Living in student accommodation is a great way to get the most of your university experience. In our accommodation, you’ll have access to unique sporting, leadership, spiritual and community engagement opportunities.
To learn how we're supporting students in residences during the COVID-19 outbreak, read our FAQsAre you a student from a regional, rural or remote area and wanting to move into student accommodation for 2021? Learn about how you can access the Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) and live in one of ACU’s student accommodation residences in 2021.
Visit ACU Scholarships for more information and how to apply.
There’s so much to experience though our Residential Life Program, so you can make the most of your time.
Our residents have proven that they achieve higher pass rates than other students. We believe this is partly due to our academic support program which is available to all residents.
Our community is inclusive and welcoming which really helps to complement our residents’ success during their time living in student accommodation. We encourage opportunities for students to be ‘life-ready’ and to gain skills that will assist them beyond their time in residence.
We continually look for opportunities to help our residents become immersed in their community. Community engagement and cultural awareness are key elements to producing graduates that are in tune with the world around them.
There is a strong link between good overall health and cognitive function so we believe keeping our students active and engaged with their wellbeing is important to their success with their studies.
Having an awareness of your personal spiritual belief system can help you be a well-rounded resident. We encourage all our residents to express their spiritual beliefs by creating a respectful and engaged environment.
Located in Camperdown, just a short walk from vibrant Newtown, the Miguel Cordero Residence offers plenty of free social events and is only a short commute from our Strathfield and North Sydney campuses.
Live in Sydney
Our Ballarat residences offer a variety of different accommodation options to suit your needs. Whichever you choose, you’ll have easy access to parks, sporting grounds, the university and free social events.
Live in Ballarat
Make Canberra your home in our safe, fully furnished accommodation. Located close to our Canberra campus, you’ll have easy access to shops, fitness facilities and free social events.
Live in CanberraFrom fully catered residences to student apartments with shared services, there is a wide choice of accommodation options in Brisbane.
Live in BrisbaneConnect with like-minded students by finding accommodation to suit your budget and lifestyle in some of Melbourne’s best locations.
Live in MelbourneLaunch into life in Rome with a home among sprawling grounds, extensive gardens and terraces with city views.
Live in Rome
The Hon Justice Martin Daubney AM and Ms Virginia Bourke have been appointed to the positions of Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor of Australian Catholic University (ACU).
Vice-Chancellor and President
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the method of understanding and controlling our brain's behaviour through the power of communication and specific language, whilst identifying our behavioural and...
Collaborate plus,General event
Dianoia Institute of Philosophy MPhil student Mitch Barrington has won the 2021 Postgraduate Presentation Prize by the Australasian Association of Philosophy, for his paper titled "Ignoring the Improb...
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
The research team behind an innovative program tackling cardiovascular disease risk in children has been recognised with one of the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia’s (CAPHIA...
Education,General
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
Four-time Paralympic swimmer Brenden Hall and Rio sevens rugby gold medallist Emma Tonegato are among 11 current and former students who will represent ACU in Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paral...
General,Career
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
Australian Catholic University’s Dr Grant Duthie, from the Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and new Technologies Research Centre (SPRINT), is part of a team helping FIFA improve its player trackin...
General,Education
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
Eating isn’t cheating, according to an Australian Catholic University study that found inadequately fuelled cyclists could be sabotaging their most important rides.
Research
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
Professor Steven Graham, International Professorial Fellow with ILSTE and of Arizona State University (ASU), has been awarded the prestigious William S Gray Citation of Merit from the International Li...
Education,Research
The IP 101 Lunch and Learn workshop will help you understand the basics of patents, trade marks and designs so you can apply IP to your own business and learn what your next steps might be.
General event,Collaborate plus
Ballarat Hub draws Melbourne teaching students to the region.
General,Education
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
Valentina Lorenzetti's work has led the top US federal health agency to announce a new standard dose of THC in cannabis research.
Media Release,General
ACU offers a range of fifth- and sixth- year Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited courses.
Postgraduate Webinars
A national event was held to develop strategies for developing Catholic school leaders into the future
General,Education
Whether you’re currently completing Year 12 or have been out of school for years, there are many entry pathways to ACU – including our ACU Guarantee early offer program.
Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance.
Media Release,General
The Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy is aimed at providing a career option for graduate physiotherapists to become sports and exercise physiotherapists.
Postgraduate Webinars
The long, hard path to a paramedicine degree from ACU is worth all the sacrifices for rower Rowena Meredith who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Education,General
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
General event
Head of the School of Philosophy Dr Richard Colledge writes on the importance of providing general education through systems such as ACU’s Core Curriculum.
