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Updated: 9 July 2026

Conditional Offers for UNSW College Diplomas

In addition to formal forecast results, Semester 1 results for some qualifications are accepted. Please see below for accepted Semester 1 results.

Students who meet the entry requirements using these results can accept their offer. They must provide proof that they have completed their qualification before they can commence.

Country/Region	Qualification	Accepted Semester 1 Results
Cambodia	Cambodian Baccalaureate	Year 12
Hong Kong	HKDSE	Form 6
Indonesia	SMA3	SMA3
Japan	General Academic Upper Secondary	Year 3
Korea	GEE; or High School Year 3	Year 12
Macau	Macau high school	Form 6
Mongolia	School leaving certificate (Gerlchilgee)	Year 12
Taiwan	Senior High School	Year 3
Thailand	Matayom 6	Year 12
Vietnam	Diploma of General Education	Year 12

Diploma of Business: Offer rounds ending for 2027 intake

From 8 July 2026, offer rounds will be phased out for the 2027 Diploma of Business intake.

Applications will instead be assessed in the order they are received, bringing the Diploma of Business in line with other UNSW College Diploma programs.

Existing 2027 Diploma of Business offers will remain valid, and students can still accept their offer by the relevant acceptance deadline.

2026 and 2027 intake status

International student applications for 2026 and 2027 intakes are now open.

Direct applications for 2026 diplomas are now open to domestic students. Domestic student applications for Term 1 2027 will follow the UAC cycle and will be opening in April 2026.

Term 4 - August 2027

Notification of changes to teaching terms for Diploma Students

The Diploma is moving to a Semester structure from 2028. To support this transition, there will be a small number of changes for students starting their Diploma in August 2027.

We have planned the transition from Terms to Semesters carefully so that student’s overall program length does not change. Please see below a summary of the changes. For all dates, please refer to our Key Dates page.

	Key date	Duration	Description
First Study Session	Term 4 - 30 Aug 2027	4 teaching weeks	Students will study 1 course.
Second Study Session	Term 5 - 27 Oct 2027	12 teaching weeks	Students will study a normal study load (3 courses).
Third Study Session	Semester 1 2028 - 28 Feb 2028	14 teaching weeks	Students will complete remaining course load (4 courses).

On completion, students will be able to transition into the UNSW Bachelor program in Semester 2, 2028.

Please note:

The above teaching weeks do not include study weeks, exams or term recess.
Diploma of Architecture (Architectural studies) , (Interior Architecture) and (Landscape Architecture) are not available in Term 4, 2027.

Academic English packages

Please note that in 2027 not all UNSW programs are available for packaging with English, and Essential Academic English (EAE) may not be available for all pathways. For up to date availability, please refer to the UNSW College Application Portal.

UNSW College delivers its Applied Degrees, Foundation Studies, Academic English, Diplomas, and Pre-Masters Program under CRICOS Provider Code 01020K; TEQSA Provider ID: PRV13020 (Institute of Higher Education).

UNSW College also delivers UNSW Diplomas on behalf of UNSW Sydney under CRICOS Provider Code 00098G; UNSW Sydney TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12055 (Australian University).

See unswcollege.edu.au/esos for more information.