Australia Guide: Education

If you are thinking of studying abroad, this is the section for you. Here you will find all the information you need about universities, admission processes, tuition fees and so on, as well as all there is to know about further education.

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  Introduction

  An overview of Australian universities

  The age of admission to university is usually 18 (although most admit exceptional students at a younger age) and courses are usually for three years, although some last for four.

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  University

  Tuition fees, grants, applications and degrees

  Overseas students must pay in advance full tuition fees, which vary with the course and university.

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  Further education

  TAFE Colleges and Open Universities Australia

  Further education generally embraces everything except first degree courses taken at universities and colleges of higher education, although the distinction between further and higher education is often blurred.

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