Macquarie University is committed to providing students with an enjoyable and enriching experience. They have a dedicated International Student Services team, who can help with almost any enquiry—accommodation, health cover, fees, social activities, study skills workshops, and personal welfare. International Student Services provide a comprehensive orientation program for all international students at the beginning of each semester, and organise social events throughout the year.

On campus facilities include:

Day To Day Necessities

• Banking facilities including three ATMs
• Co-op bookshop and Next Read Second Hand Bookshop
• Three on-campus childcare facilities – Banksia, Gumnut and Mia-Mia
• A Prayer Room (massolah) with facilities for both men and women
• A non-denominational community church.

• Dentist
• Doctor
• The Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre with two heated swimming pools (discounted student membership available)
• Chiropractor
• Pharmacy
• Private Hospital (opening in 2010)
• Free and confidential counselling service
• The Macquarie University Sports fields, including Australian football, cricket, rugby, soccer, hockey, touch football and Ultimate Frisbee fields.

• STA Travel Agency
• Two hotels
• Art gallery and museums
• Sculpture Park
• Theatre
• Diverse range of food and drink options, including cafes, restaurants and coffee carts, which offer local and international cuisines with indoor and outdoor dining areas.

• Library with more than one million items, online materials, journal databases, group study areas and over 200 computer terminals. In 2010 Macquarie University will open a new library unlike anything ever seen at an Australian university. Designed for sustainability, it will have open spaces for learning and will feature Australia’s first automated document storage and retrieval system.
• More than 20 lecture theatres
• More than 340 classrooms
• More than 300 laboratories
• An observatory
• A greenhouse
• Research Park.