School education is similar across all of Australia with only minor variations between states and territories. School education (primary and secondary) is compulsory between the ages of six and sixteen (Year 1 to Year 9 or 10). School education is 13 years and divided into:

  • Primary school – Runs for seven or eight years, starting at Kindergarten/Preparatory through to Year 6 or 7.

  • Secondary school – Runs for three or four years, from Years 7 to 10 or 8 to 10.

  • Senior secondary school – Runs for two years, Years 11 and 12.

Under normal circumstances, students after completion of junior secondary education, go to high school programs in Australia. The Australian Government must require high school in Australia to study for more than 16 months. Therefore, directly is not allowed to enter grade 12. Meanwhile, into the age of Australian high school students also have certain requirements. For example, reading of grade 12, students over the age of 20, reading grade 11, no more than 19 years old, reading grade 10, cannot be more than 18 years of age. In General, the graduations, can study in Australia 10. If you finish high school or senior high school in reading, you can study in grade 11.

 

Australian primary and secondary schools is 12 years, grade 1-6 for elementary school, grade 7-9 Chinese equivalent of junior high school, 10-12 grade is the equivalent of high school. Grade 12 this year has been very important. In that year, preparing its students to graduate from high school, graduate and will attend the high school graduation examination. High school graduation examination results are important reference data of students entering University. Also, in Australia, the academic year is divided into four terms, this four semester start dates are in January, April, July, October.

 

Applicant basic conditions:

Junior high school graduates: admission to 10 years when the age less than 18 years of age, enrolled in grade 11 age not more than 19 years of age.

Australian high school are not allowed to skip. For example graduated from junior high school when a student in Australia, that cannot read the Australian grade 11 Australia allowed high school reading, for example students in Australia is the country just finished high school, is to read high school in Australia. But time shall not exceed 1.5 years (main subject placement for the time).

High school in Australia no less than 16 months, and therefore to apply no later than 11 third-year term, but generally does not allow students to school in 11th grade he finished school.

 

English Requirements:

If the applicant is aged less than 16 years of age, IELTS can be natural immunity if they are under the age of 16 years of age, may apply for an IELTS exemption. Also required to provide: (1) junior high school graduation certificate (2) senior high school admission notice or Certificate of Schooling (excluding secondary and vocational school, technical school) (3) three-year junior high school English is higher than 75%.

If the applicant does not meet the English conditions, you need to prepare for IELTS. IELTS requirements 5 points if less than 5 points (4 points), you need to apply for schools or near the language center is read not more than 30 language. Of course different high schools in the school will have different IELTS entry requirements, language generally suggest that students enrolled in schools number of weeks.

 

Guardian Arrangements:

The applicant is under 18 years of age, need to arrange in Australia's guardian. Schools will need to decide who will serve as guardian. Parents can choose to have the school or education arrangements guardians, if parents in Australia have designated guardian, will have to apply in advance and audited. Qualified guardians must be at least 21 years old, can be at the local permanent residency and there are no criminal proof of the student's siblings, grandparents and aunt di-tert-jiugu, or step, and so on.

 

Financial Requirements:

Applicants will be required to show sufficient funds to meet their travel expenses during the Australian study, tuition and living expenses (first 24 months).

Visa Length: general high school curriculum is at the end of December, that is valid visas generally to March 15 the following year.