General
Deciding what to study is a pretty momentous decision. That’s why we run Open Day – it’s everything you need, in one place, to help make your choice.
ACU has partnered with the Defence Science Institute to deliver the best in defence science research.
Dietetic practice is the application of the science of food and nutrition across a range of domains to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and populations.
Postgraduate Webinars
ACU has awarded its highest honour, an honorary doctorate, to Marionne MacRitchie and a posthumous award to the Hon John Fahey AC, GCSG during graduation ceremonies in Sydney.
General
Join our free Experience ACU activities. Tailored to your study area of interest, these sessions will give you an insight into life as a uni student.
A sudden surge in COVID-19 has pushed many who were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine to rethink their ‘wait and see’ approach.
General
The Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology provides advanced academic study in the discipline of clinical exercise physiology.
Postgraduate Webinars
Time-restricted eating could be a game changer for more than one million Australians with type 2 diabetes.
General
If teaching is your dream, you will get the chance to make a huge difference to the lives of young people. You’ll shape minds, inspire ambition and impact the future.
Talk with Industry Series
Sidelined NRL star Luke Keary is bullish about his long-term prospects which look bright after completing a Bachelor of Business (Administration) at Australian Catholic University.
Education,General
Allied health practitioners help us live life to the fullest. You can diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate patients, and help improve their quality of life.
Talk with Industry Series
A former soldier is helping other veterans find peace through university study.
Career,Education
Be part of the global strategy to improve and advance health care through digital health.
Postgraduate Webinars
Striking images of the life and legacy of President John Kennedy are now on display in a new permanent exhibition at ACU’s North Sydney campus.
General
A career in sport and exercise science will allow you to help people achieve peak performance and optimal health and wellbeing.
Talk with Industry Series
Coaches may be rummaging through their Spotify playlists after Australian Catholic University research found - for the first time in team sport - that high-tempo music can influence footballers’ minds...
General
Learn from industry experts and discover where a postgraduate degree in high performance sport can take you.
Postgraduate Webinars
Australian research, proven to improve children’s heart health and fitness, has been published by JAMA Pediatrics, the top-ranked paediatrics journal in the world.
Book a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with us to chat about your study options and how to reach your career goals
One-on-one consultation
New book offers a valuable contribution to the expanding conversation on big data and digital disruption in education. Edited by Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith, Professor Bob Lingard, and Dr Elizabeth H...
General,Research
Book a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with us to chat about your study options and how to reach your career goals.
One-on-one consultation
Two ACU academics have been awarded prizes in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Career
Book a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with us to chat about your study options and how to reach your career goals
One-on-one consultation
A six-week exercise program of either high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or resistance training can build and maintain muscle mass and strength in middle-aged men, new ACU research has found.
General,Media Release
Book a 30-minute one-on-one consultation with us to chat about your study options and how to reach your career goals.
One-on-one consultation
It sounds like science fiction but, as ACU philosopher Dr Samuel Baron explained in The Conversation, there are real-world possibilities to the concept of a warp drive.
General
ACU offers a diverse range of postgraduate programs across early childhood, primary and secondary education.
Postgraduate Webinars
Driven to a breakdown and forced to sell furniture to pay bills, a former soldier is helping other veterans find peace through university study.
General
The Master of Education enables teachers and professionals working in other educational contexts to develop advanced knowledge and expertise.
Postgraduate Webinars
ACU philosopher Dr Gillian Russell has been named the author of the top-cited article in the journal Philosophy and Phenomenological Research for 2019-20.
Career,Research
In consultation with our stakeholders, including our students, religious education at ACU has undergone a transformation.
Postgraduate Webinars
"White Russians, Red Peril", A new book uncovering by ACU's Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick uncovers the little known history of Russian migration to Australia.
Research
The Master of Rehabilitation suite of programs aims to provide evidence-based advanced studies for health professionals.
Postgraduate Webinars
Australian Catholic University Professor Jim Sallis, has called for a heightened focus on exercise as a pandemic control after his research revealed physically inactive COVID-19 patients were two-and-...
General,Media Release
Be a force for good in the operation of a contemporary health care organisation.
Postgraduate Webinars
The interaction of emotional lived experiences and subject choice plans and decisions is reported in a new study.
Research
Returning to study after a break can be daunting. We’ll answer all your questions about how to apply and what you can expect.
Entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prizes, the 2021 ACU Prize for Poetry, with poets from all over the country competing for the coveted $10,000 first prize.
