Sydney Housing

CEA offers the housing options listed below in Sydney. Every attempt will be made to match each student's preferences with our housing options; however, housing preferences cannot be guaranteed as roommate and housing assignments are based upon availability, date of confirmation, and other factors. We encourage you to apply early as it will assist us in organizing your housing arrangements.

• Included in your program price:
• Standard CEA Housing
• Apartment: Parklands
  
• Also available in this location:
  • Upgrade Options*
    
    • Apartment: Macquarie University Village
      
  • Alternate Housing
  • Independent Living
    

*If you wish to take advantage of the opportunity to stay in an upgraded housing option, an additional fee will apply.

Apartment: Parklands - Standard

Parklands Apartments is an older style apartment complex converted to student housing mostly for international students. Students live in 3 bedroom furnished apartments amongst other students, creating a great community atmosphere. Each apartment has its own lounge, kitchen and laundry facilities and students are responsible for setting up their own phone and internet access. Students can expect to be no more than a ten to fifteen minute walk from campus. Apartments are located just off-campus in the neighborhood surrounding Macquarie University and are on the main bus lines for convenient access to downtown Sydney and a short walk to the Macquarie Centre Shopping Mall, which features both a grocery store and restaurant options.

Apartment: Macquarie University Village - Upgrade

This upgraded housing option allows students to live in Macquarie University Village (MUV), a modern, purpose built Student Village adjacent to Macquarie University. The complex accommodates 800 students in 5 bedroom apartments, spread across 5 hectares of green parklands. Each two-story apartment has a common living space with a modern lounge and kitchen facilities. Student's rooms are fully furnished and each room has its own bathroom. MUV is a short walk to the university sports and recreation center and is conveniently close to the local supermarket.

NOTE: If you wish to take advantage of the opportunity to stay in this upgraded housing option, an additional fee will apply.

Independent Living

CEA highly recommends that students live in the housing provided. Requests for permission to arrange independent housing must be made on the online housing or paper application form as determined by your program no later than the application closure date. For academic year students, requests for permission to arrange independent living arrangements for the second semester must be made no later than the second semester's application closure date. Students whose requests are approved will receive a rebate for housing. CEA resident directors will not provide assistance with independent housing and will not speak or act on behalf of any student who chooses to pursue such arrangements. Rebates are not granted for students who move out of their CEA housing or choose to pursue independent living arrangements after the application closure date.