Regional Bonus Scheme

Charles Sturt University (CSU) is a national university and as such we have extended our Regional Bonus Point program to include school leavers in regional areas throughout Australia.

The Regional Bonus Point (RBP) program is an equity program targeting regional youth. The program offers an additional five points to your university admission score.

CSU recognises that higher education participation rates are quite often lower in regional, non metropolitan areas. The RBP program will give regional students easier access to courses at any of our campuses.

Bonus points are automatically added to your university admission score you do not need to apply for them.
Bonus points apply to all of CSU’s undergraduate courses.

Our RBP program has historically included the ACT with a population of over 300,000 therefore we have also include both Hobart (population 72,852) and Darwin (population 198,946) in our RBP catchment.

For school leavers the RBP program relates to the school you attend not the place you live. If for example you live in Bourke but attend boarding school in Sydney then you are not eligible. For non school leavers the program is linked to your home address and postcode.

The following postcode areas are excluded from the RBP program:

Sydney	Post codes excluded 2000 to 2249
Melbourne	Post codes excluded 3000 – 3023 3025 – 3113 3121 – 3135 3141 – 3155 3161 – 3163 3165 – 3174 3178 – 3196 3202 – 3207 3800
Brisbane	Post codes excluded 4000 – 4179 and 4500 - 4509
Adelaide	Post codes excluded 5000 5005 5007 5009 5010 – 5012 5014 – 5025 5031 – 5035 5037 5039 – 46 5048 5050 – 52 5061 – 70 5072 5073 – 76 5081 – 84 5086 – 98 5106 – 13 5115 – 17 5120 – 21 5125 – 27 5136 – 37 5140 – 42 5147 5149 – 53 5156 5158 – 71 5173 5950
Perth	Post codes excluded 6000 – 6001 6003 – 6012 6014 – 6021 6050 – 6057 6060 6062 – 6063 6067 – 6070 6076 6100 – 6108 6147 – 6164 6166 6800 6803 6809 6817 6820 6827 8630 – 6832 6837 – 6850 6865 6872 6892 6900 – 6918 6920 – 6926 6929