26 Sep 2023
PROSPECTIVE students have until 11.59pm this Friday 29 September to submit an application for uni through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)* when the early bird application fee discount ends.
21 Sep 2023
FOR students thinking of studying at uni next year, the early bird fee deadline is fast approaching. Early bird applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) close at 11.59pm on Friday 29 September.
07 Sep 2023
APPLICATIONS for postgraduate study have opened through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
07 Aug 2023
WELL over 23,000 Year 12 students have applied for uni in 2024 according to figures released by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
25 Jul 2023
BEING on campus studying something they love and securing employment after completing their studies were the main themes from students who entered university in 2023, according to a new report from the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
10 May 2023
STUDENTS dealing with financial hardship, a medical condition or difficult personal circumstances that have negatively impacted their education during Year 11 and/or Year 12 have a helping hand through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
05 Apr 2023
APPLICATIONS for uni in semester 2, 2023 and 2024 open today through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
23 Mar 2023
The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has analysed its application and offer data at the closing of admissions for semester 1, 2023, providing an insight into patterns and preferences of applicants.
27 Jan 2023
Some semester 1 undergraduate courses still have vacancies. Applications through UAC close at midnight on Friday 3 February 2023.
19 Jan 2023
The stats are in for the most popular courses for 2023. This year sees the dominance of health courses wane with a shift to business and commerce and the appearance of science in the top 10 list.
12 Jan 2023
HOPEFUL applicants have another chance of securing a place at university in 2023 when UAC releases a further 13,400 offers in January Round 1 today.
12 Jan 2023
Frequently asked questions about January Round 1 offers for uni in 2023.
05 Jan 2023
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will release further offers for study in 2023 next Thursday 12 January.
22 Dec 2022
MORE than 34,000 hopeful university applicants can begin planning their year ahead with the release today of December Round 2 offers for study in 2023.
20 Dec 2022
UNIVERSITY application statistics for 2023 have been released today by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). At the end of November 69,179* people had applied through UAC for study in 2023.
20 Dec 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released a snapshot of applicants’ preferences for study at university in 2023.
19 Dec 2022
ATAR Compass, the free ATAR estimator from the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), has been given the thumbs up, with thousands of students using the service.
19 Dec 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has launched its industry-leading credentials platform – CredNet - with more than 11,000 students receiving their ATAR as a digital credential this year.
15 Dec 2022
MANY 2022 NSW HSC students will soon have the final piece of information they need to start making plans for next year.
15 Dec 2022
2022 NSW HSC students will find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) today.
15 Dec 2022
WHEN ATARs are released today 2022 HSC students will have all the information they need to think seriously about their university options.
15 Dec 2022
ATARs have been released and many 2022 HSC students will be turning their attention to how to order their course preferences in time for the December Round 2 offers next Thursday 22 December.
13 Dec 2022
NSW HSC students will find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) this Thursday 15 December. The ATAR is the rank used by universities to select school leavers for entry into university courses.
09 Dec 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) is proud to be a partner in the National Microcredentials Marketplace, MicroCred Seeker, an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Education.
08 Dec 2022
MORE than 40,000 NSW HSC students will be able to access their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) next Thursday 15 December.
21 Nov 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has launched a free ATAR estimator.
11 Nov 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released more than 15,700 Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) early offers.
04 Nov 2022
AS Year 12 students breathe a sign of relief at the completion of their HSC exams, now’s the time to apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) if they haven’t already.
03 Nov 2022
HEALTH once again dominates the top spot as the favoured field of study among early bird applicants through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
11 Oct 2022
EARLY bird applications have closed and more than 41,000 NSW and ACT Year 12 students have so far applied for tertiary study in 2023 through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
11 Oct 2022
APPLICATIONS for UAC’s early offer scheme – known as the Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) – closed on 19 September, receiving 24,417 applications.
26 Sep 2022
IF you’re thinking of uni next year, the early bird deadline is fast approaching. Early bird applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) close at midnight this Friday 30 September.
