Open Day 2025

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Join us for Open Day 2025

Open Day at Southern Cross University is a perfect opportunity to discover which courses spark your interest and the campus or study mode that works best for you.

Join us at our Coffs Harbour, National Marine Science Centre, Northern Rivers or Gold Coast campuses. Attend a panel session, jump on a campus tour, try an interactive experience and go in the draw to win one of three MacBook Pro's up for grabs*.

Our friendly study specialists will be on hand to step you through the process of applying for your dream course and answer any questions you have about studying with us.

We look forward to welcoming you to Open Day!

Plan your day - Coffs Harbour - 10 August 2025 Plan your day - National Marine Science Centre - 10 August 2025 Plan your day - Northern Rivers - 17 August 2025 Plan your day - Gold Coast - 24 August 2025

Take a campus tour

Listen to a panel session

Get hands-on with a course experience

Chat to staff and students

Choose your Open Day

Coffs Harbour

Sunday 10 August

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Coffs Campus

National Marine Science Centre (Coffs Harbour)

Sunday 10 August

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National Marine Science Centre building

Northern Rivers

Sunday 17 August

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Lismore library

Gold Coast

Sunday 24 August

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Gold Coast campus aerial overlooking North Kirra beach
Apple MacBook Pro with the screen showing Open Day

Win a MacBook Pro

Book your spot at Open Day and check in when you arrive to go in the draw to win one of three MacBook Pro's (one per campus). Easy as that!

Terms and conditions apply*

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Find your dream course

Discover a path where your personal success and the ability to contribute positively to the world, are aligned ambitions. Whatever your passion, there is a course to suit you and a study mode to suit your lifestyle.

Win an Apple Macbook Pro

By entering the ‘Win an Apple MacBook Pro’ (Competition), you (the Entrant) agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

  1. All information on ‘how to enter’ forms part of these Terms and Conditions.
  2. By submitting an entry into the Competition, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.
  3. The Promoter is Southern Cross University Southern Cross University, (ABN 41 995 651 524; CRICOS Provider: 01241G) a body corporate incorporated under the Southern Cross University Act 1993 (NSW), of Military Road, East Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia P: 1800 72 4357 (the “University”).
  4. The Competition commences on Friday 11 April  2025 at 9am (AEDT) and will continue until the Friday 30 August 2025 at 4pm (AEDT) (the “Competition Period”).

Eligibility

  1. Entry is open to all members of the general public that attend a University campus at Southern Cross University Open Day (Eligible Entrants).
  2. Employees and their immediate families of the University are not eligible to enter the Competition.
  3. Incomplete, illegible or incorrect entries containing offensive or defamatory comments, or which breach any law or infringe any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights, will not be eligible to win.
  4. The University reserves the right to verify entries and may disqualify any entrant who does not comply with these terms and conditions.

How to enter

  1. To enter, Eligible Entrants must attend one of three on-campus Southern Cross University Open Days at either Coffs Harbour (10 August 2025), Lismore (17 August 2025), or Gold Coast (24 August 2025), be registered as an event attendee and complete the digital check-in on the campus between the hours of 9 am and 1.45 pm. Check-in completes all fields of the entry form.
  2. Eligible entrants may enter the Competition only once.

You agree and acknowledge

By entering into the Competition, you agree and acknowledge that:

  1. The University is collecting your personal information for the purpose of participation in the Competition and may use your entry and your personal information, including first name, surname, phone, email, postcode, what best describes you, what are you interested in studying, where are you interested in studying and which Open Day are you attending (whether or not it wins a prize) for the University’s promotional purposes. The University may also send you information and marketing communications. You may request to not receive direct marketing from the University at any time. You do not have to provide your personal information but will not be able to enter the Competition if you do not.
  2. We will otherwise treat information you provide confidentially and will not use or disclose your personal information for another purpose without your consent unless we are required to do so by law. To access or update your personal information please contact the University’s Future Students Team at futurestudy@scu.edu.au.
  3. The University will keep your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Management Plan. Information on how the University manages personal information can be found at www.scu.edu.au/privacy or contact the Privacy Officer at privacy@scu.edu.au
  4. The University accepts no responsibility for any entries not received for any reason during the Competition Period. No responsibility will be taken for lost, late or misdirected entries. The University is not responsible for technical difficulties with the entry mechanism and does not warrant that the entry mechanism will be available at all times.

Winning the prize

  1. The prize is one of three Apple 14‑inch MacBook Pro — Silver (8GB memory, 512GB SSD storage, 70W USB-C Power Adapter, Blacklit Magic Keyboard with Touch IT), valued at $2499 each. One prize will be per campus location (online Open Day is excluded).
  1. The winning entries will be drawn on the respective day at 2pm, on campus by the University at random. The winner will be notified immediately if present, or via text and call if not present. If the prize is unclaimed within 48 hours a prize re-draw will be conducted at 9am on the following Friday of the event at the same place as the original draw. The initial winner will be included in the prize draw. The new winner will be contacted by text and call. If the prize is unclaimed by 12 September, the prize will be forfeited.
  2. The winner at each campus will be asked to have a photo and/or video taken for promotional use by Southern Cross University on social media and web channels (with consent). Media participation is not a condition of winning.
  3. The prize is not transferable or exchangeable.
  4. In all matters, all decisions of the University will be final and cannot be contested. No correspondence or discussions will be entered into.