Early Admission FAQs

UOW Early Admission is our early offer program for students finishing Year 12 in 2026 (HSC or other Australian equivalents).

Instead of relying solely on your final year 12 results, we consider your Year 11 performance as well as your skills, and experiences; giving you the chance to secure a place in the right degree at UOW before your final exams even begin.

In 2026, Early Admission applications will open on Monday, 15 June, and will close at 5pm on Friday, 7 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.

To be eligible to apply, you must be:  

• In Year 12 in 2026; 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. 

You are a Year 12 applicant if you:

• are completing a Year 12 qualification in 2026
• are completing the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Australia in 2026.

An Australian Year 12 qualification includes:

• ACT – ACT Senior Secondary Certificate (Year 12)
• NSW – Higher School Certificate (HSC)
• NT – Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET)
• QLD – Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) (except Queensland Year 12 external students)
• SA – South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
• TAS – Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
• VIC – Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
• WA – Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)

Students studying the Big Picture program cannot apply to UOW via Early Admission. Instead you should apply directly to UOW. See other entry options for more information.

Applications will only be accepted via the UOW Early Admission website between Monday, 15 June and Friday, 7 August 2026. 

All Year 12 students subscribed to the UOW Future Student Newsletter will receive a notification once applications open.

If you are a NSW HSC or ACT Year 12 applicant, you will be asked to provide your NESA 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, which will simplify the application process.

There are six steps to submitting your application:

1. Registration: Provide personal/contact details and relevant information. One of the first things you'll do is enter your email address. We will send a verification email to that email address before you can proceed; so make sure you enter a correct email address that you have access to. 
2. Additional Details: Opt-in to receive more information on UOW offerings like scholarships and accommodation.
3. Qualifications: If you entered your NESA number, your year 11 marks will be pre-populated, and you won't need to do any more in this section.
   You may need to manually upload qualifications as PDF documents if:
   • • You're applying from interstate
     • You're studying via a compressed curriculum structure.
     • You're studying the International Baccalaureate (IB).
4. Course Preferences: Enter one or two UOW courses for consideration. You can search for courses using keywords, study areas, or UAC codes. Changes can be made until 5pm, Friday, 7 August.
   Use the UOW Course Finder to find the right courses for you.
5. Questionnaires: Respond to four questions related to UOW’s Indicators of success:
   • • Academic Readiness
     • Motivation & Passion
     • Communication & Collaboration
     • Planning & Persistence.
       (Each answer has a 500-character limit (including spaces))
6. Review and Submit: Review your application, read the Early Admission program conditions, then submit. You can edit any part of your application after you submit it; if you do make sure to submit it again after making any changes.

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.

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

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

• Year 11 subject performance 
• Whether you have experienced challenges that have impacted your performance in Year 11
• Your written responses to UOW’s indicators of success questions

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

If you are applying for a Bachelor of Nursing, you will be required to answer an English language proficiency declaration. This declaration will be part of the Early Admission application.

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

• Year 11 subject performance 
• Whether you have experienced challenges that have impacted your performance in Year 11
• Your written responses to UOW’s indicators 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:

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

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

If you are a NSW or ACT HSC applicant, you will be asked to provide your NESA number (issued through your school) and your UAC PIN. Supplying this information allows your Early Admission application to be pre-populated with details such as your Year 11 results, which will simplify the application process, and you will not need to provide anything else.

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 a provided template. These templates will be on this website after Early Admission opens on 15 June.

Yes.

You can edit your Early Admission application by logging into the application portal until 5pm, Friday 7 August.

No. An Early Admission application to is separate to, and as well as a UAC application. 

If you submit your UOW Early Admission application by Friday, 7 August 2026, you won’t need to reapply through the main round UAC process. 

You can apply for up to two UOW courses through Early Admission. If you're interested in more than two, you can also apply via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) to include up to five additional courses. UAC applications for 2026 are open now, and Early Bird applications close in September. Check UAC's important dates for more information.

Most UOW degrees do not have specific subject prerequisites for Early Admission.*

UOW assesses the subjects completed in Year 11 and takes a holistic approach, considering:

• Your Year 11 subject performance
• Whether you've experienced educational challenges that have affected your results
• Your responses to the Indicator of Success questions

Degrees with Mathematics requirements

*Some degrees require students to have completed specific Mathematics subjects in Year 11.

Mathematics Standard 2 (or higher) completed in Year 11 is required for:

• Bachelor of Mathematics
• Bachelor of Mathematics – Bachelor of Computer Science
• Bachelor of Mathematics – Bachelor of Science (Physics)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) – Bachelor of Mathematics
• Bachelor of Secondary Education (Mathematics)

Advanced Mathematics requirements

• Bachelor of Mathematics Advanced
• Completed Mathematics Extension 1 in Year 11, and
• Enroled in Mathematics Extension 2 in Year 12

These requirements are assessed based on Year 11 subject completion and intended Year 12 study.

No.

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

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 2027, so please use a personal email address (not your school-allocated email address) that you check regularly.

Early Admission applicants will receive an outcome from UOW in the week beginning 31 August 2026.

• 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.

UOW’s Student Privacy & Disclosure statement states that information about a student’s application cannot be disclosed to a third party without written and signed consent from the student. 

As part of the Early Admission application, applicants (Year 12 students) will be able to enter the details of a person who they authorise to act on their behalf. If they choose to name someone, that person – and that person only – can also be provided with information about the student's application. 

If you are a parent or guardian seeking information regarding a student's application and you are not listed as an authorised person on their Early Admission application, you will need to ensure a consent to release form is completed before we can respond. When completed, the consent form may be sent via email to futurestudents@uow.edu.au.  

This consent to release form covers students when they are applying for UOW. Once they are enroled, they are considered a current student, and a new updated consent form will be required.  

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

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