Preferences soar 28% for places at Wollongong

28-October-2002

The University of Wollongong for the 2003 enrolment year has achieved record levels of preferences from currently-enrolled HSC students from NSW and ACT schools.

Current first preferences from school leavers have jumped 14 per cent from 2,208 this time last year to 2,523. Most other NSW universities' first preferences retained similar levels to previous years.

The bulk of the first preferences for UOW have come from the Illawarra and Southern Sydney areas. Total school leaver preferences for UOW have jumped a staggering 28 per cent from 12,723 to 16,248.

The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) has just released details of preferences for all NSW/ACT universities.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, Professor Gerard Sutton, said he was delighted with the result and it was especially pleasing to see the record numbers of first preferences coming out of areas such as southern Sydney. He said the achievement was even more noteworthy for the fact that the overall number of New South Wales HSC students seeking applications to universities were down compared to the previous year.

For further information contact the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Operations), Professor John Patterson, on 4221 3940.