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The Australasian Schools English Competition is a literary competition open to school students in years 3–12 in Australia and New Zealand. It is run by the University of New South Wales Educational Testing Centre. It is a test with about 60 questions for comprehension, spelling, grammar and general knowledge.
In 2007, the University of New South Wales Sports Association [101] and UNSW Lifestyle Centre merged to become UNSW Sport and Recreation then later absorbed into Arc @ UNSW to become Arc Sport. It runs the external sporting facilities and services and supports the 30 UNSW affiliated sporting clubs that compete both at home and abroad.
UNSW College, owned by UNSW Sydney, offers pathway programs for international students to university. UNSW was the first in Australia to offer a Foundation Studies program, and also established the first university language centre in the country. More recently, UNSW College's offerings have increased with the addition of Diplomas and Pre-Masters.
The University of New South Wales Press Ltd. is an Australian academic book publishing company launched in 1962 and based in Randwick, [1] a suburb of Sydney. [2] The ACNC not-for-profit entity [3] has three divisions: NewSouth Publishing (the publishing arm of the company), NewSouth Books (the sales, marketing and distribution part of the company), and the UNSW Bookshop, situated at the ...
Colombo House [1] is a residential college at the University of New South Wales' Kensington campus. Colombo House admitted its first residents in 2014, following a redevelopment of the university's Kensington Colleges.
The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. [14] One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the world's first universities to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened its doors to women on the same basis as men. [15]
The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (Years 10, 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales and some ACT schools in Australia, as well as some international schools in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Papua New Guinea.
Some other universities, such as the University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and University of Wollongong [68] use a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) for the same purpose as a GPA. The WAM is based on the raw percentage grades, or marks, achieved by the student, rather than grade points such as High Distinction ...