About Sydney
Sydney is Australia's largest and most internationally recognised city. Sydney's major landmarks - the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House - are well-known around the world and the city is also famous for its beautiful, natural harbour.
The city is modern and vibrant and offers:
- an open and friendly lifestyle
- a safe and secure environment
- excellent recreation, transport and telecommunication facilities.
Sydney has almost 4 million people and is very multicultural. Over the past 60 years, people from over 120 countries have made Australia their home.
Sydney also has a large international student population. There are many local communities from many cultural backgrounds. Student will find a wide variety of ethnic food, grocery stores and restaurants and community newspapers and magazines in many different languages.
The weather in Sydney is generally mild enough for a year-round outdoor lifestyle. The seasons in Australia are opposite to the northern hemisphere. Summer occurs at the start and end of the calendar year and winter is in the middle of the year.
| Season | Months | Average temperature |
| Summer | December - February | 18˚C - 32˚C |
| Autumn | March - May | 11˚C - 25˚C |
| Winter | June - August | 6˚C - 16˚C |
| Spring | September - November | 10˚C - 24˚C |
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