If your rehearsal, training or competitive commitments significantly impacted your Year 12 studies or equivalent secondary or tertiary qualification, you may be eligible for up to five adjustment factors to raise your selection rank.
Each applicant is assessed on a case-by-case basis. We cannot confirm your eligibility for this scheme without a formal application. Use the below as a guide to determine whether you are an elite athlete or elite performer and should apply.
To be eligible for the Elite Athletes and Performers Scheme, you must:
The following will also be taken into consideration when you apply for this scheme.
You will be considered an elite athlete if you compete at the highest level in your sport, examples may include participating in competitions at state, national or international levels.
You must also be able to demonstrate how your participation adversely and significantly impacted your preparation for the HSC or equivalent.
Other competitive activities, such as chess, can be considered if undertaken at the elite level.
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You will be considered an elite performer if you performed in extended or significant productions that adversely and significantly impacted your preparation for the HSC or equivalent.
Examples of performer categories include orators or debaters, dancers, musicians and singers.
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 course selection rank and any other admission criteria, you will be made an unconditional offer.
Adjustment factors are added to your selection rank for all eligible courses in your preference list.
| Applications open | When UAC applications open in April |
| Applications close | 5 pm, 30 October 2026 |
| Notification of outcome | All applicants will be notified by email (date TBC) |
| Late applications | Late applications may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Contact admissions.office@sydney.edu.au to confirm whether your late application will be accepted. Late applications are submitted through UAC. |
Your application will require you to submit at least one of the following to support your entry.
To demonstrate the impact of your competitive or performance commitments, you should consider including additional documentation such as:
Explore the courses and adjustment factors available through this scheme. Some courses have additional admission criteria you’ll need to meet, in addition to the course selection rank. These can be found on the course page.
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Architecture and Environments | 85 | 5 |
| B Design (Interaction Design) | 80 | 5 |
| B Design in Architecture | 95 | 5 |
| B Design in Architecture (Honours) and M Architecture | 97 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Arts | 80 | 5 |
| B International Studies | 90 | 5 |
| B Languages | 90 | 5 |
| B Media and Communications | 95 | 5 |
| B Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 92 | 5 |
| B Visual Arts | 70 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Commerce | 96 | 5 |
| B Commerce and B Arts | 96 | 5 |
| B Commerce and B Science | 96 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Economics | 91 | 5 |
| B Economics and B Arts | 91 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Education (Early Childhood) | 77 | 5 |
| B Education (Health and Physical Education) | 80 | 5 |
| B Education (Primary) | 85 | 5 |
| B Education (Secondary) | 80 | 5 |
| B Social Work | 80 | 5 |
| B Arts and B Social Work | 80 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Advanced Computing | 90 | 5 |
| B Advanced Computing and B Commerce | 96 | 5 |
| B Advanced Computing and B Science | 90 | 5 |
| B Advanced Computing and B Science (Health) | 90 | 5 |
| B Advanced Computing and B Science (Medical Science) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Aeronautical Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Environmental Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Flexible First Year) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Mechanical Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Mechatronic Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Software Engineering) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours with Space | 99 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours and B Arts | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours and B Commerce | 96 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering) and B Design in Architecture | 95 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours and B Project Management | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours and B Science | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Health) | 90 | 5 |
| B Engineering Honours and B Science (Medical Science) | 90 | 5 |
| B Project Management | 86 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography) | 96 | 1 |
| B Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) | 82 | 5 |
| B Applied Science (Exercise Physiology) | 91 | 5 |
| B Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) | 93 | 1 |
| B Applied Science (Physiotherapy) | 99.5 | 1 |
| B Applied Science (Speech Pathology) | 94 | 1 |
| B Arts and M Nursing | 80 | 5 |
| B Nursing (Advanced Studies) | 84 | 5 |
| B Pharmacy (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice | 90 | 5 |
| B Pharmacy and Management (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice | 90 | 5 |
| B Science and M Nursing | 80 | 5 |
| B Science (Health) and M Nursing | 80 | 5 |
| B Science and M Nutrition and Dietetics | 97.5 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Music | 70 | 5 |
| B Music (Composition) | 70 | 5 |
| B Music (Music Education) | 70 | 5 |
| B Music (Performance) | 70 | 5 |
| Course | Selection rank |
Adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| B Agricultural Science | 75 | 5 |
| B Agricultural Science Honours | 75 | 5 |
| B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience | 80 | 5 |
| B Liberal Arts and Sciences | 70 | 5 |
| B Liberal Arts and Sciences (Advanced) | 95 | 5 |
| B Mathematical Sciences | 95 | 5 |
| B Psychology | 85 | 5 |
| B Psychology Honours | 97 | 5 |
| B Science | 80 | 5 |
| B Science (Advanced) | 95 | 5 |
| B Science (Health) | 80 | 5 |
| B Science (Medical Science) | 90 | 5 |
| B Science and B Arts | 80 | 5 |
| B Veterinary Biology and D Veterinary Medicine | 98 | 3 |
| B Wildlife Conservation (Taronga) | 80 | 5 |
The following courses are not available for entry through the Elite Athletes and Performers Scheme:
You will be notified of the outcome of your application by email. Emails will be sent from the University of Sydney on a date TBC.
Yes. You can apply for this scheme with a recognised secondary or tertiary qualification other than an ATAR. This can have been completed overseas or in Australia.
Your qualification will be assessed and converted into an ATAR-equivalent selection rank by UAC. If you are eligible for adjustment factors, these will be added to this rank.
The Elite Athletes Program is a separate program designed to support elite student-athletes during university and is not related to the Elite Athletes and Performers Scheme. It has a separate application process.
No.
Successful completion of a high-level AMEB may support your application, but you are unlikely to be assessed as eligible for this scheme if it is your only achievement.