Check your eligibility

To apply for the Young Achievers Program (YAP) you must meet all eligibility criteria.

Citizenship or visa status

You must be one of the following:

• Australian citizen
• Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder
• New Zealand Special Category Visa holder
• Refugee Visa holder
• Bridging Visa holder.

Education

You must:

• be ATAR eligible
• attend a program partner school* in Years 11 and 12
• be interested in studying at university after Year 12, with demonstrated academic potential and a strong desire to succeed.

*If you are eligible and attend a non-partnered state high school in a regional, rural or remote area of Southern Queensland and would like to apply, please email youngachievers@uq.edu.au  

Low-income financial status

You must be from a family with low-income financial status.

Low income means your parents' combined yearly income must be less than:

• $85,000, if your parents have up to 2 dependants
• $112,578, if your parents have 3 or more dependants. 

Program partner schools

To be eligible for the program, you must be enrolled in a partner school. 

A

• Aldridge State High School
• Allora State School (P - 10) 

B

• Beaudesert State High School
• Beenleigh State High School
• Beerwah State High School
• Bell State School (P - 10) 
• Bellbird Park State Secondary College
• Boonah State High School
• Bremer State High School
• Browns Plains State High School
• Bundaberg North State High School
• Bundaberg State High School
• Bundamba State Secondary College

C

• Charleville State High School
• Chinchilla State High School
• Clifton State High School
• Clontarf State High School
• Crows Nest State School (P - 10) 
• Cunnamulla P-12 State School

D

• Dalby State High School
• Deception Bay State High School
• Dirranbandi State School (P - 10) 

F

• Flagstone State High School
• Forest Lake State High School

G

• Gin Gin State High School
• Glenala State High School
• Glenmore State High School
• Goondiwindi State High School
• Gympie State High School

H

• Harristown State High School
• Highfields State Secondary College
• Hervey Bay State High School

I

• Inglewood State School (P - 10) 
• Injune State School (P - 10) 
• Ipswich State High School
• Isis District State High School

J

• James Nash State High School
• Jandowae State School (P - 10) 

K

• Kepnock State High School
• Kilcoy State High School
• Killarney State School (P - 10) 
• Kingaroy State High School
• Kingston State College

L

• Laidley State High School
• Lockyer District State High School
• Loganlea State High School
• Lowood State High School

M

• Mabel Park State High School
• Marsden State High School
• Maryborough State High School
• Miles State High School
• Milmerran State School
• Mitchelton State High School
• Murgon State High School

N

• Nanango State High School

O

• Oakey State High School

P

• Park Ridge State High School
• Pittsworth State High School

R

• Redbank Plains State High School
• Redcliffe State High School
• Ripley Valley State High School
• Rockhampton State High School
• Roma State College Senior Campus
• Rosewood State High School

S

• Shailer Park State High School
• Springwood State High School
• St George State High School
• Stanthorpe State High School
• Sunnybank State High School
• Surat State School (P - 10) 

T

• Tara Shire State College
• Toogoolawah State High School
• Toowoomba State High School

W

• Wandoan State School (P - 10) 
• Warwick State High School
• Wilsonton State High School
• Windaroo State High School
• Woodcrest State College
• Woodenbong Central School
• Woodridge State High School

Y

• Yarrabilba State High School
• Yeppoon State High School
• Yeronga State High School

Contact us

For more information email us at youngachievers@uq.edu.au or call 07 3346 0005.