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With six campuses spread across Greater Western Sydney, UWS offers one of the largest choices of campus locations of any Australian university. Each campus has its own unique atmosphere, with clean, green and friendly environments to learn in.
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Bankstown Blacktown Campbelltown
Hawkesbury Parramatta Penrith
Bankstown Campus
Colourful and culturally diverse
Student population* 7,282
Specialist facilities
- Early Childhood Centre
- MARCS Auditory Laboratories
- Nursing laboratories
- Centre for Education Research (CER).
How to get
there Milperra, 40 minutes
from Sydney CBD
Accommodation
on campus
Bankstown Campus map
Bankstown campus video 1.8 Mb WMV | 6.9 Mb Quicktime
Surrounding community information
Bankstown is one of the largest local government areas in New South Wales, with approximately 170,000 residents speaking more than 60 different languages. The City of Bankstown is host to an array of recreational and sporting facilities, including 293 parks and reserves covering a total of over 730 hectares. The region boasts 39 sports complexes with 173 winter and 147 summer sporting fields, including: the Olympic Dunc Gray Velodrome; The Crest synthetic athletics track; five tennis complexes; three swimming pools; the Wran Leisure Centre; Bankstown Basketball Stadium; a community owned golf course in Sefton; and two multi-purpose indoor sports facilities. It is home to Sydney's second largest airport, as well as Bankstown Square (a large shopping centre), a major hospital, and a wide range of restaurants that serve food from all parts of the world.
www.bankstowncity.nsw.gov.au 
Diverse and multicultural
The Blacktown campus forms part of the Nirimba Education Precinct at Quakers Hill. It is co-located together with two senior high schools and a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) College. Pathways Programs UWSCollege located at the Nirimba Education Precinct
offers Diplomas. It is about one hour from the Sydney Central Business District and close to the city of Blacktown.
Student population* 2,892
Specialist facilities
- State-of-the-art teaching facilities
How to get
there Quakers Hill, 40 minutes from Sydney CBD
Accommodation
on campus
Blacktown Campus map
Blacktown campus video 1.8 Mb WMV | 6.8 Mb Quicktime
Surrounding community information
The City of Blacktown and its region has a population of 270,000 residents from more than 30 different cultures - with 33% of the population aged between 20 and 40. To meet the needs of its young, active inhabitants, the City of Blacktown provides an extensive array of leisure and tourism attractions including Blacktown Arts Centre, Featherdale Wildlife Park (where you can feed the kangaroos or have your picture taken with a koala), Rouse Hill Regional Park, and the Blacktown Olympic Park at Aquilina Reserve (that played an integral role in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games). In the past few decades, Blacktown has been transformed from a rural hinterland to the heart of Sydney's booming Greater West region. It is just 35 km from the Sydney CBD and is the centre of a large industrial and retail shopping area that is well serviced by road and rail.
www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
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Campbelltown Campus
Modern, state-of-the-art facilities
Campbelltown offers a unique balance between city and rural Pre-departure. About one hour by road or rail from the Sydney CBD, it is a city set in a landscape of rolling hills and farms. The 166-hectare Campbelltown campus is located on Narellan Road, Campbelltown. The Macarthur Square Shopping Centre is directly adjacent to the campus, providing easy access to shops and food outlets for students.
Student population* 4,830
Specialist facilities
- Purpose-built stat-of-the-art medical teaching and training facility
- UniClinic (Health Science)
- Moot Court
- Anatomy laboratories
- Nursing laboratories
- Biomedical imaging
How to get
there Macarthur Region, 60 minutes from Sydney CBD
Accommodation
on campus
Campbelltown Campus map
Campbelltown campus video 1.8 Mb WMV | 6.0 Mb Quicktime
Surrounding community information
The city has a population of 150,000, and the average age of its residents is 30 years. Campbelltown is rich in culture and heritage with many historic sites and buildings scattered throughout the city that are a reminder of early colonial history. Campbelltown is an energetic, lively city offering a unique combination of city opportunities in a country atmosphere. Recreational activities abound with venues for golf, swimming, tennis, horse riding and fascinating walks in the nearby Mt Annan Botanic Gardens - Australia's largest botanic garden, with an abundance of birdlife and native plant species.
www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au
Hawkesbury Campus
A friendly rural community
Hawkesbury campus is located on Bourke Street, Richmond on a 1,300-hectare site in the Hawkesbury Valley at the base of the scenic Blue Mountains. The campus history dates back to 1891 when the New South Wales Department of Agriculture established the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. The campus has many heritage buildings, a working farm, and extensive orchards and vineyards. The campus is a 15-minute walk from East Richmond station and about 90 minutes from Sydney CBD by rail.
