Tertiary Institutions Service Centre

Abbreviation| TISC
Formation| 1975 (1975)
Purpose| Higher-education application processing
Location|

* 100 Royal Street
East Perth, Western Australia
Australia

Region served

| Western Australia

Key people

| Andrew Crevald (chief executive officer)
Website| www.tisc.edu.au

The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) is the administrative body that processes tertiary course applications for universities and other tertiary institutions in the state of Western Australia. It is a member of the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres (ACTAC).[1]

## History

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Before 1975, all universities in Western Australia had their own application systems and students had to directly apply to them. To simplify this process, the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) was founded in December 1975[2] by the four public universities in Western Australia: The University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University and Murdoch University.[3]

In July 2021, TISC expanded with The University of Notre Dame Australia joining its unified application system.[4]

From 2023, TISC will no longer compile nor publish schools’ median ATAR scores, in response to better support schools with low rankings and encourage the participation of ATAR courses and reduce the pressured learning environment in high-performing schools.[5] This action is supported by many schools, including prestigious schools such as St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls which they describe the system as an "unhealthy competition".[6]

## Roles

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Students are able to preference up to six courses from the participating institutions,[7] where TISC will hand over qualifications presented by students as well as a student's Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) scores provided by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority to the universities they have preferenced. The TISC will then release offers on the universities' behalf in multiple rounds of offers depending on the student's preferences.[8] Other than tertiary application, TISC is also responsible for scaling WACE subjects and ATAR calculations for all students in Western Australia.[9]

## Participating institutions

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* Curtin University
* Edith Cowan University
* Murdoch University
* The University of Notre Dame Australia
* The University of Western Australia
* Engineering Institute of Technology (direct application required)[10]

## See also

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* List of state-level unified TACs (Tertiary Admission Center), domestic students must apply once to the relevant TAC for admission to all the universities within that state.
* Tertiary education in Australia

## References

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1. ^ "Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres (ACTAC) Submission". Department of Education. Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). TISC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
3. ^ Syllabuses 1977 : Certificate of Secondary Education issued by the Board of Secondary Education : Tertiary Admissions Examination conducted by the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre. Western Australia: Board of Secondary Education. 1977. p. 287. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
4. ^ Dame, Notre (19 July 2021). "Notre Dame Partners with TISC". Notre Dame.
5. ^ "WA should dismiss ATAR as indicator of school performance". The West Australian. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
6. ^ Balaam, Kellie (22 December 2022). "Prestigious school labels ATAR 'unhealthy competition'". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
7. ^ Pilat, Lauren (6 January 2022). "The most sought-after WA university degrees in 2022". WAtoday. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
8. ^ "WA tertiary offers released today". ABC News (Australia). 18 January 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
9. ^ "MARKS ADJUSTMENT PROCESS FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION" (PDF). TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS SERVICE CENTRE LTD. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
10. ^ "TISCOnline – TISC Members and Associate Member Institutions". www.tisc.edu.au. TISC. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

## External links

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* Tertiary Institutions Service Centre

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Senior secondary school certificates and tertiary education admission agencies in Australia

Senior secondary
school certificates|

| New South Wales|

* Higher School Certificate (HSC)

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Victoria|

* Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
* Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

Queensland|

* Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
* Queensland Certificate of Individual Achievement (QCIA)

South Australia|

* South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)

Western Australia|

Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)

Tasmania|

* Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)

Australian Capital Territory|

* Australian Capital Territory Senior Secondary Certificate (ACT SSC)

Northern Territory|

* Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET)

Nationwide|

* IB Diploma
* Australian Certificate of Education (proposed)

Tertiary education
admission agencies|

| New South Wales,
Australian Capital Territory|

* Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)

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Victoria|

* Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)

Queensland|

* Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)

South Australia,
Northern Territory|

* South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC)

Western Australia|

* Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC)

National rank|

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

Note: Tasmania does not have a unified tertiary education admission agency

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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