Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Entry Schemes
Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Scheme is designed for applicants who believe that their performing, training and/or competitive commitments have affected their HSC or study preparation in 2007 and 2008. Macquarie University’s Ranking Committee will consider the circumstances of the applicant and determine if they are eligible for bonus points towards their UAI.
Approval under this scheme does not guarantee admission but allows applicants who have been assessed as being “elite” and whose competitive commitments have impeded their study performance to compete for a place with a UAI up to four points below the course cut-off for the year of admission. All applicants must achieve a UAI of 70.00 or above to be eligible for special consideration.
Application Process
Applications are now open for first semester 2009 entry.
The Elite Athletes and Performers Entry Scheme is not available for mid-year entry.
A member of staff from the Macquarie University Sport and Recreation will contact all elite athlete applicants in early December 2008 to discuss their interest in Macquarie University and their performance in their chosen sport.
Further to the discussion, the University’s Ranking Committee will assess all applications and determine their eligibility to receive the bonus points.
Applicants will be notified by mail of the outcome of their application by the end of December. Successful applicants will be considered for a place in a degree which has a UAI cut-off between one and four points above their own UAI.
Student Eligibility
For both Year 11 & 12 and Non-Secondary school applicants the activity which affected the applicant’s study performance must have occurred in 2007 and/or 2008.
Elite Athletes
Applications for elite athletes will be assessed using the following seven (7) points as criteria. An applicant had to meet at least one (1) of the seven criteria to be assessed as an Elite Student athlete and eligible for bonus UAI points under this scheme in 2009.
- Member of a National Open squad or equivalent (e.g. AIS, Olympic or Paralympics teams).
- Member of a National Age squad member or equivalent (e.g.Australian All Schools team, junior national team, U19 - U21 national teams).
- Top 10 Open National Ranking or Top 5 Age National Ranking individual sports 2007-8.
- Top 10 Age National individual competition results for 2007-8.
- Member of a State Age squad or equivalent (e.g.NSW All Schools team, NSW Swimming).
- Member of a State Institute of Sport or Academy program (e.g.NSWIS, SAS)
- Member of Open Division 1 Club side in Club Premier competition or equivalent for 2007- 8
Elite Performers
In order to be eligible to be considered as an elite artistic performer, the applicant’s performing activity must have been at an elite level and outside of assessed HSC material, for example:
- Member of National Arts company (e.g Opera Australia)
- Member of State Arts company (e.g. NSW Youth Orchestra, Sydney Dance Company)
- Significant success in major artistic performing arts competition
- Success needs to be outside of applicants HSC curriculum
- Undertaken a major role in commercial arts production
- Needs to have been signed by a major commercial label or producer
Not Eligible
The following applicants are not eligible to apply under the Elite Athletes and Performers scheme:
- International fee-paying applicants.
- Applicants who did not apply through the Universities Admissions Centre.
Assessment Criteria
To assess the amount of disruption the Ranking Committee will base its decision on the following ten (10) point criteria for 2007 and/or 2008:
- Level of commitment to the activity.
- Amount of time for training, practicing and/or performing the activity.
- Number of days absent from school in Year 11 and 12 for pursuit of activity.
- Amount of disruption of schooling for pursuit of activity (other then absenteeism).
- Indications of success and elitism at activity.
- Prizes, awards, scholarships and qualifications achieved in pursuit of activity.
- Personal best times for elite athletes or personal best achievements for performances.
- Membership of any institute, academy or company relevant to the activity.
- Highest a chievement in sports or the performing arts.
- Reviews or adjudications of performance.