General,Faith and Values
Our suite of postgraduate mental health and mental health nursing programs for registered nurses and allied health practitioners develop graduates with knowledge and skills at a specialist and advance...
Postgraduate Webinars
ACU sociologist Professor Bryan Turner has been invited to speak in a prestigious Oxford Union Debate on the topic of Immortality.
General
If you didn’t receive the ATAR you wanted, don’t worry, there’s more than one way into university.
A diverse cohort kicked off their studies as part of the maiden batch to study law as the course launched at Australian Catholic University’s Brisbane campus.
General
Disturbing stories of women’s experiences of historical and current sexual abuse dominating the news headlines have led child protection expert Daryl Higgins to call for an urgent public health approa...
General
The design of maths modelling tasks by teachers for use by students has been informed by recent research by ILSTE academic Professor Vince Geiger and co-authors Prof Peter Galbraith (University of Que...
Research
ACU's Sports Performance Recovery Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre is helping elite footballers stay on the field.
Research
How Australian middle-school students make meaning in science education by drawing on their science epistemic beliefs (SEB) is the subject of a new article in the International Journal of Education Re...
Research
Our campuses are open and ready for Semester 1, with social activities and information sessions following COVID-safe practices.
General
Hundreds of students arrived at ACU’s new Blacktown campus on Tuesday 23 February for Orientation activities.
General
The Melbourne Storm are more likely to win away from home than any of their opponents, according to a new study.
General,Media Release
Teacher education research agendas communicated in the book Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education (by ACU ILSTE academics Claire Wyatt—Smith and Lenore Adie) is a result of ACU education ...
Research
New world-leading physical benchmarks have been set for Australia’s men’s and women’s rugby union players who will be tested as part of an alliance with ACU’s Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and ...
Career,Media Release
ACU is delighted to announce the first two in a group of teaching appointments to the new Ramsay Program in Western Civilisation.
Career
Investors armed with $80 million in virtual cash swooped on ambitious student startups as part of a “Shark Tank” styled assessment for budding Australian and US entrepreneurs.
Education
Joining an ACU Sport Club helped first year student Daniel Perinich meet other students when COVID-19 made it difficult to engage and have the normal university experience.
Education
When it comes to metabolic health, it's not just what you eat, it's when you eat it. New ACU research has added to the growing body of evidence showing how time-restricted feeding can improve health e...
Research
Physiotherapists can play a central role in helping their patients quit smoking with a simple three-step intervention model, according to new ACU research from cardiorespiratory physiotherapist Nia Lu...
Media Release
Carb loading in the week before a marathon is an old school approach and not the ideal way to prepare for an endurance event according to exercise physiologist Andy King.
Educational Leaders in Australia were found to be highly motivated towards the professionalisation of the Early Education workforce, an aspect of their work that is overlooked in currently policy.
Education,Research
ACU is delighted to announce the appointment of the inaugural Director of the ACU Ramsay Program in Western Civilisation, Professor Robert Carver, who will join ACU on 4 January 2021.
Education
Researchers in ILSTE have won many awards and fellowships for their research.
Research
The Hon Michael Kirby has launched a new book by Dr May Fong Cheong, describing it as “masterpiece ... an excellent textbook for students learning contract law in Australia".
Research shows gaps in the teaching of writing in a recent article in The Conversation.
Research
The Virtual Symposium on Onlife Learning in early childhood education occurring on Friday 20 November 2020, will hear about technology-enabled learning contexts relevant for early childhood.
Research
Whether baked, mashed, fried, boiled, or steamed, potatoes are one of the most popular foods in Aussie diets, but the humble spud is a carbohydrate-based food that people with type 2 diabetes are typi...
Research
ACU clinical exercise physiologist Dr Phil Chapman supervised a simulation demonstrating how heat affects classroom learning for ABC series Big Weather (and how to survive it).
Education
New research from leading experts at ACU's Institute for Child Protection Studies will help improve supervised contact visits for about 45,000 children in out-of-home care and their birth parents.
Living within the strict confines of Queensland's biosecurity hub has not prevented NSW Swifts midcourter Tayla Fraser from meeting her Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science study commitments.
Career,Education
Gender diverse youth feel significantly less safe at school than other students but they trust adults to tackle sexual harassment and support them in risky situations, according to a new Australian Ca...
Media Release
Canberra-based poet Geoff Page is the 2020 winner of the ACU Prize for Poetry for his entry Jericho. His winning poem was selected ahead of Footprints by Fiona Lynch from Elwood in Victoria ($5,000 se...