07 Sep 2022
APPLICATIONS for postgraduate study are now open through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
08 Aug 2022
Applications for uni study in 2023 are strong according to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), with well over 26,000 Year 12 applications already received.
28 Jun 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) welcomes the announcement from the NSW Government that the current system of classifying HSC courses as either Category A or Category B will be abolished.
24 Jun 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has partnered with the University of Tasmania to give students easier access to university study with the launch of a new admissions platform.
25 May 2022
PASSION for subject matter is the primary driver of university course selection for students according to a new report from the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
18 May 2022
EVERY year the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) works with institutions to help thousands of people access their potential through higher education.
12 May 2022
IF you’re dealing with financial hardship, a medical condition or difficult personal circumstances and your education has been negatively impacted during Years 11 and 12, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) can help.
12 Apr 2022
APPLICATIONS for uni in 2023 open today through the Universities Admissions Centre.
15 Mar 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has analysed its application and offer data at the closing of admissions for semester 1, 2022, providing an insight into the patterns and preferences of applicants.
10 Feb 2022
THE majority of Year 12 students have received their offers to uni and the stats are in – not surprisingly health courses have once again dominated the most in-demand courses for applicants.
03 Feb 2022
HOPEFUL applicants have another chance of securing a place at university in 2022 when UAC releases a further 9,735 offers today.
28 Jan 2022
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will release further offers in February Round 1 on Thursday 3 February.
26 Jan 2022
MORE than 35,000 hopeful university applicants can begin planning their year ahead with the release today of January Round 2 offers for study in 2022.
20 Jan 2022
MANY 2021 NSW HSC students will soon have the final piece of information they need to start planning their year ahead. They won’t have long to wait to find out if they’ve been offered a place at university in 2022.
20 Jan 2022
ATARs have been released and many 2021 HSC students will be turning their attention to how to order their course preferences in time for the January Round 2 offers next Wednesday 26 January.
20 Jan 2022
WHEN ATARs are released today 2021 HSC students will have all the information they need to think seriously about their university options.
20 Jan 2022
2021 NSW HSC students will find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) today.
18 Jan 2022
NSW HSC students will find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) this Thursday 20 January.
14 Jan 2022
MORE than 40,000 NSW HSC students will finally be able to access their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) on Thursday 20 January.
20 Dec 2021
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released a snapshot of applicants’ preferences for study at university in 2022.
20 Dec 2021
UNIVERSITY application statistics for 2022 have been released today by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). At the end of November 71,875 people had applied through UAC for study in 2022.
16 Nov 2021
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released more than 15,000 Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) early offers in November Round 1, a 25 per cent increase on the 12,000 SRS offers made at the same time last year.
21 Oct 2021
The Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC) has released the following information to help dispel any confusion for those who are applying to interstate universities and questioning whether they will be disadvantaged due to delays in release of their results.
14 Oct 2021
HEALTH remains dominant as the favoured field of study among early bird applicants through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
08 Oct 2021
EARLY bird applications have closed and more than 41,000 NSW and ACT Year 12 students have so far applied for tertiary study in 2022 through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
05 Oct 2021
A NEW study by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) investigating the impact of student disadvantage on achievement in Year 12 and first-year university has been released.
28 Sep 2021
IF you’re thinking of uni next year, early bird applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) close at midnight this Thursday 30 September.
10 Sep 2021
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has announced that the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for 2021 NSW HSC students will now be released at 9am on Thursday 20 January 2022.
27 Aug 2021
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has confirmed its support for the changes to the NSW HSC announced today
03 Aug 2021
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) reports that applications for uni study in 2022 are strong and that trend is likely to continue with all courses for semester 1, 2022 now available.
29 Jul 2021
FOLLOWING the announcement that the ATAR will now be released on Friday 17 December in line with changes to the NSW HSC, UAC has announced changes to university offer round dates
26 Jul 2021
THE University of Notre Dame Australia is set to extend its reach to NSW and ACT students with the announcement that it is joining the Universities Admissions Centre’s (UAC) centralised admissions service.
