family name since you gained any of your qualifications? If so, you must supply documentary evidence that shows change of name (eg marriage certificate or registration through deed poll). This should indicate all names involved in the change (ie previous name/s and current name). Make sure that you advise all changes made. If not, TISC may not be able to access your previous academic record, and you may not be made an offer. Without this information, processing of your application will be delayed.
Please note that possession of two documents with different names eg, birth certificate and driver's licence does not provide proof of name change.
Notification
Address
Give your notification address for the period
August 2008 to February 2009. All postal correspondence will be sent to this
address including:
Note: If your notification address is country, interstate or overseas, you are advised to check the website after the offer dates to see if you have been made an offer. There may be delays in delivering an offer. If your offer pack doesn't arrive by 20 January, contact the university concerned. Be aware of closing dates for enrolment.
Change of Address
Do not rely on Australia Post redirection of
your mail as some universities courier their offers and any delay could cause
you to lose your offer of a place.
The quickest and easiest way to change your address is via the web. Note the closing dates for changing your notification address prior to delivery of the Universities Admission Advice Letter (UAAL) and offers. Year 12 students should also separately advise the Curriculum Council of their change of address.
If you prefer, you may change your address by telephoning or by sending a letter to TISC. You will need to advise your full name, TISC number (if known), as well as your new address and telephone number.
Permanent Home
Address
If your permanent home address is different
from your notification address, enter the address. Do not use a post office box
address. This information is required by the Universities for reporting to Federal
Government agencies for statistical purposes in the event your application is
successful.
Citizenship/Residency Status and Country of Birth
Click on the appropriate circle. If you click on None of these, you are classed as an international student and should apply direct to the universities for a full fee place. You do not apply through TISC.
State the country in which you were born. Click on the down arrow next to the Country of Birth box to view the selection of countries available. If you were born in Australia, you must indicate this.
If you were not born in Australia enter the day, month and year when your permanent residency was approved/granted. Also enter the day, month and year you first arrived in Australia. New Zealand citizens who do not have Australian Permanent Residency yet should enter their expected date of arrival in Australia.
This information is required by the Universities for reporting to Federal Government agencies for statistical purposes in the event your application is successful.
This information is required by the Universities for reporting to Federal Government agencies for statistical purposes in the event your application is successful.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
This question is asked because a number of universities have special admission schemes for applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. The information is also used for statistical purposes.
Facilities for Students with Disabilities and/or Chronic Medical Conditions
If you would like to receive information about facilities available for students with disabilities and/or chronic medical conditions, click on the Yes circle. For more information click here. This service is confidential.
Study Options for Unsuccessful Applicants
This question seeks your consent to be sent information which may be available about other study options, in the event that your application turns out to be unsuccessful. If you would like to receive such information if it becomes available click on the Yes circle. Please note: none of your personal information will be made available to providers of such options.
Before you enter your preferences, read Choosing Preferences. Course codes for each university and methods of study available for each course are found using Course Search. Make sure you are aware of any course prerequisites. Refer to the entry of the course in Course Search or Course Prerequisites.
Course Codes
You cannot repeat course codes, even where the
same code covers different courses, or different modes of study (full-time or
part-time). For example, at UWA, UWARC is the code for Arts, but within Arts,
you could study Ancient History, Anthropology, etc. If you are offered and accept
a place in UWARC, at enrolment you would then choose the course within that
code that you wish to study.
You may include up to six courses in order of preference. Make sure that your first choice is the course you would most wish to study if you are made an offer for 2009. Check your preferences carefully to make sure you have applied for what you want. A wrong choice may mean that you will be considered for a course you do not wish to study.
Method of Study
You will be able to enter only one method of
study code for each preference:
*Edith Cowan University does not use the code
'E' for external studies, unlike the other universities. It offers courses externally under
an off-campus course code. This means that for Edith Cowan University, the
codes 'F' and 'P' apply to full-time and part-time studies both on campus and
by external mode.
Please note: for
some courses there is no choice. If the database does not accept a particular
mode of study for one of your preferences, it may be that this course is not
available in that mode.
