History of the University of Sydney

Establishment
The first university to be established in Australasia, the University of Sydney was established on 1 October 1850 by the Act of Incorporation to promote useful knowledge and to encourage the residents of New South Wales to pursue a regular course of liberal education. Its governing body, the Senate, first met in February 1851 and the University first began operating in buildings in Sydney's city which are now occupied by Sydney Grammar School. The University's Inauguration Ceremony was held on 11 October 1852.