Q: When can children study in Australia?
A: Children over the age of 6 can apply for primary schools in Australia.
Q: What is the latest grade for a child to attend an Australian middle school?
A: According to the regulations of the Australian Immigration Bureau, China students should study in secondary schools in Australia for no less than 65,438+08 months, so students should come to Australia to study in grades 65,438+065,438+0 at the latest.
Enter the middle school need to pay attention to:
When entering the ninth grade of middle school, the age must be less than 17 years old;
When entering the middle school 10 grade, you must be less than 18 years old;
When entering the middle school grade 1 1, it must be less than19;
You must be less than 20 years old when you enter the middle school 12 grade.
Q: Do Australian primary and secondary schools have to accompany them?
A: International students in primary school must be a parent or immediate family member as a guardian. When you get to middle school, you can choose to live on campus or stay with a host family, but you still need a guardian, either a parent or a relative. The student guardian should have one of the following relationships with the applicant: (parents, brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters of parents, grandparents, step-parents, step-grandparents, brothers and sisters of step-parents).
Primary and secondary schools in Australia are divided into two categories: public schools and private schools. Most public schools mainly examine students' usual grades, and some public schools will require interviews; However, most private schools require students above grade four to take the AEAS exam and telephone/online interview.
Q: Do I need to take IELTS to apply for secondary schools in Australia?
A: Most public schools don't need to take IELTS scores, and most private schools need students with CET-4 or above to provide AEAS scores, including the assessment of students' language ability, so IELTS scores are not necessary. However, according to different situations, it may be helpful for students to apply if they have IELTS scores.
Q: What's the difference between public schools and private schools?
A: This is what parents are most concerned about. Should we choose public or private schools? !
It is difficult to sum up the advantages and disadvantages of these two types of schools in one sentence. Australia's education ranks first in the world, and the teaching qualifications and teachers of all schools must meet the standards. Among the top schools, there are both private schools and excellent public schools. As far as the education system and the quality of teachers are concerned, there is not much difference between public and private. They are extremely strict because they follow the British education system and teacher evaluation mechanism. The difference is that there are different emphases in some aspects. Expert opinions/suggestions
Public schools:
1. It is invested and managed by the government, and the teaching of teachers is managed by the Ministry of Education of the state government.
2. Because they are mainly local students, the language environment is good, most of them have independent campuses, and the environmental facilities are better.
3. Take the tuition fees of public schools as an example. Middle school tuition is about 14600- 16400 Australian dollars per year, and primary school tuition is about 1 1000 Australian dollars per year, which is very suitable for middle-income families.
Private schools:
1. Australian private secondary schools are generally established and managed by churches, enterprises and private individuals, and the teaching quality is uneven. However, many elite middle schools follow the British education system, study rigorously, and the university enrollment rate is very high. Private secondary schools in Australia can be subdivided into three categories:
The first category is missionary schools.
In addition to mixed schools, there are boys' schools and girls' schools. This kind of missionary private secondary school inherits the teaching methods of traditional English missionary schools, which not only educates students in their studies, but also trains them in their words and deeds.
The second category is excellent independent schools.
Usually, the name of a school is named after its founder, which attracts students through its accumulated excellent teaching reputation. These schools have often experienced hundreds of years of history and formed a set of unique teaching models and methods, which are the best types of institutions in Australian secondary schools.
The third category is university-affiliated schools.
1. Many universities in Australia have subordinate schools, which use the teaching facilities and teachers of universities to carry out education. Such schools are usually located in or near university campuses. Students can feel the learning atmosphere of the university in advance when they study at school, which is very helpful for entering the university for further study in the future.
Relatively speaking, the hardware facilities of private schools are often better than those of public schools. For example, many private schools have their own swimming pools and offer more kinds of courses in and out of class.
Australian private schools usually have a long history and have a good reputation and reputation in the local area. The students in the school basically come from high-income families such as lawyers, doctors, senior government officials and celebrities, so the source and quality of students are greatly guaranteed. The management and safety of most schools are excellent, and parents can get students' study reports and living conditions regularly.
Private schools are also called aristocratic schools because of their high tuition fees, and the annual tuition fees range from about 20 thousand to 40 thousand Australian dollars.
To sum up, Australian public and private secondary schools have their own advantages and disadvantages. When choosing, students and parents can choose the most suitable school for students according to their own objective conditions and selection criteria.
Q: How long is the visa for primary and secondary school students?
A: Generally speaking, the maximum duration of a student visa is five years, and the maximum duration of a primary school-age student visa is two years.
Q: How soon will the visa be granted?
A: The general visa will be granted within 1-3 months. However, in order to ensure that the visa can be successfully approved, parents are advised to reserve enough time to prepare the materials in advance, and Australian experts studying in Australia will also check the completeness and correctness of the materials for everyone to ensure that students can get the visa in the shortest time. Detailed consultation
Q: How to apply for studying in Australian primary and secondary schools?
A: Before applying for an Australian study visa, students need to apply for a good school. Public schools generally need to take 20 weeks of language classes after getting an offer. School admission is audited by the school or the state Ministry of Education, and the visa for studying abroad is applied by the Student Visa Office of the Immigration Bureau. After students get the school's offer, they begin to apply for student visas and accompanying visas. You can come to Australia to study after completing all the formalities.
Q: When will you start preparing to apply for studying in Australia?
A: Due to the limited number of excellent schools and fierce competition, international students need to apply in advance, usually 1 to 1 year and a half in advance. There is fierce competition for quality education resources in Australia. Usually, the housing prices around good schools are relatively high. If parents choose to accompany them, they may need to know the property information in advance.
Q: What is the budget for primary and secondary school students in Australia?
A: For public schools, the annual tuition fee is about 1 0,000-10.5 million Australian dollars. The tuition fee of private schools is about 20,000-40,000 Australian dollars per year, which varies from school to school.