UMAT Identification Number
If you have applied for Medicine and/or Dentistry
at The University of Western Australia, you will need to supply your Undergraduate
Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) identification number. This
number is stated on both the written acknowledgement of receipt of your UMAT
application form and your Notification of the UMAT test date. Both these documents
were sent to you by UMAT Pty Ltd. See also Medicine
and/or
Dentistry.
GAMSAT
Identification Number
If you have applied for Graduate Medicine at The University of Western Australia,
please supply your Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions test (GAMSAT)
Identification number. This ID number appears on the written acknowledgement
of receipt of your GAMSAT application form and your notification of the GAMSAT
test date from GAMSAT Pty Ltd.
Secondary Level Qualifications
If you are sitting interstate Year 12 examinations in 2008, you must provide your correct Year 12 candidate number for TISC to obtain your results direct from the relevant interstate authority. Please note that while every effort is made to consider interstate Year 12 results in time for main round offers, universities cannot be held responsible if delays occur.
If you have sat interstate Year 12 examinations between 1977 and 2007, TISC has access to your results, so there is no need to submit documents. Please record accurately the year you sat and provide your correct HSC/Year 12 candidate number where possible.
If you have interstate Year 12 results prior to 1977 you must submit your HSC/Year 12 certificates including statements of marks and grades in all subjects and matriculation aggregate or Tertiary Entrance Scores. (See Supporting Documents.)
If you are sitting or have previously sat the International Baccalaureate please select IB as the location of your Year 12 study. If you are sitting the IB in 2008, you must arrange through your school for your results to be forwarded direct to TISC. See your IB Co-ordinator in your school and obtain an IB B2 form. Return this completed form to your school, which will send the form to IBCA for processing.
If you have sat the IB prior to 2008, you must submit your results to TISC with a copy of your Application Coversheet.
Overseas Qualifications
If you have an overseas qualification you must submit this with your application. Overseas qualifications must be supported by documents (certificates) plus a certified translation if the results are not in English. Result slips are not acceptable. Refer to Supporting Documents, especially Academic Transcripts and Overseas Documents.
Applicants with ‘A’ level results (or equivalent) must submit both their ‘A’ level certificates and their GCSE (‘O’ level) certificates (or equivalent). Result slips alone are not acceptable. If you are currently studying ‘A’ levels, submit predicted results, and supply certificates as soon as they are available.
If you are undertaking the New Zealand National Certificate for Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 in 2008 or you completed it in 2007, 2006 or 2005 please give your student number (NSN). TISC will be able to obtain your results from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). The NZQA will also provide TISC with an aggregate from which an equivalent WA TER will be derived. This aggregate is not reported to students by NZQA. Queries regarding this aggregate should be made with NZQA.
If you have sat New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships Examinations prior to 2004, you must submit your results with your application.
Post Secondary Level Qualifications
TAFE Studies
Never been enrolled in any of the courses below?
Click on the No circle, then click on Next Page
to view Tertiary Studies.
Are you currently enrolled and/or have you ever been enrolled in any Certificate, Diploma, Associate Diploma or Advanced Diploma level course at a TAFE/technical college? If so, click on the Yes circle, then provide full details of all award courses attempted. Leisure, hobby, recreation or personal enrichment courses information is not required.
Student Number
This is essential information if you are currently
enrolled in a TAFE College in Western Australia (ie in second semester 2008),
so that TISC can obtain your results direct from your College.
If you anticipate completing a WA TAFE course in 2008 you must apply to your TAFE campus for the award (ie apply to graduate) by the end of October 2008. This will ensure that your eligibility for the award will be processed by TAFE by early January, in time for information to be passed from your college to TISC.
Documents
Official results statements and proof of course
completion (if applicable) must be submitted for any TAFE course you are or
have been enrolled in at Certificate IV or higher level. Proof of completion may be in the form of a certificate,
diploma etc or an official letter from the Records Department of the TAFE college.