23 Jul 2021
As a result of changes to the HSC, ATARs will now be released on 17 December.
14 Jul 2021
The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) is pleased to announce that it has won an Australian government grant to build the nation’s first ever marketplace for microcredentials.
13 Jul 2021
FULLY automated academic credit assessment is one step closer for Australian universities with Victoria University set to participate in the rollout of UAC’s cutting-edge UAC Advance credit management system.
08 Jun 2021
IN response to recent media reports on the scaling of languages, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) says that the current methodology for calculating the ATAR is the fairest way for universities to select students for admission.
20 Apr 2021
IF you’re dealing with financial hardship, a medical condition or difficult personal circumstances and your education has been negatively impacted during Year 11 and/or Year 12, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) can help.
01 Apr 2021
APPLICATIONS for uni in 2021 open today through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
19 Mar 2021
AT the closing of applications for semester 1 in the 2020-21 admissions period, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) processed more than 81,600 undergraduate applications and made more than 110,000 offers.
10 Feb 2021
THE majority of students have received their offers to uni and the stats are in – once again Health and Management and Commerce are the most in-demand fields of study for applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
29 Jan 2021
IF you’re still considering what you’ll be doing in 2021, university study is an option. Some courses are still open and available for Semester 1.
08 Jan 2021
HOPEFUL applicants have another chance of securing a place at university in 2021 when UAC releases a further 15,000 offers in January Round 1 today.
08 Jan 2021
ANSWERS to some of the most frequently asked questions UAC receives when January Round 1 offers are released.
23 Dec 2020
MORE than 34,000 hopeful university applicants can rest easy over the Christmas break with the release today of December Round 2 offers for study in 2021.
18 Dec 2020
MANY NSW HSC students will soon have the final piece of information they need to start planning their year ahead.
18 Dec 2020
NSW HSC students will today find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
18 Dec 2020
ATARs have been released and many HSC students will be turning their attention to how to order their course preferences in time for the December Round 2 offers next Wednesday 23 December.
18 Dec 2020
WHEN ATARs are released today, many HSC students will think seriously about their chances of getting into university.
11 Dec 2020
AROUND 55,000 NSW HSC students will be able to access their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) from 9am on Friday 18 December.
08 Dec 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released its university preference statistics – a snapshot of applicants’ preferences for study at university in 2021.
19 Nov 2020
APPLICATIONS for uni in 2021 are still strong. As at 31 October, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has received 72,542 applications for undergraduate study.
12 Nov 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released a record number of early offers for Year 12 students today.
07 Oct 2020
EARLY bird applications have closed and more than 43,000 NSW and ACT Year 12 students have so far applied for tertiary study in 2021 through UAC.
07 Oct 2020
HEALTH has once again taken the top spot as the favoured field of study among early bird applicants through UAC.
28 Sep 2020
The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) and Higher Ed Services (HES) will collaborate with the Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment to deliver a National Credentials Platform (NCP) by December 2021.
22 Sep 2020
IF you’re thinking of uni next year, the early bird deadline is fast approaching. Early bird applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) close at midnight next Wednesday 30 September.
04 Aug 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) reports that applications for uni study in 2021 are strong, with well over 24,000 Year 12 applications already received and all courses for semester 1, 2021 now available.
03 Jun 2020
THE Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC), comprising admissions centres from across Australia, is committed to ensuring that International Baccalaureate (IB) students, like other Year 12 students, will still have a pathway to tertiary study in 2021.
15 May 2020
FOLLOWING confirmation from NESA today that there will some changes to the HSC timetable and HSC results release, UAC has announced changes to ATAR and offer release dates.
08 May 2020
UAC is pleased to announce that two new disadvantages have been added to Educational Access Schemes (EAS) in 2020 to help students whose families have been disadvantaged financially by the impact of COVID-19.
27 Apr 2020
THE disruption caused to 2020 Year 12 students by COVID-19 has led many to question whether entry to university will be different for them compared to previous years.
