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1. QACI is a selective-entry senior high school for Years 10–12 offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Applications are submitted online through the Queensland Academies Portal, and the process includes an Edutest entrance exam followed by a campus interview if shortlisted. Applicants must provide identity documents, two recent school reports, and NAPLAN results; evidence for AARA or giftedness may be considered.
2. Year 10 entry for 2027 follows a published timeline. Open Day 2026 is scheduled for Saturday 23 May, and applications close on Friday 5 June at 4pm, with testing held at QACI. Shortlisted candidates are invited to interview, and outcomes are notified in late Term 3, 2026.
3. Edutest is the required entrance exam; remote testing arrangements are available if organized early through the admissions team. For special arrangements, applicants should contact the Queensland Academies Admissions Team before lodging the application.
4. Year 10 applicants incur a non-refundable application fee of $270, with a late fee of $300; remote testing incurs an additional fee. There is no separate scholarship application process; eligible students will be contacted by the principal if scholarship opportunities arise.
5. Brilliant Futures is a two-year selective-entry enrichment program for Year 7–8 to prepare for Year 10 at QACI. Applications for 2027/8 are OPEN NOW for current Year 6 students. The program includes an Introductory Year and an Inquiry Year with two engagements per term, and there is an Admissions Test with notifications of offers; there is no mid-course entry. Fees include a $270 application fee, a $300 program fee per year, and a Year 8 Camp Levy around $150–$175, with additional optional Industry Experience workshops that may incur extra costs.
There are no scholarships; there is no separate scholarship application process. Eligible students and their parents will be contacted by the principal should opportunities arise.
Queensland Academy for Creative Industries is selective-entry state high school in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, on the Queensland University of Technology creative industries precinct. It offers International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for students aged 16–19, a two-year pre-university curriculum. Students study six subjects across IB groups, with at least three at Higher Level, plus Core: Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity and Service. The Diploma emphasizes breadth, intercultural understanding, independent inquiry, and includes Biology, Chemistry, Design Technology, English, Film, Dance, Music, Visual Arts, Theatre, Global Politics. Year 10 introduces IB concepts in preparation for Years 11–12. Seven-storey campus opened in 2007 and houses a library, refectory, gallery, media centre, film and broadcasting studio, music recording studio, and double-height Visual Art Gallery. Theatre spaces, science laboratories, Design Technology prototype lab, Green Screen Film Room, and industry-standard Dance Studio support a wide arts and sciences program for students with diverse interests globally.
