Study in Australia on a Student visa (subclass 500)

Australia is a federation of 6 states and 2 mainland territories, with its capital at Canberra. Degrees follow the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), a national framework of ten levels: a bachelor degree is level 7, a master degree level 9 and a doctorate level 10. Each institution sets its own credit points under AQF volume-of-learning rules. TEQSA regulates higher education, and the ESOS framework and CRICOS govern education provided to overseas students. CRICOS is the official register of providers and courses that may be offered to student visa holders. Adelaide University opened on 29 January 2026, combining the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.

Australia is in the Southern hemisphere, so January is midsummer and July is midwinter. In Sydney, the average low and high are 19.3 C and 26.2 C in January, and 8.6 C and 16.7 C in July. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide average 0 cm of snowfall a year, and the coldest July average low among them is 6.6 C, in Melbourne.