16 Apr 2020
IF you’re dealing with financial hardship, a medical condition or difficult personal circumstances and your education has been negatively impacted during Year 11 and/or Year 12, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) can help.
08 Apr 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) welcomes yesterday’s announcement from the Education Council on senior secondary schooling and university admissions in 2021.
03 Apr 2020
THE Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC), comprising admissions centres from across Australia, is committed to ensuring that prospective students will still have a pathway to tertiary study in 2021.
03 Apr 2020
APPLICATIONS for uni study through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) have opened strongly.
01 Apr 2020
DESPITE the uncertainty around COVID-19, applications for uni in semester 1, 2021 will still open today through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
31 Mar 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has announced that it will still be calculating an ATAR for 2020 NSW HSC students.
25 Mar 2020
AN update in relation to COVID-19 from the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
19 Mar 2020
FINAL round of semester 1 offers have been completed by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). UAC processed more than 76,000 applications in preparation for the start of first semester and made more than 99,000 offers.
24 Feb 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) is partnering with the Australian Council of Professionals (ACoP) to host an important event in Canberra tomorrow to explore the need for a national lifelong learning strategy.
20 Feb 2020
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has today released new research investigating the relationship between the ATAR and first year success at university in relation to socio-economic status (SES).
03 Feb 2020
THE majority of Year 12 students have received their offers to uni and the stats are in - once again Health, Management and Commerce, and Society and Culture are the most in-demand fields of study for applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
31 Jan 2020
IF you’re still considering what you’ll be doing in 2020, university study is an option. Some courses are still open and available for Semester 1.
09 Jan 2020
HOPEFUL applicants have another chance of securing a place at university in 2020 when UAC releases a further 13,000 offers tomorrow.
09 Jan 2020
ANSWERS to some of the most frequently asked questions UAC receives when January Round 1 offers are released.
03 Jan 2020
IF you missed out on a uni offer in December, don’t stress – securing a spot at uni is still an option with January Round 1 offers next week.
23 Dec 2019
MORE than 38,000 hopeful university applicants can rest easy over the Christmas break with the release today of December Round 2 offers for study in 2020.
17 Dec 2019
MANY NSW HSC students will soon be able to relax and enjoy the Christmas holidays. Their ATARs were released today and they won’t have long to wait to find out if they’ve been offered a place at uni.
17 Dec 2019
NSW HSC students will today find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) – the rank NSW and ACT universities use to select school leavers for their courses.
17 Dec 2019
ATARs have been released and many HSC students will be turning their attention to how to order their course preferences in time for the December Round 2 offers next Monday 23 December.
17 Dec 2019
WHEN ATARs are released today, many HSC students will think seriously about their chances of getting into university. UAC expects about 20,000 students to change their course preferences after they receive their ATAR.
10 Dec 2019
A new report by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) shows that the ATAR is a better predictor of success at university than performance in individual HSC subjects.
05 Dec 2019
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has released its university preference statistics 2020 – a snapshot of applicants’ preferences for study at university in 2020.
05 Dec 2019
UNIVERSITY application statistics for 2020 have been released today by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
22 Nov 2019
WHILE Year 12 students wait patiently for their results, a new video released by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) offers a quick and simple explanation of how the ATAR works.
13 Nov 2019
AS Year 12 students come to the end of their HSC exams, the time to celebrate 13 years of schooling is here. UAC encourages them to re-visit their plans for 2020 and do some research on the study options available to them.
16 Oct 2019
A new report by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), ‘The Usefulness of the ATAR as a Measure of Academic Achievement and Potential’ shows exactly why the ATAR works.
15 Oct 2019
THE Higher School Certificate (HSC) starts this week and, for students who want to go on to uni next year, the Universities Admissions Centre’s (UAC) message to them is: ‘Don’t sweat the ATAR’.
10 Oct 2019
APPLICATIONS for postgraduate study are now open through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). In one easy online process, applicants can apply for study through UAC at 13 institutions.
09 Oct 2019
RECENT analysis of Year 12 student data by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) reveals some interesting relationships between a students’ performance in their HSC subjects, their ATAR, and their likely success at university.
