Access Schemes

The University of Adelaide aims to improve access to tertiary education for students who are under-represented at university through access schemes such as the Fairway Access and Fairway Equity Schemes.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can also utilise the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Entry Scheme.

Fairway Access Scheme

Australian schools whose students are under-represented at university are eligible to receive bonus points under the Fairway Access Scheme. This scheme allows students greater access to the University of Adelaide. Metropolitan Adelaide Fairway Access schools are determined by the participation rate of their students in South Australian universities.

For all other schools across Australia, please refer to the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site, handled by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aging (DHA). If a school falls within a postcode that is classified by the DHA as anything other than a ‘Major City’ (e.g. ‘Remote Australia’, ‘Outer Regional Australia’, etc.), then it is a Fairway Access Scheme School. To find out if your school is a Fairway Access Scheme School, search for the school's postcode on this online map.

Applicants under the Fairway Access Scheme have bonus points automatically added to their university aggregate (as reported on the SSABSA certificate) which in turn creates a new tertiary admissions rank, a University of Adelaide entrance rank, which is used as the basis of their application to programs at the University of Adelaide only. Students do not need to apply to be considered under the Fairway Access Scheme as eligible applicants are automatically identified through the SATAC system.

Fairway Equity Scheme

Students from South Australian non-Fairway Access Scheme Schools, who hold a School Card, who are in receipt of Youth Allowance, or who hold a Health Care Card, and who are applying to study at the University of Adelaide, will be eligible to receive bonus points under the Fairway Equity Scheme. Students will be required to fill in an individual application form available below and either post the form directly to the Admissions Office (address on the form) or submit the form in person to Information Services, Level 4, Hub Central no later than Friday 7 December 2012. Once applications have been assessed, the University will send a list of those who meet the criteria to SATAC for bonus point allocation.

Fairway Equity Scheme application form

Applicants under the Fairway Equity Scheme have six bonus points added to their university aggregate (as reported on the SSABSA certificate) which in turn creates a new tertiary admissions rank, a University of Adelaide entrance rank which is used as the basis of their application to programs at the University of Adelaide only. *Note, International Baccalaureate (IB) students are also eligible under this scheme.

Once all bonus points (Fairway Access Scheme or Fairway Equity Scheme) have been added, applicants will compete for selection to all University of Adelaide programs, on the basis of their new University of Adelaide entrance rank.

To find out your adjusted University of Adelaide entrance rank, please contact the University Contact Centre on 08 8313 5208 (via telephone only) after you have received your SSABSA or IB certificate.

The Fairway Scheme (Access and Equity) does not alter the standard entry requirements for all University of Adelaide programs. All applicants must still satisfy the published entry requirements to be eligible for selection.

The Fairway Scheme (Access and Equity) applies to local and eligible international applicants who have completed their year 12 qualification on-shore.

*Please note: Students who are attending a Fairway Access Scheme school which is in transition and receiving three bonus points, may also apply via the Fairway Equity Scheme to top up their bonus points to the maximum of six bonus points.