Regional and Remote Entry Scheme

Regional and Remote Entry Scheme

This scheme offers undergraduate students who live in regional or remote Australia entry on a reduced ATAR, plus a range of additional support.

Benefits

  • Admission to an undergraduate degree based on a reduced ATAR.
  • The Vice Chancellor’s Global Mobility Award, valued at up to $5,000 for eligible exchange programs.
  • Support transitioning from school to university.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scheme you must:

  • be a domestic student
  • be applying for an undergraduate degree
  • have lived in a regional or remote area at the time of your University Admission Centre (UAC) application, or
  • attended a regional or remote school and be a recent school leaver (graduated in the last two years and have done no further study).

Regional and remote definition

According to the Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS), your residential address or school must be classified as one of the following:

  • Inner Regional (ASGSI)
  • Outer Regional (ASGSO)
  • Remote (ASGSR)
  • Very Remote (ASGSV)

The ASGS utilises geocoding technology to assign each school and individual street address an Australian Statistical Geography Standard Remoteness Area Value. View the ASGS map to learn more.

High School Leavers

If applying while at high school or in the following 12 months, you must complete year 12 studies at a school in Australia.

How to apply

1. Determine if you are eligible

To determine eligibility for this scheme, place a University of Sydney course as one of your UAC preferences by the dates outlined below. If you are eligible you will receive advice by email from the University of Sydney.

2. Place your course as your highest UAC preference

If you are notified that you are eligible, you will need to place your chosen course as your highest eligible UAC preference. Then, if you meet the Regional and Remote ATAR and any other admission criteria, you will be made an unconditional offer to study.

Eligible courses and reduced ATARs

Explore the courses available for 2025 entry through this scheme and the reduced ATARs.

Frequently asked questions