OP Students Q: I am a current Queensland Year 12 student qualifying for an OP. How will bonus points be applied to my OP?
A student’s OP is converted to a Queensland entry rank to which the bonus points are applied. The student then competes on the basis of the new rank. Each year a conversion table is developed, based upon the most recent data available to the Queensland Studies Authority and QTAC, who in turn maps OPs to the equivalent entry rank. An entry rank is not the same as an OP and one rank does not necessarily equate to one OP. Some OPs map to a ‘band’ of ranks rather than a single rank. For example, from 2007 to 2009 an OP 2 mapped to a rank 98. However for 2010 students, an OP 2 mapped to a band that included both rank 97 and rank 98. As OPs are quite a broad measure, it is not possible for the University to differentiate with any accuracy where in the rank band any particular student’s OP lies. As a result, any bonus point will be applied to the bottom rank in the band. For example, if you get an OP 2 in 2011 and are entitled to bonus points, the University will need to wait until the 2011 c
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