1 2 ) ▁ ▁St ▁Col um ba ▁Ang lic an ▁School ▁( K inder g arten ▁to ▁Year ▁ 1 2 ) ▁ ▁T ert i ary ▁educational ▁facilities ▁▁ ▁Three ▁univers ities ▁and ▁T AF E ▁offer ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁courses ▁in ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁voc ational ▁institutions . ▁Charles ▁St urt ▁University ▁opened ▁a ▁new ▁campus ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁offers ▁courses ▁in ▁Creative ▁Indust ries , ▁Psych ology , ▁Medical ▁Im aging ▁and ▁Medical ▁Rad iation ▁Science , ▁Environment al ▁Sciences , ▁Par amed ic ine , ▁Social ▁Work , ▁Business ▁Studies ▁and ▁Account ing , ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Studies , ▁Ex erc ise ▁Sports ▁Science ▁and ▁Phys i other apy , ▁among ▁others . ▁N urs ing ▁will ▁be ▁offered ▁from ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁T AF E ▁campus ▁for ▁further ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁path way ▁options ▁into ▁higher ▁education . ▁C ourses ▁are ▁also ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle ▁through ▁the ▁T AF E ▁campus . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁has ▁run ▁a ▁clin ical ▁school ▁from ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁now ▁runs ▁the ▁complete ▁six - year ▁medical ▁degree ▁from ▁this ▁Camp us . ▁The ▁growth ▁in ▁t ert i ary ▁educational ▁options ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁significant ▁research ▁designed ▁to ▁retain ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁educational