Library News & Career Corner
UAC Books - Online links
Application Guide - Educational Access Schemes
https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/eas/eas-application-guide.pdf
Schools Recommendation Schemes
If embedded link fails, click here:
https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/srs/schools-recommendation-schemes.pdf
Equity Scholarships
https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/equity/equity-scholarships.pdf
Australian Defence Force (ADF) Gap Year Applications Open
2021 Course Guides
A collection of University Course Guides have been put on Google Drive and the link above will direct you to them. During the course of the year, it would be wise to keep checking in with Universities to ensure you are up to date with any changes in courses.
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Online Careers Seminars (replacing HSC and Careers Expo 2020)
UNSW Year 10 Subject Choice Advice
Free access to World Book online!
Students can access World Book Encyclopedia online. The subscription has been covered, so it is free to access for students and staff of the College.
To access:
Via our school website www.oconnor.nsw.edu.au, go to Parent Student Information > Student Information > Oliver. Oliver is the Library catalogue. Once you get to Oliver, the final step is to click or 'Orbit' which is a button at the top right corner and then the link to 'World Book Online'. Happy researching!
UAC Participating in Virtual Careers Expo
In the current virtual era, UAC will be participating in a virtual careers expo hosted by InspireED HSC and Beyond, and have shared the information with the College to pass onto students. To register your participation go to the below website.
When: Online Wednesday 27 to Sunday 31 May, Wednesday 24 to Sunday 28 June.
UAC Dates and book links (University Admissions Centre)
Uni of Newcastle - Medicine
Southern Cross Uni - Star Early Offer
Community Achiever Program - Australian Catholic Univeristy
Sydney University - Regional Students
Australian Government Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) Program
Applications opened on Monday, 20 January 2020 and this fourth round will provide 1100 scholarships, and applications will remain open throughout 2020 or until the scholarships are fully exhausted.
Scholarships are valued at up to $18,000 for eligible students from regional and remote Australia, in any course of study. Scholarships are awarded taking into consideration financial need, with priority assessment given to the following applicants:
- Residential address is in a RA4 or RA5 category
- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and provided supporting documentation
- Identify as having a disability, and provided supporting documentation
- Chosen course relates to a field where there is low female representation
- Affected by natural disasters such as drought, 2019-2020 bushfire and/or floods
Further information on the RRES program, including program guidelines, eligibility requirements and how to apply, are available online through the organisation administering the scholarships, Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre QTAC: www.qtac.edu.au/scholarships/RRESP
QTAC Phone: 1800 290 979
QTAC Email: scholarships@qtac.edu.au
E-Books
Supplementing the College library's hard copy book collection, students have access to over 2000 e-books (electronic books) through our online library catalogue.
It is as easy as going to the following link:
https://library.arm.catholic.edu.au/oliver/home/browse/list
This can also be found on the College webpage in the 'student links' dropdown menu. The Catalogue is called 'Oliver'.
If they are not already logged into the CSO Portal, there will be a prompt to login to the CE-NET Authentication Portal (CSO Firewall). Students can either search 'e book' in the search box or, search a book directly.