The age of admission to university is usually 18 (although most admit exceptional students at a younger age) and courses are usually for three years, although some last for four. This is seen as a big advantage for foreign students from countries where courses often last much longer and helps Australian universities attract a large number of overseas students. Most Australian universities have between 10,000 and 30,000 students, although they’re usually dispersed over a number of campuses.

All Australian universities accept overseas students and many spend millions on overseas marketing and student recruitment (Australia’s sandstone universities established their own overseas marketing arm in 1997). There are no quotas for foreign students, but all non-resident students must pay full fees (although grants are available). Overseas students require a student visa, which is issued after acceptance on a course and payment of at least half the first year’s fees. Students must have the financial resources to meet day-to-day living expenses for the duration of their course, return fares to Australia and tuition fees.

Sydney is home to some of Australia’s most prominent universities, and is the site of Australia’s first university, the University of Sydney, established in 1850.  There are five other public universities operating primarily in Sydney: the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, the University of Technology, Sydney, the University of Western Sydney, and the Australian Catholic University (two out of six campuses).

There are four multicampus government funded Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes in Sydney which provide vocational training at a tertiary level: the Sydney Institute of Technology, Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE, Western Sydney Institute of TAFE and South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE.

Australian Catholic University
Street address
40 Edward Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Postal address
PO Box 968
North Sydney NSW 2059 Australia
+61 2 9739-2368
www.acu.edu.au

Macquarie University
Macquarie University NSW 2109 Australia
+61 2 9850-7111
www.mq.edu.au

TAFE NSW Information Center
1 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst 2010
+61 2 8289-4777
www.tafensw.edu.au

University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
+61 2 9385-1000
www.unsw.edu.au

University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
+61 2 9351-2222
www.usyd.edu.au

University of Technology, Sydney
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007 Australia
+61 2 9514-2000
www.uts.edu.au

University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith South DC
NSW 1797  Australia
+61 2 9852-5222
www.uws.edu.au

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