The QUT Accounting Challenge is a competition for high school students in Queensland and northern NSW.
For the challenge, students take on the role of an Accountant and work in small groups of three to four to tackle a client’s real-world business problem. Groups must prepare an advice document and presentation for their client (this task can be completed in class or given as additional work). These proposals should then be submitted to QUT’s School of Accountancy for judging.
Teams with the best proposals are then selected to present their approach at the QUT Accounting Challenge finals to a panel of judges including representatives from the QUT School of Accountancy, our industry partner, and accounting professional bodies (CPA and CAANZ). The finals are held in Brisbane at QUT’s Gardens Point campus.
Please see our competition details page for more information.
Why participate?
When you participate in the QUT Accounting Challenge, you’ll:
- be able to apply what you have learnt in class to a real-world business problem as our case study is mapped to your high school accounting curriculum
- develop real business skills including professional written and oral communication, financial ratio/report analysis and interpretation, and creativity in problem solving
- gain valuable insights into the accounting profession – it might not be what you think it is
- have the opportunity to network with fellow competitors, QUT staff and alumni, accounting practitioners, and professional associations.