Media Release
New ACU research is showing how busting a move via silent disco technology can boost the wellbeing of residential aged care residents with dementia.
It's been a tough year on the field for Alex Twal and Oliver Clark but the Wests Tigers duo have succeeded off it by completing degree at ACU.
Career,General
Like so many Victorian teenagers, a young Tom Crameri just wanted to work for an AFL club.
General
ACU continues to climb rankings among the top two per cent of universities in the world
General,Education
Teenagers with controlling-style parents experience a sharp drop in mental health and self-esteem, and the damage can be lasting, a world-first ACU study has found.
Media Release,General
Both elite and amateur athletes would get better performance bang for their buck using traditional carbohydrate drinks/sports foods rather than costly hydrogel drinks, according to ACU researchers who...
Research
Australian Catholic University (ACU) has appointed Professor Zlatko Skrbis as the University’s next Vice-Chancellor and President.
Media Release,Vice-Chancellor and President
ACU Acting Provost Professor Zlatko Skrbis was pleased to attend the launch of the first Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) Annual Report
Media Release
The ACU Centre for Liturgy hosted the President of the Catholic Theological Union, Rev Prof Mark R. Francis CSV
Media Release
ACU students Shannon Chilman and Sam Parker have embarked on a unique prac assignment - an internship at V8 Supercars powerhouse the Red Bull Holden Racing Team.
Find out if you’ve won.
General
Prac placement at a hospital in western Sydney has provided thrower Alex Hulley with a timely distraction to her disrupted mission to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Career,General
Understanding that disputes can be about more than just money has helped Chris Gardner and Eve Van Rhine seal victory in the Australian Law Students’ Association Negotiation Competition grand final.
ACU has just completed a pilot program that will help support student veterans as they transition from the military to studying at ACU via a free, two-week preparatory program.
General
Thirty scholarship students will be the first to undertake the new Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) at Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) North Sydney Campus next year under a generous fund...
General
A life-changing new program is giving young people of all abilities the confidence to develop an everlasting love of physical activity.
Education,General
The ACU Faculty of Theology and Philosophy is pleased to announce that PhD candidate in Historical Theology, Mr Jonatan Simons, was awarded the Graduate Student Paper Prize by the North American Patri...
Media Release
Australia's workforce, economy and society needs the capabilities of a humanities education: critical thinking, analytical and research skills, and the ability to grapple with and communicate complex ...
ACU is pleased to announce the transition of the Ministry Leadership Program (MLP) from Catholic Health Australia to ACU. Former Director of MLP at Catholic Health Australia, Susan Sullivan has also t...
Media Release
The Stakeholder Engaged Scholarship Unit at ACU is seeking expressions of interest for research projects from organisations working in areas central to the University's mission and ethos.
Media Release
The Office of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel has given ACU a grant of more than $240,000 from the 2019-20 Supporting Younger Veterans (SYV) grants program.
General
The ACU Centre for Liturgy Postgraduate Scholarship for 2020 has been awarded to ACU Faculty of Theology and Philosophy masters' student Thomas Cullen. On awarding the prestigious scholarship to Mr C...
Media Release
A three-day turnaround is sufficient for soccer players to rebound as football administrators around the globe race to compress fixtures to complete seasons disrupted by coronavirus.
General,Media Release
Staff in ACU's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine celebrate International Nurses Day on Tuesday May 12th by giving a shout out for the profession of Nursing of which they're so proud
General
The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus (APSJ), and ACU are pleased to announce a new agreement for the delivery of ACU accredited courses by the Jesuit College of Spirituality (JCS).
Bigger, better and stronger is the silver lining by-product of COVID-19 isolation for Sydney Roosters winger Brydie Parker.
General
Separated or divorced parents normally grapple with countless issues, but the COVID-19 crisis means they face new difficulties negotiating shared care of children with the stress of balancing work, ho...
Times of upheaval demand radical solutions, which is why ACU is turning the traditional approach to learning on its head.
General
Year 12 students can turn the COVID-19 pandemic disruption in their favour by applying for direct entry into an Australian Catholic University business degree.
General
Internationally renowned historian of modern Russia, Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick FAHA, and leading early modern scholar of gender and emotions, Professor Susan Broomhall FAHA, have been appointed to ...
Thinking Philosophy brings the research of ACU philosophers to anyone interested in an an examined life.
General
Australian Catholic University (ACU) expects to offer a new BA degree in Western Civilisation from 2021.
General
Leading British philosopher Professor John Haldane will join the Australian Catholic University this year to establish a new project to develop Catholic school education, situating this within a broad...
