International applications and offers
Steps to completing your application
Early bird undergraduate applications close at midnight on Wednesday 30 September 2020.
Early bird application processing charge: $70 | Standard application processing charge: $200
If you have any queries about your application, or if you've lost your UAC PIN, call our Customer Service team:
1300 275 822 (02 9752 0200 from mobiles)
Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday 30 September: 8.30am to 6.30pm
- Enter your personal details (including a personal email address). The name on your application must match the name on your official ID, otherwise you’ll have problems when you enrol.
- Enter your 2019 or 2020 Year 12 student number and UAC PIN.
- Provide details of your studies and qualifications (including completed secondary studies and complete or incomplete certificate, diploma and degree studies).
- Select up to six course preferences.
- Accept the applicant declaration.
- Pay for your application with a credit card (Mastercard or Visa) or PayPal account. 2020 Year 12 students can also pay using BPAY or Post Billpay (in Australia only). Your application is not complete until you have paid.
After you apply, check your email regularly for updates on your application.
Once you've applied, you can change the order of your preferences – or even the courses you’ve selected – as often as you like before the closing dates for each offer round. (Some courses have early application closing dates so check for these as well.) Simply log in to your application using your UAC application number and UAC PIN. You can't change your preferences by phone, letter or email.
Application and offer dates for 2020-21 admissions
Most offers to 2020 Year 12 applicants will be made after ATARs are released in December, but there are many offer rounds throughout the year.
Application and offer dates (Sydney time): semester 2, 2020 and semester 1, 2021
| Apply and pay by midnight on | Change your courses by midnight on* | Unconditional offers released at 7.30am on |
Sat 2 May 2020 | Sun 3 May 2020 | Fri 8 May 2020 |
Sat 30 May 2020 | Sun 31 May 2020 | Fri 5 Jun 2020 |
Sat 13 Jun 2020 | Sun 14 Jun 2020 | Fri 19 Jun 2020 |
Fri 3 Jul 2020 | Sat 4 Jul 2020 | Thu 9 Jul 2020 |
Sat 15 Aug 2020 | Sun 16 Aug 2020 | Fri 21 Aug 2020 |
Sat 12 Sep 2020 | Sun 13 Sep 2020 | Fri 18 Sep 2020 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020 | Sat 19 Dec 2020 | Wed 23 Dec 2020 |
Sun 3 Jan 2021 | Mon 4 Jan 2021 | Sat 9 Jan 2021 |
Fri 8 Jan 2021 | Sat 9 Jan 2021 | Thu 14 Jan 2021 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021 | Sun 24 Jan 2021 | Fri 29 Jan 2021 |
Fri 5 Feb 2021 | Sat 6 Feb 2021 | Fri 12 Feb 2021 |
Fri 5 Feb 2021 | Sun 28 Feb 2021 | Fri 5 Mar 2021 |
* Do not change your courses between this date and the date offers are released; if you do, you may miss out on an offer to your preferred course.
Offers
Offers are released here at 7.30am on each offer round date. Click the 'Apply or log in' button at the top of the page and log in to 'International offers' with your UAC application number and UAC PIN.
We'll also send you an email, so it is important that we have your correct email address. This can be updated at any time via your application.
You can receive one offer per institution in each offer round.
For example, if you list six courses, all for Western Sydney University, in your application, you'll only receive one offer – from Western Sydney University – to the highest course listed for which you are eligible and competitive enough.
If you list six courses, three for Macquarie University and three for the University of Canberra, you'll receive two offers – one to the highest course listed at Macquarie University for which you are eligible and competitive enough, and one to the highest course listed at the University of Canberra for which you are eligible and competitive enough.
To be offered a place in a course you must:
- be eligible to be considered by meeting the academic requirements of the institution and the specific entrance requirements of the course
- compete against other eligible applicants.
Conditional and unconditional offers
CONDITIONAL OFFERS
Approximately 48 hours after you have applied through UAC, you’ll receive a conditional offer letter, which you may use as part of your pre-visa assessment if required. Your conditional offer letter will list all the courses for which you have applied. Access this letter by logging in to your application.
This letter is a conditional offer of admission only; it doesn't mean you are eligible to enrol in a course of study. To be eligible to enrol in a course of study, you need to receive an unconditional offer, meet the minimum admission requirements of the institution and compete against other applicants for a place.
UNCONDITIONAL OFFERS
To receive an unconditional offer for a course you must have it in your list of courses when offers are made, have a selection rank (or equivalent) equal to/or higher than the final lowest selection rank for admission to the course, and have met any other entry requirements for the course.
UAC starts issuing unconditional offer letters to successful applicants on behalf of institutions mid-May. However, most offers will be made from mid-December, after final Year 12 results have been received.
You do not have to provide a copy of your results to UAC as we obtain them directly from the relevant Australian organisation or the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
Ask your school IB Diploma coordinator to authorise the International Baccalaureate (IB) to release your IB Diploma results directly to UAC. This needs to be done in addition to any other request for results to be sent to an institution.
As interstate Year 12, International Baccalaureate and New Zealand NCEA results are released on various dates, UAC cannot guarantee inclusion and assessment of these results in time for a specific offer round.
Early offers to 2020 Year 12 students
The following institutions will make early offers to 2020 international Year 12 students based on their Year 11 results:
- Australian National University
- Macquarie University
- SAE Creative Media Institute
- University of Canberra
- University of Wollongong.
Offers will be made on 21 August 2020 and 18 September 2020.
HOW TO APPLY
NSW HSC and ACT Year 12 students
- Include at least one preference from one of the above institutions in your UAC application by midnight on Sunday 16 August for offers released on 21 August or 13 September for offers released on 18 September.
- You do not need to upload any documents as UAC can access your Year 11 results.
Interstate Year 12 students
- Log in to your application, select the 'Personal documents' tab and upload your Year 11 report by midnight on Sunday 9 August for offers released on 21 August or 9 September for offers released on 18 September.
- Include at least one preference from one of the above institutions in your UAC application by midnight on Sunday 16 August for offers released on 21 August or 13 September for offers released on 18 September.
Accepting and enrolling
Each institution has its own procedures for accepting your offer and enrolling. Follow the instructions in your offer email.
When you enrol:
- the name on your official ID must match your offer letter
- you will be asked for your Unique Student Identifier (USI).
From 2021, all students starting higher education in Australia will need to have a USI. Your USI stays with you for life and gives you access to an online record of your nationally recognised training in the form of a USI Transcript.
Check if you already have a USI (from previous vocational education or training).
Unsuccessful applicants
If you don't receive an offer in one round, you can log in to your application and change your course selection for the following round. If you are not made any offers for admission throughout the year, we'll email you after the February and March rounds.
Dates are correct as at 21 May 2020 but subject to change and may be revised in response to COVID-19.
Upcoming application and offer dates
30
Sep 2020
30 Sep 2020
Undergraduate (domestic and international students): Early bird applications for 2020-21 admissions close
To avoid higher processing charges, complete, pay and submit your application by midnight tonight.
15
Dec 2020
15 Dec 2020
International: Application deadline for 23 December offers
International applicants apply and pay by midnight for offers released on 21 December.
19
Dec 2020
19 Dec 2020
International: Change preferences for 23 December offers
Change your preferences by midnight for offers released on 23 December. (Originally midnight 17 December 2020.)
23
Dec 2020
23 Dec 2020
International: Unconditional offers released
Unconditional offers released to international students on this website at 7.30am. (Originally 7.30am 21 December 2020.)
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