Important dates

Applications Year 12 results and your UAI Change of preferences Offers
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Important information about application dates and offer rounds

Applications

  2008 application dates
Early August 2008 Applications for semester 1, 2009 open
Tue 30 September 2008 On-time applications close
Fri 31 October 2008 Late applications close (processing charge + $101 late fee)
Fri 28 November 2008 Late applications close (processing charge + $113.50 late fee)
Thu 5 February 2009 Final closing date for applications (processing charge + $125 late fee)

2008 Year 12 applicants

Processing charge – $23
Apply-By-Web applications must be submitted by midnight on the relevant closing date.

Non-Year 12 applicants

Processing charge – $49
Apply-By-Web applications must be submitted by midnight on the relevant closing date.

Refer to UAC charges and fees on this website for a complete list of charges and fees. Note that UAC does not refund charges and fees under any circumstances.

Applications after Friday 12 December 2008
Friday 12 December 2008 is the final date to submit applications for guaranteed consideration in the Main Round. Special conditions apply for applications submitted after this date, plus some institutions may not be able to consider applications submitted after certain dates.

Read Important information about application dates and offer rounds and check institution entries before you submit an application.

Some courses have closing dates earlier than the UAC closing dates. Don't waste a preference - do your research in the course search before you apply.

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Year 12 results and your UAI

 2008 NSW HSC students
Wed 17 December 2008 2008 NSW HSC results released by NSW Board of Studies
Thu 18 December 2008 UAIs released by UAC on UAC's website from 9am
Fri 19 December 2008 2008 NSW HSC students receive two letters: HSC results from the NSW Board of Studies and UAI from UAC
 
 2008 ACT Year 12 students
Wed 17 December 2008 ACT Year 12 Certificate and Tertiary Entrance Statement (including UAI) issued by ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies. Students should collect their certificates from their college on or after this date
Fri 19 December 2008 UAIs for ACT Year 12 students available on UAC's website from 9am
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Change of preferences

 Change of preference
Mid August 2008 – Wed 7 January 2009 Change of preferences accepted for consideration in Main Round
Wed 21 January – Tue 27 January 2009 Change of preferences accepted for consideration in Late Round
Wed 4 February – Thu 5 February 2009 Change of preferences accepted for consideration in Final Round

Changes made on the UAC website close at midnight for the three closing dates for change of preferences shown above. Refer to After you apply on this website for more details.

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Offers

 Offer rounds
Thu 30 October 2008 Distance Education offers e-released ***at 3pm***
Fri 5 December 2008 Early Round offers e-released
Tue 6 January 2009 Preliminary Round offers e-released
Wed 21 January 2009 Main Round offers e-released ***at 9pm***
Wed 4 February 2009 Late Round offers e-released ***at 9pm***
Wed 11 February 2009 Final Round offers e-released

For Main and Late round release dates, offers will be available from 9pm (2100 hours) on UAC's website. On all other release dates, offers will be available from 9am on this website.

Offers from the Distance Education, Early, Preliminary, Main and Late rounds are scheduled to be published in the media (read important information about application dates and offer rounds for publication dates). If you do not want your offer published please write to the Managing Director, UAC, Locked Bag 112, Silverwater, NSW 2128, by Monday 5 January 2009.

Offers must be accepted by the date specified by the relevant institution. For more information read offers.

On-time closing date for UAC applications is Tuesday 30 September 2008.

Times indicated on this website are based on Sydney local time. Online applicant services is available between 7.30am and midnight, seven days a week.

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