General
Regular exercise changes the composition of the gut bacteria and may play a crucial role in skeletal muscle function and endurance.
General
ACU has been named first runner-up in an international award for its community engagement programs, including a unique model which ensures every student can make a community contribution while at the ...
General
Law student Danielle Lamborn has risen from homeless teenager to Refugee Law Project volunteer and is set to embark on a prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship to the Philippines.
Career,General
Five academic researchers from the Mary Mackillop Institute for Health Research have been named in the 2019 Web of Science Global List of highly cited researchers.
General,Research
Exercise is being teamed up with drug therapy to see if it can become a potent weapon against prostate cancer.
General
An Australian education foundation has increased its commitment to its ACU scholarship program in Victoria by extending it to New South Wales-based students.
General
The words seemed alien to him, but the flailing arms of his Italian coach spoke volumes to water polo player Harry Shaw during the international study experience of a lifetime.
General
Australian Catholic University’s Doseena Fergie and Bruce Kemp have received some of the nation’s highest honours in this year’s Australia Day awards.
General
Time-poor parents are creating a “backseat generation” of children who don’t walk to school even when they live close by.
General
Women who eat a diet filled with unhealthy junk food have higher rates of the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein beta-amyloid in their brains - putting them at greater risk of developing dementia.
General
As tennis demands more from its players, an Australian Catholic University study has revealed it is women who pay a greater physical toll at the Australian Open.
General
ACU’s Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) has been awarded grants for two separate projects set to improve literacy and the reliability of teacher assessment.
Media Release
ACU Senate has further renewed the contract for Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven until December 2022, University Chancellor the Honourable John Fahey AC announced on Monday.
Media Release
Resilience and having empathy were some of the biggest lessons learned by Australian Catholic University education students during a recent trip to Nepal.
Media Release
Australia’s alternative school system is an undervalued piece in the puzzle to solving the total disengagement of at-risk youth, according to an Australian Catholic University education academic.
Media Release
Engineers, scientists and lawyers are just some of the professions leaving successful careers behind to become teachers across Australia, in a ‘career changer’ trend described by the two partner organ...
Media Release
ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven expressed displeasure at the news that funding for 11 research grants, including one from ACU, had been overturned for no apparent reason.
ACU joins Boston College in the United States and six other Catholic universities from around the world as founding members of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU).
Media Release
It’s not every day a fancy, gold lettered invitation to personally meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lobs into the mailbox. So, it’s no surprise that Annabel Watson, a Future in Youth Project Offic...
Media Release
New research has found that how parents read to their children improves children’s memory and learning outcomes.
General
Quantifying belief, wrangling data and rapid rehabilitation were among the burning issues for improving athlete performance and wellbeing as leading minds in Olympic and professional sport science sha...
Media Release
Kate Gavin is the recipient of the 2018 Francis Xavier Conaci scholarship which will assist her to study at the Rome Campus.
General
New faces. New places. New experiences. Your first weeks at university will be full of new things.
Media Release
The path to university isn’t always a straight one.
Media Release
If you’re worried that you won’t be eligible for your preferred university course, don’t panic. That’s why there are pathways.
Media Release
Once you have your results, what happens next and what if you want to change the course you applied for?
Media Release
Where we answer your questions about the process and who to ask for more detailed queries.
Media Release
New research has revealed people living in regional, rural or remote Australia are 90 per cent more likely to die from heart conditions caused by high blood pressure than people living in metropolitan...
Media Release
Paramedicine student Ryan Webster offers his top tips for getting the most out of Orientation Week.
Media Release
Fresh from completing his degree, David Orr is off to Canberra to take up a position in DFAT's coveted graduate employment program.
Media Release
The new deputy head for Thomas More Law School plans to take the school to new heights by offering a fresh model.
Media Release
Thousands of students have received offers to study at ACU in 2017. Options are still open for those who missed out.
Media Release
Not getting a university offer is incredibly disappointing but don’t panic – there are options.
Media Release
Here we'll explain what to do when you get an offer or miss out on an offer, including how to accept or defer.
Media ReleaseAcademic support, career advice, counselling and disability services are on hand to help you at every stage of your time at university.
Find supportAn ACU degree gives you more than just lessons in the classroom. Gain real-life, on-the-job experience through our work experience programs.
Get job-readyGet the most out of university with the help of our Residential Life Program, which offers sports, social activities, study support and more.
Dive into itYou might qualify for a range of scholarships and other financial support to help you with your studies. It’s not just about academic merit – passion is key.
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