Boost your selection rank with approved adjustment factors, also known as bonus points, designed to help you meet the criteria for your intended program at Bond University.
If you are a current Year 12 student, or completed your Australian Year 12 studies within the last two years, you may be eligible to have adjustment factors applied to your selection rank. While these do not increase your ATAR or Year 12 score itself, they elevate your overall selection rank, which can help you to meet eligibility requirements for a specific program, keeping in mind that you will still need to successfully satisfy any prerequisites.
You’ll only have adjustment factors applied if you don’t meet the minimum ATAR, OP or selection rank score for your program of interest.
Discover available adjustment factors
Learn more about each of the adjustment factors available when applying to Bond University, and any additional evidence or applications required.
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Subject adjustment
Successful completion of certain high school subjects can qualify you for adjustment factors. Unless otherwise specified, you must have achieved a Sound/Satisfactory grade or better, or a minimum Pass for Student for a Semester subjects, to claim subject adjustment points. No application process is required to claim a subject adjustment; we will determine your eligibility from your academic transcripts.
Adjustment factor Adjustment Mathematics
You successfully complete at least three semesters of one of the following Mathematics subjects:
- QLD - Math C
- ACT - Specialist Math (double major)
- NSW - Math Extension 2
- SA/NT/VIC/WA - Specialist Math
- TAS - Math Specialised
- IB Diploma - Further Math (HL)
2 LOTE
You successfully complete at least three semesters in Year 12 of a language other than English (LOTE) that is not your first language.
2 Student for a Semester
You successfully complete a subject in the Student for a Semester (SFAS) program whilst in Year 11 or 12.
1 If your program of choice has additional entry requirements beyond an ATAR or OP, you must also satisfy these requirements to be successful.
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Remote location adjustment
If you live or study in a remote area, you may be eligible for a 1-point selection rank adjustment.
Adjustment factor Adjustment Remote home address
A remote home address applies if you live at an address that is in an Australian Statistical Geographic Standard (ASGS) Remoteness Area (RA) category 2–5 region. The address provided must be your primary residence (either the principal family home or your boarding school) for the last five (5) years. It cannot include holiday homes, secondary residences and future places of residence.
Check your ASGS-RA category here.
To claim this adjustment factor, you must set out the periods of residence and provide documentary evidence that you have lived at the address for at least five years consecutively throughout the last 10 years.
1 OR, remote school
Remote schooling applies if you completed your senior secondary studies in a school located in an Australian Statistical Geographic Standard (ASGS) Remoteness Area (RA) category 2–5 region.
Check your ASGS-RA category here.
No application is required. Bond will confirm your high school location from your academic transcripts.
1 If your program of choice has additional entry requirements beyond an ATAR or OP, you must also satisfy these requirements to be successful.
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Indigenous adjustment
Bond University encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Adjustment factor Adjustment The Indigenous adjustment is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. We will get this information from your application form.
As part of Bond University Policy, Australian citizens who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent (as defined by ABSTUDY) are required to supply a Confirmation of Aboriginality document, or a supporting reference from an Elder or an Indigenous organisation in the community where they live or have lived confirming the applicant is engaged with the local Indigenous community. This certificate must be provided prior to acceptance of the offer.
3 If your program of choice has additional entry requirements beyond an ATAR or OP, you must also satisfy these requirements to be successful.
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Community engagement and leadership adjustment
Eligible community engagement and leadership activities undertaken prior to applying to university can qualify you for a 2-point adjustment.
Adjustment factor Adjustment Community engagement
This adjustment applies if you have strong community engagement and ties. You must submit certified evidence of your sustained involvement in community service and volunteer work for not-for-profit organisations. Membership of student associations (not student councils) may be considered.
2 Leadership
This adjustment applies if you have demonstrated leadership abilities in school or in the community.
You must submit certified evidence of your leadership claims. Examples of school leadership positions include School Captain, School Prefect, Sports Captain, or Student Council Member. Other positions considered in this category include being a public speaking or debating team member, member of the school orchestra, being a mentor, or holding an executive board position in a not-for-profit organisation.
2 If your program of choice has additional entry requirements beyond an ATAR or OP, you must also satisfy these requirements to be successful.
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Sport performance adjustment
Depending on your level of involvement, you may be eligible for a sporting adjustment of between 1 and 3 adjustment points.
Adjustment factor Adjustment You are eligible for a sport performance adjustment if you have excelled in a competitive sport.
You must submit certified evidence of sporting excellence as demonstrated by:
- Selection in regional, national or international teams
- Sporting awards and honours
- Invitations to join elite sporting academies
School and local club level: 1
Regional or state level: 2
National, international or professional level: 3
If your program of choice has additional entry requirements beyond an ATAR or OP, you must also satisfy these requirements to be successful.
