Editing New South Wales (section)

=== Tertiary ===
[[File:Usydcampuspicture.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[University of Sydney]] is Australia's oldest university.]]
Eleven universities primarily operate in New South Wales. Sydney is home to Australia's first university, the [[University of Sydney]] founded in 1850. Other universities include the [[University of New South Wales]], [[Macquarie University]], [[University of Technology, Sydney]] and [[Western Sydney University]]. The [[Australian Catholic University]] has three of its seven campuses in Sydney, and the private [[University of Notre Dame Australia]] also operates a secondary campus in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dame |first=Notre |date=6 June 2018 |title=Sydney Campus |url=https://www.notredame.edu.au/about/campuses/sydney-campus |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=Notre Dame |language=en}}</ref>

Outside Sydney, the leading universities are the [[University of Newcastle, Australia|University of Newcastle]] and the [[University of Wollongong]]. Armidale is home to the [[University of New England, Australia|University of New England]], and [[Charles Sturt University]]. [[Southern Cross University]] has campuses spread across cities in the state's north coast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=our campus locations - Southern Cross University |url=https://www.scu.edu.au/study-at-scu/why-scu/locations/ |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=www.scu.edu.au |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607021548/https://www.scu.edu.au/study-at-scu/why-scu/locations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The public universities are state government agencies; however, they are largely regulated by the federal government, which also administers their public funding. Admission to NSW universities is arranged together with universities in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] by another organisation, the [[University and college admissions|Universities Admission Centre.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Engagement |first=Universities Admissions Centre Marketing and |title=UAC - Universities Admissions Centre: Home |url=https://www.uac.edu.au/ |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=Universities Admissions Centre |language=en}}</ref>

Primarily vocational training is provided up the level of advanced diplomas is provided by the state government's ten [[Technical and Further Education]] (TAFE) institutes. These institutes run courses in 138 campuses throughout the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Places to study - TAFE NSW |url=https://www.tafensw.edu.au/locations |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=www.tafensw.edu.au}}</ref>