Study In Australia

With over 330,000 international students currently studying in Australia, the education standards of Australia are second to none. Representing 54 different nationalities, international students have made Australia the 3rd most popular destination for education in the world.

Australia has a market economy with high GDP per capita and a low rate of poverty. The Australian dollar is the currency for the nation. Australia has a market economy with high GDP per capita and a low rate of poverty. Australia is the world’s thirteenth largest economy and has the fifth highest per capita GDP at $66,984; significantly higher than that of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. The country was ranked second in the United Nations 2011 Human Development Index. Melbourne reached first place on The Economist’s 2011 World’s Most Livable Cities list, followed by Sydney, Perth, and Adelaide in sixth, eighth, and ninth place respectively. In common with many other developed countries, Australia is experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population, with more retirees and fewer people of working age.

A Future Unlimited: An Australian education equips people with the knowledge, skills and networks that will last a lifetime and gives every student that studies with us the foundation they need for a Future Unlimited.

Excellence: Australia has an international reputation for excellence in all areas of education and training. Australia’s scientists and researchers have been responsible for major breakthroughs and technological advances around the world. Our best-known achievers have won international awards, including eight Nobel Prizes. Australia is a technologically advanced society and you’ll study at an institution with great facilities.

Quality: Australia – a place where your quality of education is guaranteed.

Multicultural: Australia is a safe, friendly and harmonious country. When you arrive you may find yourself struck by the friendliness and hospitality of the people. Imagine: you’ve left your country behind, yet somehow, you’ve arrived home.

Value: In Australia you will enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. Living costs and tuition fees are affordable and comparable to the United Kingdom and United States. You can even offset your living costs with part-time work while you study.

Recognition: When you graduate, your qualification will be recognized by international employers and leading education institutions around the world. This is because all Australian education qualifications are included under one national system – Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Support: Education institutions in Australia are among some of the best in the world offering modern and innovative facilities that will ensure your time as a student is positive and valuable, preparing you for a successful career in your chosen field. Student support forms a large part of Australia’s education system. Institutions take their responsibility to student welfare seriously. They provide specialist services to help international students adjust to life and study in Australia and to achieve their goals.

Education in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of five and fifteen to seventeen, depending on the state or territory, and date of birth. Post-compulsory education is regulated within the Australian Qualifications Framework, a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFE) and the higher education sector (university).

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) provides the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Australia. It is administered nationally by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Few qualifications outside the system are accepted by employers or for entry to tertiary study. The main exceptions are information technology vendor certifications and the International Baccalaureate.

Under the current arrangements, student visa holders and their dependant family members (except masters by research or doctoral degree student dependants who can work full time), can work a maximum of 20 hours per week during the term once the course has commenced, and unlimited hours when the course is not in session. Under the proposed arrangement, the student work visa conditions would be measured as 40 hours per fortnight during any fortnight in the course session. A fortnight means a period of 14 days commencing on a Monday.

From next year, students will be eligible for up to four years post-study work depending on the level of study completed. Previously, students were only allowed 18 months post-study work if they had completed a select skilled occupation (medicine, trades, engineering, etc). Now, all graduates, regardless of field of study, are eligible for:

1. 2 years post-study work upon completion of a bachelor degree
2. 3 years post-study work upon completion of a master’s degree; and
3. 4 years post-study work upon completion of a doctorate

Student visas are granted by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). DIAC will only grant you a student visa if your course is registered, or is part of a registered course, on a full time basis.

Visit the Commonwealth Register of Courses and Institutions for Overseas Students (CRICOS) website for more information on registered courses and education providers.

Courses under three months’ duration can be undertaken on a visitor visa or courses of up to four months on a working holiday visa. If you intend to study a longer course, you must apply for a student visa.
Advantages to studying on a student visa include:

• You will have access to Australia’s subsidized student health cover;
• You will be allowed to study for longer; and
• You can work part time.

To obtain a Student Visa you will need to:

1. Submit a student visa application;
2. Pay an application fee;
3. Provide a valid passport;
4. Provide appropriate information about financial ability to pay for the study;
5. Provide appropriate information about academic and English ability;
6. Provide an e Coe (electronic confirmation of enrolment) for a course;
7. Provide information that you have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC);
8. Prove that you are of good character, sound health and have no debts to the Australian Government.

To maintain a student visa in Australia students must comply with a number of visa conditions including attendance and academic performance.

Members of a student’s immediate family (spouse, unmarried dependent children under 18 years of age) may accompany them to study in Australia on a ‘Dependents’ Visa.

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