Launch Program

LAUNCH your tertiary studies at CHC before leaving high school. LAUNCH offers you the opportunity to excel academically and experience life as a student at CHC by studying a single subject while you are completing semester one or two of Year 12.

CHC now offers early entrance admission to your tertiary level studies and subjects may count towards your QCE.

Successfully complete one CHC unit during your senior year at high school and automatically gain admission to an undergraduate degree course when you graduate from year 12! As a LAUNCH student once you successfully complete your LAUNCH subject, you are eligible for guaranteed entry into a CHC degree. When you start your degree, you will receive full credit for the subject and it will then count towards the completion of your degree.

LAUNCH students are not required to pay any tuition fees, but will be required to meet any personal study costs such as text books etc.

Enquiries about LAUNCH should be directed to: Student Administration

Email address: sadmin@chc.edu.au

Phone: 07 3347 7900

LAUNCH Requirements

The LAUNCH program is offered outside normal school hours, where students are expected to attend all the required contact hours of the subject they have been accepted into. You will be a member of a class of first year CHC students undertaking that subject as part of their undergraduate degree.

Normally LAUNCH subjects require 3 - 4 on campus contact hours per week, two hours for lectures and one for tutorials. In order to successful complete your LAUNCH subject you will need to commit to up to five hours of personal study per week. Just remember that this commitment is on top of your year12 study program.

Entry to LAUNCH

You are eligible to apply for entry LAUNCH if:

• you are about to enter Year 12, either semester 1 or 2
• you are achieving a HA's/VHA's level for your subjects at school
• you have the support of your School and Parents/Guardians

Queensland Studies Authority reporting requirements

For year 12 students completing the Queensland Certificate of Education, CHC is required to inform the Queensland Studies Authority of students enrolled in the LAUNCH program and their resulting grades. This is for recording on the Queensland Certificate of Education. A LAUNCH subject is recorded as two credits of Advanced courses of study - it does not count towards your OP.

LAUNCH Unit Selection

Step 1: Select your unit.

The School of Education and Humanities offers three units from which LAUNCH students can choose to study. Students select the appropriate unit based on the different streams of teaching avilable. These three streams and their units are:

• Primary ES114
• Middle years ES115
• Secondary ES116

All other CHC Schools offer one introductory level core unit from which LAUNCH students can choose to study. These Schools and their units are:

• School of Business BS120
• School of Ministries JA103
• School of Social Sciences HS101

Step 2: Complete the LAUNCH Application for Admission form.

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Click the button below for a PDF version of this form or continue to complete online.