Early Admission FAQs

UOW’s Early Admission program is designed to allow Year 12 students to receive an offer to a UOW degree before they finish their final exams.

Applications will open on Monday, 17 June, and will close on Friday, 9 August.

Late applications will not be accepted and UOW will not be able to offer any extensions. If you miss applying to UOW during the Early Admission period, you can still apply to UOW. Please see our Apply page to find the admission process that’s right for your situation.

Successful Early Admission applicants will receive an official UOW offer in early September.

Applications consider factors including your Year 11 academic performance and your responses to UOW's Indicators of Success.

Some degrees have other criteria, check the degree you are interested in for details.

If you are applying for a:

• Bachelor of Primary Education, Bachelor of Health and Physical Education, Bachelor of Mathematics Education, Bachelor of Science Education (except Early Years) — you will need to answer four additional questions about your motivation and suitability for teaching. These questions will be sent to you after you submit your application, so be sure to allow time to draft and submit your responses before 9 August 2024.
• Bachelor of Nursing — you will be required to answer an English language proficiency declaration. This declaration will be part of the Early Admission application.
• Bachelor of Performance Theatre (Acting) — you will need to come to UOW Wollongong campus in-person to perform an audition. More information is available at the Auditions Basics page.
• Bachelor of Computer Science (Cyber Security) - Cyber Academy — you must complete additional application steps. Find more information on the Cyber Academy page.

You can select up to two UOW degrees in your Early Admission application. Double degrees are considered to be a single preference. 

Start looking for the right course for you now

The Bachelor of Western Civilisation has a separate application process. Contact UOW or visit our website for more information.

To apply, you must be:  

• In Year 12 in 2024; and 
• Completing the HSC, an interstate equivalent, or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at an Australian high school; and 
• Eligible to be awarded the Higher School Certificate, IB Diploma or interstate equivalent. 

Students in their final year of HSC Pathways are also eligible to apply. 

If you aren’t eligible to apply to UOW through Early Admission don’t worry, there are many other admission options available. Visit our Apply page to find the admission process that’s right for your situation.

Students studying in the Big Picture program should apply directly to UOW. See other entry options for more information.

Applications will only be accepted via the UOW Early Admission website. 

All Early Admission applications come directly to UOW, so applying is easy and straightforward. 

If you are a NSW HSC or ACT Year 12 applicant, you will be asked to provide your Year 12 student number (issued through your school) and UAC PIN. Supplying this information allows your Early Admission application to be pre-populated with details such as your Year 11 results, simplifying the application process.

If your final year of schooling is based on curriculum other than NSW HSC or ACT Year 12, or you are completing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, you will need to upload your results using the template provided in the Early Admission portal. These templates will be on the website after Early Admission opens.

You can edit your application after you’ve submitted it and before applications close on Friday 9 August by logging back into the application portal.  

If you want to apply for a different degree and/or campus after Early Admission applications close on 9 August, you will need to submit an application through Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

We will communicate with you via email to make sure you know what you need to do and when. We will need to contact you after you leave school and into 2025, so please use a personal email address that you check regularly.

UOW takes a holistic view of your application and considers a range of factors, including: 

• Year 11 subject performance 
• Whether you have experienced disadvantage that has impacted performance in Year 11
• Your responses to UOW’s indicator of success questions

As part of your Early Admission application, you will need to respond to the following questions in writing. You will have 500 characters for each question – including spaces.

• Academic Readiness: What are your study strategies when preparing for an important assessment task? 
• Motivation and Passion: What has influenced your decision to pursue your course or courses of interest? 
• Communication and Collaboration: Describe a time when you worked with others to achieve a goal. 
• Planning and Persistence: Tell us about a time when you set yourself a goal and worked hard to achieve a good result?

Having some examples ready will help you get started on your answers when Early Admission opens and to prepare you can start thinking about:

• those accomplishments that you are most proud of,
• the teams or social groups you have been a part of,
• what career you hope to have and why; and
• the personal goals that you have set for yourself, either academically or in your extracurricular activities.

For further tips, check out 7 tips to complete your application

No.

If you apply for UOW Early Admission by Friday, 9 August, 2024, you do not need to apply again during the main round UAC process. 

Most degrees at UOW do not have pre-requisites for entry* and, as such, there are generally no specific subject criteria for Early Admission. UOW takes a holistic view of your application and considers a range of factors, including: 

• Year 11 subject performance 
• Whether you have experienced disadvantage that has impacted performance in Year 11
• Your responses to UOW’s indicator of success questions

*The following degrees require commencing students to have completed Mathematics Advanced (not Mathematics Standard 2) or higher at Year 12 level:

• Bachelor of Mathematics
• Bachelor of Mathematics Education
• Bachelor of Mathematics – Bachelor of Computer Science
• Bachelor of Mathematics – Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Mathematics – Bachelor of Science (Physics)
• Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance
• Bachelor of Data Science and Analytics
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) – Bachelor of Mathematics

The following courses require commencing students to have completed Mathematics Extension 2 or equivalent at Year 12 level:

• Bachelor of Mathematics Advanced

The application itself remains the same regardless of the Australian state in which you're completing your Year 12 studies. However, due to the timing of UAC receiving data for interstate students, if you are from QLD, VIC, SA, NT, or WA you will need to wait until July before you can start your application.

If you are studying Year 12 in QLD, VIC, SA, or WA, you are eligible to apply through the UOW Early Admission website. When applying from one of these states, you will need to upload your academic grades from Year 11 and your application will include a template for submitting your grades. Please ensure you allocate enough time for this process, as applications will not be accepted after Friday, August 9, 2024.

You will need to wait until July before you can start your application and if you subscribe to keep updated, we will email when you can start your application. Alternatively, check our website for dates.

While you wait to apply, you should consider drafting your written responses to the Indicators of Success.

No.

Early Admission applications will be assessed based on their application and will not be required for an interview.

If you have applied for a Bachelor of Performance Theatre (Acting) you will need to come to UOW Wollongong campus in-person to perform an audition. More information is available at the Auditions Basics page.

We will update this page with more information as we get closer to application opening on Monday, 17 June, 2024. You should also sign up to our Future Student Newsletter so that you can stay informed throughout the process.

Additionally, we will be holding various information sessions and events throughout the year, including Early Admission info sessions at one of UOW’s Open Day at Wollongong campus on Saturday, 22 June and Liverpool campus on Saturday, 27 July. Check out our Upcoming Events page for more information.