New South Wales

<h2>Education</h2>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Primary and secondary</h3>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">The NSW school system comprises a kindergarten to year twelve system with primary schooling up to year 6 and secondary schooling between year 7 and 12. Schooling is compulsory until age 17.<span data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.austlii.edu.au%5C%2Fau%5C%2Flegis%5C%2Fnsw%5C%2Fconsol_act%5C%2Fea1990104%5C%2Fs22.html%20Education%20Act%201990%20%28NSW%29%2C%20Section%2022%5D.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2248127015e2931d2b8e70%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ7da8967b7a639c10-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2248127015e2931d2b8e70%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ7da8967b7a639c10-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2226%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2227%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[&#x200b;</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]&#x200b;</span></a></sup>&#x200b;</span>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Primary and secondary schools include government and non-government schools. Government schools are further classified as comprehensive and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22selective%20schools%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Selective%20school%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSelective%20school%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%7Cselective%20schools%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Selective school (New South Wales) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2VsZWN0aXZlX3NjaG9vbF8oTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">selective schools</a>. Non-government schools include Catholic schools, other denominational schools, and non-denominational independent schools.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Typically, a primary school provides education from kindergarten level to year 6. A secondary school, usually called a "high school", provides education from years 7 to 12. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Secondary%20colleges%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22College%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCollege%7CSecondary%20colleges%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="College (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29sbGVnZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Secondary colleges</a> are secondary schools which only cater for years 11 and 12.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The government classifies the 13 years of primary and secondary schooling into six stages, beginning with early stage 1 (Kindergarten) and ending with stage 6 (years 11 and 12).
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<h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">School Certificate</h4>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22School%20Certificate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22School%20Certificate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSchool%20Certificate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="School Certificate (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2Nob29sX0NlcnRpZmljYXRlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">School Certificate</a> is awarded by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Board%20of%20Studies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Board%20of%20Studies%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoard%20of%20Studies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Board of Studies (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9hcmRfb2ZfU3R1ZGllcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Board of Studies</a> to students at the end of Year 10. Typically, students in secondary schools will have completed a course of study in accordance with the Board's requirements, and sit for the tests at the end of year 10.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Board administers five external tests in English-literacy, Mathematics, Science, Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship. Students are not given a "pass" or "fail" result. The tests are designed to grade a student on their ability. The results of this test are categorised into bands 1 through to 6 with band 1 as the lowest and band 6 as the highest.<span data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au%5C%2Fschoolcertificate%5C%2Fsc_intro.html%20Introduction%20to%20the%20School%20Certificate%20%5Cu2013%20Board%20of%20Studies%20NSW%5D.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2248127015e2931d2b8e70%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ7da8967b7a639c10-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-2248127015e2931d2b8e70%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ7da8967b7a639c10-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2232%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2233%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[&#x200b;</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]&#x200b;</span></a></sup>&#x200b;</span>
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<h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Higher School Certificate</h4>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the usual Year 12 leaving certificate in NSW. Most students complete the HSC prior to entering the workforce or going on to study at university or <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22TAFE%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22TAFE%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTAFE%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="TAFE (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVEFGRT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">TAFE</a> (although the HSC itself can be completed at TAFE). The HSC must be completed for a student to get an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Tertiary%20Admission%20Rank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Tertiary%20Admission%20Rank%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Tertiary%20Admission%20Rank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9UZXJ0aWFyeV9BZG1pc3Npb25fUmFuaz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Australian Tertiary Admission Rank</a> (formerly <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Universities%20Admission%20Index%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Universities%20Admission%20Index%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversities%20Admission%20Index%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Universities Admission Index (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0aWVzX0FkbWlzc2lvbl9JbmRleD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Universities Admission Index</a>), which determines the students rank against fellow students who completed the Higher School Certificate.
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Tertiary</h3>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Eleven universities primarily operate in New South Wales. Sydney is home to Australia's first university, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Sydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9TeWRuZXk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">University of Sydney</a>, founded in 1850, as well as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9OZXdfU291dGhfV2FsZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">University of New South Wales</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Macquarie%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Macquarie%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMacquarie%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Macquarie University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFjcXVhcmllX1VuaXZlcnNpdHk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Macquarie University</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Technology%2C%20Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Technology%2C%20Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Technology%2C%20Sydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of Technology, Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9UZWNobm9sb2d5LF9TeWRuZXk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">University of Technology, Sydney</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Western%20Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Western%20Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Western%20Sydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of Western Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9XZXN0ZXJuX1N5ZG5leT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">University of Western Sydney</a>. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Catholic%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Catholic%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Catholic%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Australian Catholic University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9DYXRob2xpY19Vbml2ZXJzaXR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Australian Catholic University</a> has two of its six campuses in Sydney, and the private <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20Australia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20Australia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20Australia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of Notre Dame Australia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9Ob3RyZV9EYW1lX0F1c3RyYWxpYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">University of Notre Dame Australia</a> also operates a secondary campus in the city.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Outside Sydney, the leading universities are the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Newcastle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Newcastle%2C%20Australia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Newcastle%2C%20Australia%7CUniversity%20of%20Newcastle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of Newcastle, Australia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9OZXdjYXN0bGUsX0F1c3RyYWxpYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">University of Newcastle</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Wollongong%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Wollongong%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Wollongong%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of Wollongong (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9Xb2xsb25nb25nP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">University of Wollongong</a>. Armidale is home to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20New%20England%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20New%20England%2C%20Australia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20New%20England%2C%20Australia%7CUniversity%20of%20New%20England%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University of New England, Australia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9OZXdfRW5nbGFuZCxfQXVzdHJhbGlhP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">University of New England</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charles%20Sturt%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charles%20Sturt%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharles%20Sturt%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Charles Sturt University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hhcmxlc19TdHVydF9Vbml2ZXJzaXR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Charles Sturt University</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Southern%20Cross%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southern%20Cross%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouthern%20Cross%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Southern Cross University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU291dGhlcm5fQ3Jvc3NfVW5pdmVyc2l0eT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Southern Cross University</a> have campuses spread across cities in the state's south-west and north coast respectively.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The public universities are state government agencies, however they are largely regulated by the federal government, which also administers their public funding. Admission to NSW universities is arranged together with universities in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Capital%20Territory%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Capital%20Territory%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Capital%20Territory%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" href="/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian Capital Territory">Australian Capital Territory</a> by another government agency, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Universities%20Admission%20Centre%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20and%20college%20admissions%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20and%20college%20admissions%7CUniversities%20Admission%20Centre%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="University and college admissions (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9hbmRfY29sbGVnZV9hZG1pc3Npb25zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Universities Admission Centre</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Primarily vocational training is provided up the level of advanced diplomas is provided by the state government's ten <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Technical%20and%20Further%20Education%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Technical%20and%20Further%20Education%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTechnical%20and%20Further%20Education%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-2248127015e2931d2b8e70" class="new" title="Technical and Further Education (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVGVjaG5pY2FsX2FuZF9GdXJ0aGVyX0VkdWNhdGlvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Technical and Further Education</a> (TAFE) institutes. These institutes run courses in over 130 campuses throughout the state.
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