As of 9 December 2024, the proposal to cap the number of international students has not passed into legislation. It remains a proposal, and we will update this page with new information as it becomes available in 2025.
In August 2024, the Australian Government announced changes to international student enrolments that were proposed to take effect from Semester 1, 2025. This proposal aims to place a cap on the number of international students across all higher education institutions.
The University of Sydney is firmly against these proposed international student caps and highly values the enormous contributions of international students to our campuses and to the wider community.
Please note: the University of Sydney continues to manage applications based on our own degree-level quotas.