A TAFE letter confirming course completion may be provided (together with your
last results statement), for example, if you completed Certificate IV in Management
in first semester 2008, and continued studying to complete a Diploma in second
semester.
If you are enrolled in a second semester 2008 WA TAFE award course, TISC will be able to obtain your final results direct from the TAFE college early in January. If you are completing this course in second semester 2008 TISC will only be able to collect proof of course completion direct from TAFE if you have applied to your college for the award by end of October. (This service is not available for applications lodged after 28 November.) However, you should submit with your coversheet any transcript(s) of results you have obtained to date.
Tertiary StudiesHave you ever been enrolled in any Certificate, Diploma or Associate Diploma course at a University, College of Advanced Education (such as WACAE), Teachers' College, Institute of Technology (such as WAIT), Institute of Advanced Education or Institute of Tertiary Education? If so, click on the Yes circle and complete the boxes shown below to provide information on all courses attempted and/or completed (even if you withdrew prior to the start of the academic year). Failure to disclose full details of past enrolments could result in no offer being made, or an offer being withdrawn.
If you have previously been enrolled at a Western Australian university you should contact the Admissions Office of the university concerned before applying through TISC for the same university. See Who Should Apply through TISC?.
Other Postsecondary and Professional Qualifications
Have you any postsecondary and/or professional qualifications not covered in the questions on TAFE Studies and Tertiary Studies, eg PIBT, AIUS, pilot's licence, Police Academy certification, Australian Securities Institute studies? If so, these are entered here. Make sure that you give the year each was obtained, the location and full details of the qualification/course. Leisure, hobby, personal enrichment and recreational courses information is not required.
Registered Nurses
Proof of current registration with an Australian State Nurses’ Board is required if you are applying for one of the conversion courses for qualified/registered nurses at Curtin University of Technology or Edith Cowan University. Current registration may also satisfy minimum entry requirements for other courses.
Special Tertiary Admissions Test - STAT
Note: This is not the Scaling Test (Australian Scholastic Aptitude Test, ASAT or Australian Scaling Test, AST) previously sat as part of the TEE.
Click on the Yes circle if you intend to sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) in 2008 or have previously sat the STAT or its predecessor the Western Australia Alternative Test for Adult Admission (ATAA).
Details of any other adult admission test or tertiary preparation course should be given under the question asking about other postsecondary and professional studies.
All attempts must be disclosed, but results may not be sufficient to gain admission.
If you have sat the test since June 1996 use the location of the state where you sat the test. For tests prior to July 1996, give the location of the state whose STAT you sat (this is probably, but may not necessarily be, the same as the state where you sat the test).
You will not be asked to submit documents if you have sat the Western Australian STAT or ATAA in any year or if you are sitting/have sat the test from July 1996 anywhere in Australia. TISC has direct access to these results. If TISC is unable to obtain your results you will be contacted and asked to submit them yourself. If you sat the test outside WA before July 1996 you will need to submit your results to TISC.
Results from the Northern Territory prior to 2002, other Australian states prior to July 1996 and from overseas should be submitted with the coversheet.
Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, and Murdoch University all require personal statements from particular types of applicants for some of their courses. To see if you need to submit a personal statement in support of your application, check the links for each of these universities. If a statement is required, post to TISC attached to a copy of your coversheet. Applications submitted without the necessary supporting material may not be considered.
Please note that a declaration must be added at the end of your personal statement, stating: 'I declare that this statement is my own work, and the information contained in it is true. I understand that my enrolment may be cancelled, and my academic record annotated accordingly, if it is proved that I was offered a place based on false or misleading evidence.' This declaration must then be signed and dated, and the original submitted to TISC with a copy of your Coversheet. Emailed or faxed personal statements will not be accepted. Personal statements without this declaration, or which are unsigned, will be returned unprocessed.
TISC strongly recommends that you provide your email address. TISC uses email for both automatic and manual communication in order to respond to users in a timely manner. See FAQ for a list of services which utilise email address. To update your email address after you have registered, click the 'Update Contact Details' link under 'Registered User Functions' on the left hand menu.