University Open Days 2021 - VIC/ NSW/ ACT/ QLD
It's that time of year again! Year 11 and 12 students are probably starting to think more deeply about their pathways and careers after high school, while universities are starting to advertise and spam inboxes of said worried students. I figured it'd probably high time I made yet another compilation of Open Days, though apologies for how late I've left it (just been v. busy offline). Also, sorry, I'll only be doing universities (i.e. any institute with "university" in their official name or well known) and will
not be doing TAFE/ specialist colleges due to time constraints. For those who are new to ATARNotes, for the past few years, including COVID-ridden 2020 (see
here for that), I've personally gone and compiled as many institutes as I possibly can into threads like this which means that
you don't have to take ages trying to find so many, making your research a little less of a hassle. However (and this is a big but!), this is only a starting point and you should
definitely do much more thorough research into your intended career and pathways.
Note: This list only includes
some universities. If I missed one that you want to see or a link is dodgy, please let me know.
Note 2: Some unis exist over more than one state/ territory. I've put them under the state that their main campus is in, when this is the case.
Note 3: All events are subject to COVID-19 restrictions at time of event. As a result, some events may be online, others in person.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY/ NEW SOUTH WALESUAC Open Days:
hereAustralian Catholic Uni (link
here): various dates between Aug 7 to Aug 15 (main Online Open Days are Aug 7 and 8 2-4pm) - check website for more detail
Australian National Uni (link
here): Aug 14 9am-4pm
Charles Sturt Uni (link
here): Aug 1 10am-3pm (Port Macquarie), Aug 8 10am-3pm (Wagga Wagga), Aug 15 10am-3pm (Albury-Wodonga), Aug 22 10am-3pm (Bathurst), Aug 29 10am-1pm (Orange), Sept 4 10am-12pm (Dubbo)
Macquarie Uni (link
here): Aug 14 10am-4pm
Torrens Uni (link
here): Aug 7 10:30am-1pm (Faculty Open Days), Aug 14 4-6pm (Virtual Open Day)
Uni of Canberra (link
here): Aug 21 9am-4pm
Uni of New England (link
here):
cancelled in 2021Uni of New South Wales (link
here): Sept 4 10am - 4pm (Kensington campus), UAC also states Aug 21 for Canberra campus
Uni of Newcastle (link
here): Aug 28 (Callaghan and City campuses), Sept 11 (Ourimbah and Gosford campuses)
Uni of Sydney (link
here): Aug 28 10am-4pm (Camperdown/ Darlington campuses and online)
Uni of Technology Sydney (link
here): August (date not yet confirmed)
Uni of Wollongong (link
here): Aug 7 10am-3pm
Western Sydney Uni (link
here): Aug 15 10am-4pm
QUEENSLANDQTAC Open Days and Expos:
hereBond Uni (link
here): July 24 from 2pm (livestream), Aug 7 from 11am (Gold Coast) - more info to come
Central Queensland Uni (link
here): July 31 9am-1pm (Virtual Open Day with live webinars), Aug 7 9am-12pm (Mackay), Aug 14 9-11am (Bundaberg), Aug 15 9-11am (Cairns), Aug 22 9am-12pm (Rockhampton), Aug 29 9-11am (Townsville), Sept 2 4-6pm (Gladstone)
Griffith Uni (link
here): Aug 8 9am-2pm (Gold Coast, Nathan, South Bank), July 12 - Aug 20 (Virtual Open House)
James Cook Uni (link
here): QTAC has July 29 (information webinar) and two dates in the past for Parent Info Sessions (I assume more info is coming as website doesn't give much info)
Queensland Uni of Technology (link
here): July 24 9am-3pm (Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove), July 25 9am-3pm (Virtual)
Uni of Queensland (link
here): Aug 1 9am-3pm (St Lucia and Online)
Uni of Southern Queensland (link
here): Aug 8 10am-2pm (Ipswich and Springfield), Aug 15 10am-2pm (Toowoomba), Aug 22 10am-2pm (Virtual)
Uni of Sunshine Coast (link
here for Meet USC and
here for Open Day Online): Open Day Online from July 18, Meet USC on Aug 1 11am-2pm at various campuses
VICTORIAVTAC Open Days:
hereDeakin Uni (link
here): Aug 15 9am-4pm (Virtual Open Day)
Federation Uni (link
here): Aug 15 10am-2pm (appears to be for on site and online)
La Trobe Uni (link
here): Aug 1 (Virtual Open Day, I think?), Aug 8 9am-4pm (Melbourne), Aug 15 10am-2pm (Albury-Wodonga), Aug 29 (Bendigo), October (Shepparton and Mildura)
Monash Uni (link
here): July 25 11am-3pm (Digital Open Day), July 28 5-9pm (Digital Open Day), Aug 7 (Peninsula Campus Discovery Day), Aug 8 (Clayton and Caulfield Campus Discovery Days), Aug 15 (Parkville Campus Discovery Day), Sept 1 4-7pm (Get Ready to Apply Expo)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (link
here): Across all of August (called NextFest) - online for all of August (I think?), Aug 1 (Bundoora), Aug 8 (City and Brunswick), Aug 15 (Bendigo), Aug 22 (Point Cook)
Swinburne Uni (link
here): Aug 1 10am-4pm (on site Hawthorn campus, but spots limited)
Uni of Melbourne (link
here): Aug 15 10am-4pm (Parkville)
Victoria Uni (link
here): Aug 21 (Virtual Open Day)