Education in Sydney
Sydney is home to some of Australia's most prestigious universities, technical institutions and schools. Entry to tertiary education for most students is via the New South Wales secondary school system where students are ranked by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
Universities
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| Institution | Founded | Campus(es) |
|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | 1850 | Main |
| University of Technology, Sydney | 1988 | Main |
| University of New South Wales | 1949 | Main |
| Macquarie University | 1964 | Main |
| Western Sydney University | 1989 | Main |
| Australian Catholic University | 1991 | Main |
| University of Notre Dame Australia | 1989 (campus in 2006) | Secondary |
| University of Newcastle | 1965 | Secondary |
| University of Wollongong | 1951 | Secondary |
Sydney is home to some of Australia's most prominent Universities, and is also the site of Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, established in 1850.[1] There are five other public universities operating primarily in Sydney; Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales, the University of Technology, Sydney, Western Sydney University, and the Australian Catholic University (two out of six campuses). Other universities which operate secondary campuses in Sydney include the University of Notre Dame Australia,[2] University of Wollongong[3] and University of Newcastle.[4]
TAFE
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There are 2 multi-campus government-funded Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes in Sydney which provide vocational training at a tertiary level; namely, the Sydney Institute of Technology, North Sydney Institute of TAFE, Western Sydney Institute of TAFE (including OTEN) and South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE.[5]
Schools
[edit]State schools, including pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, and special schools are administered by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. There are four state administered education areas in the Sydney metropolitan area[6] that together coordinate 932 schools.[7] There are also a large amount of private schools located in the Sydney region, most of which are either Catholic or Grammar Schools. Selective schools are high schools that admit students on the basis of certain criteria, usually academic testing through the selective schools test which is hosted each year usually in March to Year 6 students.[8]
International schools in Sydney include the Lycée Condorcet, the French school; and the Sydney Japanese International School, the Japanese school.[citation needed]
Miscellaneous education
[edit]The Sydney Saturday School of Japanese (SSSJ; シドニー日本語土曜学校 Shidonī Nihongo Doyō Gakkō), a weekend Japanese educational program, holds classes for Japanese national and Japanese Australian students at the Cammeray Public School in Cammeray.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ The Australian Education Network University and College Guide. 2005. Rankings of Australian universities.
- ^ "Notre Dame Uni Course Locations". Notre Dame Uni. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "University of Wollongong opens Sydney Campus". University of Wollongong. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Newcastle University Locations". Newcastle University. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "TAFE NSW: Campuses and Institutes". Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2006.
- ^ "NSW Education Dept.: Regions". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2006.
- ^ "NSW Education Dept.: school list lookups by region". Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2006.
- ^ "NSW Education Dept.: Selective High Schools". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2006.
- ^ Home page Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Sydney Saturday School of Japanese. Retrieved 31 March 2015. "学校所在地 / Location of the School Cammeray Public School (Palmer Street,Bellevue Street Cammeray NSW 2062) " - Old website
