Atar bungle: Queensland university body accidentally tells 24,000 students they are 'ineligible'

Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre says incorrect email sent while testing notification process

The Queensland university admissions body has apologised after it accidentally emailed tens of thousands of year 12 students telling them they were ineligible" for a university admissions score.

Due to an IT bungle, 24,000 students in the state received an email at midnight on Friday from the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre, a week before official results were due to be released.