02 Oct 2019
COMPREHENSIVE analysis of HSC data by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) shows that the single biggest indicator of success in first year university is a student’s ATAR.
02 Sep 2019
CONVERSION of International Baccalaureate (IB) scores will become more finely tuned as of 2022 says the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), with the introduction of a new conversion schedule.
02 Aug 2019
IF you’re considering tertiary study in 2020, all undergraduate courses are now available through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). In one application, you can apply for study at any of UAC’s 27 participating institutions, offering more than 2,000 courses in hundreds of subject areas.
01 Aug 2019
MORE than 11,000 students have found their direction since the launch of Subject Compass. Developed by UAC, Subject Compass helps Year 10 students choose their HSC subjects.
31 May 2019
YEAR 10 is a crucial year for students when it comes to laying the foundation for their future, but selecting their HSC subjects has just become a little bit easier with a new online tool, Subject Compass.
03 Apr 2019
APPLICATIONS for uni in 2020 open today through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Year 12 students will be able to apply for undergraduate study as well as Schools Recommendation Schemes, Educational Access Schemes and Equity Scholarships.
03 Apr 2019
ARE you dealing with financial hardship? Has a medical condition affected your studies? You can turn to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) for help.
14 Mar 2019
THOUSANDS of new uni students have embraced life as undergraduates on campuses across NSW and the ACT with the final round of semester 1 offers completed by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
04 Mar 2019
THE launch today of a new-generation tertiary admission system offers students a simplified, seamless application experience.
31 Jan 2019
IN today’s competitive workplace, having the skills you need is more important than ever and having those skills recognised significantly improves your employability and ability to compete for jobs.
31 Jan 2019
IF you’re still considering what you’ll be doing in 2019, university study is still an option. Some courses are still open and available for Semester 1.
24 Jan 2019
THE majority of Year 12 students have received their offers to uni and the stats are in – Health, Management and Commerce, and Society and Culture are the most in-demand fields of study.
10 Jan 2019
HOPEFUL applicants have another chance of securing a place at university in 2019 when UAC releases a further 17,000 offers tomorrow.
04 Jan 2019
MISSED out on a uni offer in December? Don’t stress – securing a spot at uni is still an option.
20 Dec 2018
MORE than 40,000 university applicants can rest easy over the Christmas break with the release today of offers for study in 2019.
19 Dec 2018
EDUCATIONAL Access Schemes (EAS) aim to help students who may not have had the opportunity to excel in their schooling access higher education. Many of these students have overcome significant adversity to finish their exams and complete their secondary education.
14 Dec 2018
MANY NSW HSC students will be getting an early Christmas present. Their ATARs were released today and they won’t have long to wait to find out if they’ve been offered a place at uni.
14 Dec 2018
WHEN ATARs are released on Friday 14 December, many HSC students will think seriously about their chances of getting into university.
14 Dec 2018
NSW HSC students will today find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) – the rank NSW and ACT universities use to select school leavers for their courses.
14 Dec 2018
ATARs have been released and many HSC students will be turning their attention to how to order their course preferences in time for the December Round 2 offers on Thursday 20 December 2018.
11 Dec 2018
NSW HSC students will find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) this Friday 14 December.
07 Dec 2018
MORE than 55,000 NSW HSC students will be able to access their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) next Friday 14 December.
07 Dec 2018
THIS handy fact sheet will tell you all you wanted to know about the calculation of the ATAR, its relationship with the HSC and how it's used by institutions.
05 Dec 2018
THE Universities Admissions Centre has released its university preference statistics for 2019 – a snapshot of applicants’ preferences for study at university in 2019.
05 Dec 2018
UNIVERSITY application statistics for 2019 have been released today by the Universities Admissions Centre.
23 Nov 2018
IT'S only 3 weeks until NSW HSC students get their ATARs, and it's time to clear the air.
16 Nov 2018
THERE has been a strong demand for equity programs by students wanting to enter tertiary study in 2019.
