Early Admission FAQs

UOW Early Admission is our early offer program for students finishing Year 12 in 2025 (HSC or other Australian equivalents). Instead of relying solely on your final year 12 results, we consider your Year 11 performance, skills, and experiences—giving you the chance to secure a place at UOW before your final exams even begin.

If you've applied for a Bachelor of Primary Education or Secondary Education (all majors except Early Years), you'll need to complete an additional questionnaire required by NESA.

You'll receive a link by email after applying.

Be sure to submit your response by August 15. Your response will be assessed, so if your answer needs improvement, you'll be contacted and asked to resubmit before the deadline, so give yourself lots of time to get it done!

Visit our Teaching Questionnaire page for details. 

Early Admission applicants will receive an outcome from UOW in the week beginning 1 September 2025.

• If you are successful, you will not need to apply for that course through UAC. An Early Admission offer from UOW is an official offer to that course.
• If you receive an Early Admission offer, you will not need to accept the offer immediately. There will be a place for you in the course/s that you are offered, and we will be in touch when it’s time to start your enrolment. 
• If you apply for Early Admission to two UOW courses, you may receive an offer to both. You will need to choose one you ultimately want to study when it's time to enrol in December.

No.

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

Accommodation applications are open now at the UOW Accommodation website. You don’t need to wait for a confirmed offer to study at UOW before applying. We recommend applying as early as possible to increase your chances of securing your preferred accommodation option.

If you apply for, and are successful for Early Admission to UOW; and apply for accommodation by Friday 29 August, you can expect an accommodation offer in the first week of September.

Yes - and you should!

No matter your situation, a scholarship can help you succeed at UOW. Studying can be costly, but we offer a range of scholarships to help with things like living expenses, textbooks, or course fees.

Applications for Future Students generally open in July. You may apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible for.

To find a full list of available scholarships, including how to apply, application criteria, opening and closing dates please visit the UOW Scholarships website.

Yes.

There are two separate UOW scholarships that you’ll be made eligible for based on your Early Admission application:

1. If you're attending a high school in Illawarra, Sutherland Shire and Macarthur regions, your Early Admission application makes you eligible for those regions' Principal’s Recommendation Scholarships. Your principal will nominate students based on their responses to the Early Admission application's responses to the Four Indicators of Success.
   
   This scholarship is valued at $5,000 for one year and applies to the first year of your undergraduate degree. There's no separate application required—just submit your Early Admission application by 8 August 2025.
   
   More information is at the UOW Future Students Scholarship page.
2. If you're a high school student from specific regional or remote areas in NSW and you receive an Early Admission offer to study at UOW in 2026, you will automatically be considered for the Country to Coast Scholarship, valued at $5,000 for one year.
   
   This includes offers for bachelor’s degrees, UOW College diplomas, and select Indigenous Access Program (IAP) courses. There's no separate application needed; eligibility is based on your Early Admission offer and enrolment status.
   
   The eligible regional or remote areas are:
   
   
   • Bega Valley
   • Central and Far West NSW
   • Goulburn and South Eastern NSW
   • Eden Monaro
   • Eurobodalla
   • Murray
   • Riverina
   • Shoalhaven
   • Southern Highlands

More information is at the UOW Country to Coast Scholarship page.

There are many other scholarships you can apply for - the two listed above do not require an application if you submit an Early Admission application.

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Get in touch with our team — we’re here to help.

• Call us on 1300 367 869
• Email: future-students@uow.edu.au
• Chat to us now using the live chat prompt on the bottom left of this page.

If you are having difficulty with the application portal, you will need to contact UAC for support.