Broadway Scheme
Domestic UAC applicants who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage may apply to the Broadway Scheme, the University of Sydney's Educational Access Scheme (EAS) co-ordinated by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
The scheme is mainly intended for current-year Australian Year 12 students who expect to receive a UAI (or equivalent).
To be eligible for consideration you will be required to demonstrate that your educational performance during Year 11 and/or Year 12 (or equivalent) has been seriously affected by circumstances beyond your control.
Applying to the Broadway Scheme
- NSW Year 12 students - Your school will receive EAS application packs with the UAC Guides by mid-August. Check with your school's Careers Advisor.
- Interstate Year 12 students - Your school receives a sample EAS pack for information. You can either download the application material from UAC or contact UAC and request an application pack be sent to you by mail (no charge).
- Other applicants - You can either download the application material from UAC or contact UAC and request an application pack be sent to you by mail (no charge). Alternatively you can collect an EAS pack from Student Centres of the participating UAC universities.
- On-time applications close at UAC on 30 September 2008. Late applications can be submitted to UAC up to 28 November 2008. No late direct EAS applications will be considered by the University of Sydney.
How the Broadway Scheme works
The University allocates approximately 500 new student places for Broadway Scheme applicants. These places are available in a band of UAI scores running down to five ranks below the published UAI cut-off. The maximum effective UAI bonus under the scheme is five.
Not all UAC courses are open under the scheme (see below) and in some cases, the number of Broadway places for a particular course is exhausted well before the maximum differential (five UAI ranks) is reached. Some examples of this from the Main Round of UAC offers in January 2008 were:
| Course | UAI Cut-off | Broadway Cut-off | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Law | 99.55 | 98.45 | 1.10 |
| Arts (Psychology) | 98.50 | 97.60 | 0.90 |
| Arts (Media & Communications) | 98.45 | 95.70 | 2.75 |
| Veterinary Science | 98.30 | 96.80 | 1.50 |
| Physiotherapy | 96.25 | 93.20 | 3.05 |
In the majority of courses, however, approved Broadway applicants can expect that the full five UAI rank differential will apply.
Broadway approved courses
All University of Sydney courses (51xxxx) available to UAC applicants for 2009 will have an allocation of Broadway places, except the following:
- 511216 B Arts (Advanced)(Honours)
- 511217 B Arts (Advanced)(Honours)/B Medicine/B Surgery
- 511540 B Economics/B Medicine/B Surgery
- 511541 B Commerce/B Medicine/B Surgery
- 511796 B Computer Science and Technology (Advanced)
- 511913 B Arts/M Nursing
- 511914 B Science/M Nursing
- 511916 B Health Sciences/M Nursing
- 511917 B Exercise and Sport Science/M Nursing
- 512041 B Science (Advanced)
- 512042 B Science (Advanced Mathematics)
- 512063 B Science (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
- 512065 B Science (Nutrition)
- 512097 B Medical Science/B Medicine/B Surgery
or B Science(Advanced)/B Medicine/B Surgery - 512309 B Music/B Medicine/B Surgery
- 512616 B Health Sciences/M Clinical Vision Sciences
- 512641 B Health Sciences/M Rehabilitation Counselling
This list may be amended in December 2008.
Broadway advice letters
If you made an EAS application in 2008 and have at least one University of Sydney CSP course in your current UAC course preferences, you will be sent a letter by the University shortly before the release of the NSW UAI results in December. The letter will advise you of the University of Sydney's decision on your Broadway eligibility. Should you be advised that you are Broadway-approved, you will be able to use this information when finalising your UAC course preferences for the Main Round of offers.
Late and Final Round Broadway offers
Almost all of the University's UAC offers under the Broadway Scheme are made in the Main Round of offers. A very small number may be made in the Late and Final Rounds if the Broadway quota is not met following Main Round acceptances. You cannot rely on Broadway places being available for any University of Sydney course in the Late and/or Final Rounds of offers.
Mid-Year UAC Offers
No Broadway places are reserved for Mid-Year UAC admissions.
Broadway approval lifespan
Broadway approval is valid only for the next admissions session. Once you enter university the benefit you possibly gained with Broadway-approval is exhausted. If you do not start university straightaway, and wish to be considered under the scheme in next year's intake, you will need to re-apply for EAS with UAC. However, if you elect to defer your place (having used your Broadway advantage to gain entry) you will not need to reapply for EAS. This applies only to the course you choose to defer.
You should also be aware that if you apply to transfer in future to another University of Sydney course, you will not be able to rely on any current Broadway advantage. At that stage you may wish to consider applying with Special Consideration.
Contact information
If you require further information about the Broadway Scheme, you should contact the Special Admissions Officer, Mr Sunil Chand.
Phone +61 2 9351 3615
Fax +61 2 9351 4869
Email