08 Nov 2018
THE Universities Admissions Centre is proud to have collaborated with the Commonwealth Government and the other state-based admissions centres to develop the national higher education admissions information platform: Course Seeker.
31 Oct 2018
AS Year 12 students near the end of their HSC exams, they can turn their minds to the next stage in their journey – tertiary study.
12 Oct 2018
HEALTH has once again taken the top spot as the favoured field of study among early bird applicants through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
12 Oct 2018
EARLY bird applications have closed and more than 41,000 NSW and ACT Year 12 students have so far applied for tertiary study in 2019 through UAC.
21 Sep 2018
APPLICATIONS for Schools Recommendation Schemes (SRS) are closing at midnight on Friday 28 September, so students should apply now.
19 Sep 2018
IF you’re applying for uni in semester 1, 2019, the early bird deadline is fast approaching. Early bird applications through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) close at midnight on Friday 28 September 2018, after which higher fees are charged.
22 Aug 2018
CHARLES Sturt University (CSU) has collaborated with one of Australia's top 50 most innovative companies in 2018, the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), to offer a new-look application system that allows students to register using their Facebook, Google or LinkedIn accounts.
17 Aug 2018
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) is actively taking steps to help military veterans access higher education.
05 Jul 2018
DON’T miss out! Applications for mid-year undergraduate study close at midnight on Thursday 12 July 2018. Apply now for the opportunity to study in semester 2; many institutions have courses that are still open and available.
01 Jun 2018
THE higher education landscape is more dynamic than ever and universities are actively looking for alternative student recruitment strategies. ANU is one such institution and the announcement of their new admissions model is the culmination of more than 12 months of collaboration between the University and UAC.
03 May 2018
THERE’S no need to wait until next year, potential students still have an opportunity to secure a place at uni with applications open for study in semester 2.
02 May 2018
YOU can’t, says the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). The ATAR is entirely data-driven. It’s a rank, so if your results place you in the top percentile then you’ll get the top ATAR.
27 Apr 2018
THE Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) says that hysteria around the ATAR is unhelpful to students and it’s time for an informed discussion of the ATAR and its place in secondary education and entry into university.
23 Mar 2018
IT’S time to end the ATAR myth-making according to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Extreme reporting of the ATAR is damaging to students.
22 Mar 2018
THE ATAR continues to breathe life into university admissions, with approximately 80 per cent of Year 12 students applying through UAC being admitted solely or substantially on the basis of their ATAR.
22 Feb 2018
THOUSANDS of new uni students are about to embrace life as undergraduates on campuses across NSW and the ACT with the final round of semester 1 offers completed by UAC. UAC has processed more than 75,000 applications in preparation for the start of first semester courses.
02 Feb 2018
THE majority of Year 12 students have received their offers to uni and the stats are in - Health, Law and Business were the most favoured fields of study.
31 Jan 2018
IF you’re thinking about university study, get in fast; many institutions have courses that are still open and available for Semester 1.
24 Jan 2018
THE majority of Year 12 students have received their offers to uni and the stats are in – Health, Management and Commerce, and Society and Culture are the most in-demand fields of study.
15 Jan 2018
APPLICATIONS for Equity Scholarships through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) have spiked, with an increase of 44 per cent from last year.
11 Jan 2018
HOPEFUL applicants have another chance of securing a place at university in 2018 when UAC releases a further 20,000 offers tomorrow.
11 Jan 2018
ANSWERS to some of the most frequently asked questions UAC receives when January Round 1 offers are released.
05 Jan 2018
IF you missed out on a uni offer in December, don’t stress – securing a spot at uni is still well within reach with the release next week of further offers in January Round 1.
21 Dec 2017
MORE than 42,000 hopeful university applicants can rest easy over the Christmas break with the release today of December Round 2 offers for study in 2018.
20 Dec 2017
MORE than 70,000 hopeful university applicants will find out tomorrow if they have received a December Round 2 offer for study in 2018.
20 Dec 2017
SOME of UAC's most frequently asked questions to help applicants once the December Round 2 offers are received.
