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Australian Education Consultants have been successfully assisting students with their Visa's since 1997.

A person who wants to study under the program must obtain a student visa before they can commence a course of study in Australia. You can be granted a student visa only if you wish to undertake a registered course or part of a registered course on a full-time basis.

The Australian education system is divided broadly into four levels of schooling - primary, secondary, vocational education and training and higher education.

Link between new student visa subclasses and courses/qualifications

Student visa subclass	Courses / Qualifications
Subclass 570 Independent ELICOS	English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) undertaken as a stand-alone course, not leading to an Australian award
Subclass 571 Schools	Primary school Secondary school including junior and senior secondary Approved secondary exchange programs
Subclass 572 Vocational Education and Training (VET)	Certificate I, II, III, and IV Diploma, Advanced diploma Former RATE system qualifications: Certificate, Advanced certificate and Associate diploma
Subclass 573 Higher Education	Bachelor degree Associate degree Graduate certificate Graduate diploma
Subclass 574 Masters and Doctorate	Master degree including master coursework and master research Doctoral degree
Subclass 575 Non-award Foundation Studies/Other	Enabling course: non-award foundation studies Other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award
Subclass 576 AusAID and Defence	Full-time courses of all types undertaken by AusAID or Defence students sponsored by the Australian Government

Assessment levels

On 1 July 2001, the gazetted/non-gazetted country regime was replaced by an assessment level regime.

Different assessment levels within each of the student visa subclasses determine eligibility for a student visa, by establishing the threshold requirements that an applicant must meet in order to be granted a student visa.

The assessment levels are prescribed according to the passport held and the education sector of study.

The country/sector assessment levels assigned have been based upon objective criteria and objective data regarding the compliance of students from different countries and in different education sectors.

Assessment level 1 represents the lowest assessment level and assessment level 5 the highest.

The higher the assessment level, the greater the minimum evidentiary standards a student visa applicant has to satisfy in respect of criteria relating to financial capacity, English proficiency and other relevant matters.

Assessment level 3, 4 and 5 applicants must make their initial student visa application while they are outside of Australia.

Assessment factors

You will be assessed to see if you are seeking to enter Australia for the purpose of study and will not contravene visa conditions and become an unlawful non-citizen.

To be granted a student visa, you must provide evidence that satisfies the assessment factors applicable to you. Assessment factors include your financial ability, English proficiency, likely compliance with the conditions of your visa and any other matters relevant to assessing your application.

English proficiency

Evidence that you have a minimum overall band score of 6.0 in IELTS to commence the course or an overall band score of 5.0 IELTS to obtain a student visa to undertake a maximum of 30 weeks ELICOS to achieve the minimum overall band score of 6.0 IELTS.

The IELTS test must have been conducted not more than 2 years before the day on which your application was made. In other words, the test must be taken prior to lodging a student visa application. If you sit the test after you have lodged your application, the results of the test cannot be taken into account.

Other relevant matters

School reports and academic records showing satisfactory completion of Year 12 or equivalent, or, if you have provided a Confirmation of Enrolment certificate for a foundation course, then school reports and academic records showing satisfactory completion of Year 11. Any other matters that are considered to be relevant to assessing your application are taken into account. These may include, but are not limited to, your background, immigration history, and academic record.

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