Admissions Information
Admissions Information
We understand the importance of providing a comfortable and supportive living environment for our students. We recognise that finding suitable accommodation is crucial to your academic success and overall experience in Sydney. Whether you are a domestic or international student, Sydney offers a range of accommodation options tailored to meet your needs and preferences.
Apartments are a popular choice for students seeking independence and privacy. Sydney has a plethora of apartments and shared flats available for rent. You can choose to live alone or share with roommates to split costs.
For international students looking to immerse themselves in Australian culture and practice English, homestays are an excellent option. Living with a local family offers a unique cultural experience and a supportive environment to ease your transition to Sydney.
PBSAs are specially designed accommodations catering to the needs of students. These facilities often offer furnished rooms with modern amenities like communal kitchens, study areas, and recreational spaces. PBSAs provide a vibrant community atmosphere and are located close to universities and education institutions.
Joining a share house or renting a room in an existing household can be a cost-effective option. This allows you to share living expenses and have the opportunity to build friendships with your housemates.
If you need temporary accommodation upon arrival, hostels and short-term rentals can be a convenient choice. This option allows you time to explore the city and find a more permanent living arrangement.
Boarding houses offer budget-friendly accommodation with shared facilities, ideal for those seeking affordable living options in Sydney.
For a quieter lifestyle, consider renting a property in one of Sydney’s picturesque suburban areas. These neighborhoods offer a more relaxed atmosphere while still providing easy access to the city’s amenities.
Accommodation costs in Sydney vary depending on location, type of accommodation, and facilities provided. On-campus accommodation may range from AUD $250 to $400 per week, while off-campus options can vary from AUD $150 to $350 per week. Homestays can be around AUD $250 to $400 per week, including meals.
When exploring accommodation options, consider factors such as proximity to your campus, public transport access, safety, and the amenities provided. It’s essential to plan ahead and secure your accommodation early, especially during peak intake periods.
Living in Sydney offers a vibrant and diverse experience. The city’s cultural richness, stunning natural beauty, and exciting social scene make it an ideal place to call home during your study. We encourage you to explore all that Sydney has to offer and embrace the opportunities for personal and academic growth.
At SAHE, we are committed to ensuring that your accommodation experience enhances your overall journey. We are here to support you every step of the way and create a comfortable and enjoyable living environment for you to thrive in.
Southern Academy of Higher Education Pty Ltd
TEQSA Provider Code: PRV14365
CRICOS Provider Code: 04202B
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L1, 191 Thomas Street, Haymarket NSW 2000
1300 967 477 (In Australia)
02 9071 0177 (Outside Australia)
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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to