QCE Handbook - Queensland Studies Authority

The student or carer
1. Downloads the form Application for credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed
Core requirement.
2. Completes Section 1 of the form Application for credit transfer and/or relaxation of the
completed Core requirement.
3. Obtains authenticated copies of original interstate report or official certification of results
for any senior secondary school studies (Year 11 or 12) completed or partially
completed; for authentication requirements, refer to page 2 of the form Application for
credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed Core requirement.
4. Obtains further information to verify interstate results by forwarding Section 3 of the
form Application for credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed Core requirement
with a covering letter to the previous provider; alternatively, schools may request this
information from the previous non-Queensland school using the Interstate Student Data
Transfer Note (ISDTN), as legislated by the Australian Government’s Schools
Assistance Act 2004.
5. Attaches a set of authenticated copies of verified results, to the form Application for
credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed Core requirement.
6. Provides a set of verified copies to the receiving learning provider and posts the
completed application to the SEP, Business Processes Unit of the QSA.
The receiving learning provider
1. Enrols student and registers the student with the QSA for a learning account. Ensures
the student is aware of the QSA policy and procedures for credit transfer and relaxation
of completed Core.
2. Completes the form Application for credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed
Core requirement, Section 2.
3. Where appropriate, verifies authenticity of any copies of interstate reports or official
certification of results for any senior secondary school studies (Years 11 or 12),
completed or partially completed, and completes the “Principal’s Declaration” in
Section 2.
4. Retains a copy of any documents or reports used to substantiate the claim for credit
transfer of interstate studies.
For Overall Position (OP) purposes, the receiving school may grant concessional units for
Authority Subjects and report these through (SDCS).
QSA
On receipt of the form Application for credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed
Core requirement, the QSA will send an acknowledgment notice to both the student and
the receiving learning provider indicating:
• receipt of the form Application for credit transfer and/or relaxation of the completed Core
requirement
• that relaxation of the completed Core requirement will or will not be granted to the
applicant, provided all other requirements are met
• credit granted for recognised non-school (e.g. interstate VET) studies.
Upon approval of credit transfer, the QSA will enter interstate subjects and results into the
student’s learning account.
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