15 Dec 2017
IN the first of its kind in Australia, UAC has released official Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) documents to NSW HSC students using state-of-the-art blockchain technology.
15 Dec 2017
APPLICANTS for uni study in 2018 have until midnight this Sunday 17 December to change their course preferences for December Round 2 offers through UAC.
15 Dec 2017
YEAR 12 students are set to enjoy their holidays even more with the introduction of an offer round before Christmas after ATARs were released today.
15 Dec 2017
ATARs have been released and many HSC students will be turning their attention to how to order their course preferences in time for the December Round 2 offers next Thursday 21 December 2017.
15 Dec 2017
NOW that HSC students have received their ATARs, many will be wondering whether they’ll be awarded bonus points to boost their chances of getting into their desired course.
15 Dec 2017
NSW HSC students will today find out their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). Students can view their ATAR from 9am today on the My UAC mobile app or on UAC’s website.
11 Dec 2017
NSW HSC students will find out their ATAR this Friday 15 December. The ATAR is the rank used by universities to select school leavers for entry into university courses.
11 Dec 2017
ATARs are released only to individual students. Schools do not receive ATAR information and students can keep their ATAR completely confidential if they wish.
08 Dec 2017
MORE than 55,000 NSW HSC students will be able to access their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) from 9am on Friday 15 December.
08 Dec 2017
WHEN ATARs are released next Friday, UAC expects about 25,000 students to change their course preferences when they have a more realistic idea of the courses they can get into.
08 Dec 2017
WONDERING what the ATAR is or how cut-offs and bonus points work? Read this handy fact sheet and find out all you wanted to know about the ATAR.
07 Dec 2017
UAC has released its university preference statistics for 2018 - a snapshot of applicants' preferences for study at NSW and ACT universities in 2018.
07 Dec 2017
UNIVERSITY applications remain steady according to figures released today by UAC. At the end of November, more than 70,000 people had applied through UAC for tertiary study in 2018.
16 Nov 2017
THERE'S been a spike in applications for Schools Recommendation Schemes (SRS) through UAC. Other equity schemes managed through UAC have also seen a surge in applications this year.
10 Nov 2017
AT the halfway point of the admissions period for tertiary study in 2018 – 31 October – UAC had received 66,701 applications for undergraduate study.
24 Oct 2017
AS Year 12 students near the end of their HSC exams, now’s the time to apply through UAC if they haven’t already.
11 Oct 2017
MORE than 43,000 NSW and ACT Year 12 students have so far applied for tertiary study in 2018 through UAC.
11 Oct 2017
HEALTH has once again taken the top spot as the favoured field of study among early bird applicants through UAC. Society and Culture is also trending.
22 Sep 2017
PROSPECTIVE students have until midnight next Friday 29 September to submit an early bird application for first semester 2018 through the Universities Admissions Centre.
19 Sep 2017
SCHOOLS Recommendation Schemes can improve your chances of gaining entry to university – even before ATARs are released.
19 Sep 2017
PROSPECTIVE uni students, get in quick! Early bird applications through the Universities Admissions Centre close at midnight on Friday 29 September 2017.
05 Sep 2017
WONDERING if postgraduate study is for you? Applications for next year are now open through the Universities Admissions Centre.
02 Aug 2017
CALLING all prospective uni students! Applications for next year are now open through the Universities Admissions Centre.
02 Aug 2017
FREQUENTLY asked questions about applying for uni through the Universities Admissions Centre.
02 Aug 2017
Applications for Educational Access Schemes, Schools Recommendation Schemes and Equity Scholarships are now open through the Universities Admissions Centre.
27 Jul 2017
APPLICATIONS for university study through UAC open next Wednesday 2 August with exciting changes for applicants, including an extra offer round after ATAR release and before Christmas.
UAC acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future traditional custodians and elders of this nation. We honour the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Original artwork 'Dreams' by artist Adam Hennessy – The circles represent coming together. They form a pathway around the outside, symbolising an educational journey. The circles in the top right are our institutions gathered to fulfil the dreams of the travellers.