The Academic Skills assists students with the transition into tertiary education. While the program is primarily for new students, Indigenous Australian students across all years and all disciplines are welcome, and encouraged, to attend.

Academic Skills group workshops are held during the first 10 weeks of each semester and cover topics such as: concentration strategies, writing for specific disciplines, time management, research and reading strategies, academic writing styles and referencing. For the rest of the semester, students attend group feedback sessions and/or one-on-one weekly tutorials.

Students who are studying on a reduced course load must attend these workshops to meet reduced load entry requirements.

The Koori Centre offers on-going academic support to all Indigenous Australian students enrolled at the University of Sydney, and is committed to helping them achieve their full academic potential.

The Learning Centre on the Camperdown campus provides a wide range of free courses and workshops specifically designed to assist students in developing skills for learning and communicating knowledge and ideas at university. Students are welcome to attend any of the programs run by the Learning Centre.

For more information on Academic Skills or to make an appointment to discuss an individual Academic Skills timetable:

Michelle Blanchard
Location: Room 222, Old Teachers College
Tel: (02) 9351 4859
Toll Free: 1800 622 742
E-mail: michelle@koori.usyd.edu.au