Australian System of Higher Education

The famous British system, which is considered worldwide the most traditional, the best quality, and generally most-most is the basis of the Australian school too. The style of studying of the Australian higher education is based on three main principles: an optimized price/performance ratio, a serious level of training of future specialists and promising prospects after graduation.

Education Quality

Raisin Australian high school is the famous Australian Qualifications Framework. It allows you to move from level to level. From the first level - it is conditional first grade - to the level of a professional - the highest level of the university.

The Australian school year begins in February and ends in November. That is, an Australian student in the same way as a domestic, devotes studies of 9 months, and rest, respectively, 3 months plus a week between semesters.

If you decide to pursue higher education in Australia, get ready for that fact that firstly you need to gain the necessary knowledge, either in the preparatory year of university (Foundation) in the chosen specialty or complete specialized colleges (TAFE) - your choice. After you arrive at the first year of university, and the student, who graduated from TAFE, automatically becomes a sophomore and graduated with honors from TAFE - third year.

Getting a Degree

If you intend to get a bachelor's degree in engineering, you will need to spend on it three or four years (depending on your results). If you chose a specialty related to the field of medicine or law, bachelor's degree will get only five or six years.

Especially popular in Australia is a "double degree": information technology plus management, plus business law, linguistics, plus psychology. To get a double-diploma, you have to learn at least five years, but its owner will be glad to any, even the most demanding, employer.

Requirements for applicants in Australia

For admission to higher education in Australia is required to provide a certificate or diploma with the application. It is recommended to send the application for admission, that include your written essay (personal statement) to the university as soon as possible. Applicants whose applications essays successfully received, will receive a confirmation from the university and the documentation that describes the policy institutions in respect of fees.

English language proficiency requirements for admission to Australian universities
For the successful completion of a course of study at universities in Australia, applicants must have a sufficient level of language proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Requirements

Applicants must comply with any of the following requirements:
• Provide evidence of the level of proficiency in English, indicating the number of points obtained at the time universally recognized tests;
• Successfully complete the course of language training, which is offered at the college.