Student population* 2,303
Specialist facilities
- Equine Research & Demonstration Unit
- Food Processing Pilot Plant
- Crime Scene House
- Nursing laboratories
- Confocal Microscope Facility
- Animal Science Facilities
How to get
there Richmond,
50-60 minutes from Sydney CBD
Accommodation
on campus
Hawkesbury Campus map
Hawkesbury campus video 2.1 Mb WMV | 7.1 Mb Quicktime
Surrounding community information
Established in 1789, the Hawkesbury Region is one of the earliest colonial settlements in Australia. It is located at the foot of the Blue Mountains, adjacent to the vast wilderness of the Blue Mountains and Wollemi National Parks, where pristine creeks feed into the magnificent Hawkesbury River. Despite Hawkesbury's close proximity to Sydney, Australia's largest city, it is still very much a rural community, with market gardens, orchards and rich pasture covering much of the landscape, from the floodplains to the hills. Known as the 'food basket' for Sydney, the Hawkesbury area grows a vast range of produce including stone fruits, oranges, apples, pecan nuts, berries and various vegetables, many of which are for sale at various stalls dotted around the roads. The population of 70,000 is spread through five rural townships and some smaller villages. Tourism and agriculture are the main sources of income. Although quiet and peaceful, the area is well serviced by retail shops and recreation areas as well as direct road and rail links.
www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
A bustling metropolis with a rich, historic background
Parramatta campus is located on the corner of James Ruse Drive and Victoria Road, Rydalmere. It is a ten-minute bus ride from the major commercial and retail centre of Parramatta. The campus is next to Rydalmere train station and can also be accessed by a regular bus service operating from Parramatta train station. The Parramatta campus, opened in 1998, is a heritage site and contains some of the oldest buildings in NSW. It has been beautifully restored into an attractive, friendly learning environment
Student population* 9,293
Specialist facilities
- Purpose-built state-of-the-art teaching facility
- Nursing laboratories
- Moot Court
- Computing laboratories
How to get
there Rydalmere (main site) and Westmead (UWSCollege), 30-45 minutes from
Sydney CBD
Accommodation
on campus
Parramatta Campus map
Westmead Campus map
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Surrounding community information
Situated just 24 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD,
www.parracity.nsw.gov.au
Penrith
Lively and modern with lots of character
The 158-hectare Penrith campus occupies two large sites in the adjacent Western Sydney suburbs of Kingswood and Werrington, and is 1-1½ hours from the Sydney CBD by rail or car. The campuses of Kingswood and Werrington are divided by the Great Western Highway. They are linked by a free shuttle bus service that circles the campus continually throughout the day and provides easy access to libraries, computer centres, student services, cafés, bars and sporting venues.
Student population* 7,985
Specialist facilities
- Mechatronics and Robotics Facility
- Computer Research Centre
- Industrial Design Centre
- Three multi-track recording studios
- Design studios (including state-of-the-art broadcast-quality animation and television post-production studios)
- Computing and photographic labs and studios
- Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre
- Purpose-built disability leaning centre
How to get there
Accommodation
on campus
Penrith Campus map
Kingswood Campus map
Werrington North Campus map
Werrington South Campus map
Penrith campus video 2.7 Mb WMV | 9.2 Mb Quicktime
Surrounding
community information
Penrith is a city on the western fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area approximately 54 kilometres by road, west of central Sydney and located at the foot of the Blue Mountains on the spectacular Nepean River. The population of Penrith is 170,000, making it one of the three largest local government areas in Western Sydney and the sixth largest population of any local government area in New South Wales. Penrith's focus is shifting from agriculture to manufacturing. The city acts as a regional shopping area for the Penrith region and the Blue Mountains. It also hosts a large regional hospital, the Nepean Hospital. The University of Western Sydney, a major facet of the region, attracts students from all over Sydney. Penrith also houses regional government offices, such as the Australian Taxation Office, and is home to the huge Panther's World of Entertainment Club (Penrith Rugby League Club), a multi-faceted entertainment and resort centre offering bars, discos, live entertainment, theatre, gambling, restaurants and sporting facilities.
Cultural centres such as the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, and The Q Theatre provide additional depth to the city's cultural life. The Nepean River is a major attraction for the area, with extensive parklands, bicycle and jogging tracks along its banks, and a range of boating activities. With just a 10-minute train ride from Penrith students can find themselves in the natural beauty of the lower Blue Mountains, offering hiking trails, natural swimming basins, scenic views, and unique flora and fauna.
Penrith is also home to the Sydney International Regatta Centre that hosted the rowing, canoeing and white-water rafting events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With the city's continued growth as a regional centre, its emergence to national prominence is assured.
www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au