Australian education consists of 2 main stages - school education and tertiary education.
School education in Australia has a very similar structure in all states of Australia, with slight variations. Under the Australian law, all children must attend school, and between 6 and 15 years of age school attendance is compulsory (in Tasmania, school education is compulsory until the age of 16). Parents are encouraged to enroll their children to school at the young age of 5 or 6, most children start going to school when they are 5 years old. Usually school education lasts for 13 years, and consists of a preparatory year, primary schooling, and secondary schooling. Preparatory year in Australian schools is not mandatory, but it is a very common practice among parents to take that option, to help their children get used to their further school life, education, and experience. Primary school in Australia is attended by children under 12-13 years old, and high school (or secondary school) is attended by children over 12-13 years old. There are government (public) schools and non-government (private) schools. While the general curriculum is the same all over different states and territories, individual Australian schools differ in electives, school and uniform rules, etc.. There are also differences between public and private schools in Australia, most obvious being the fees charged by private schools while public schools are free.
Tertiary education in Australia can be divided into 2 main types - vocational education and higher education. Vocational education courses are offered by the insitutions within the Australia's VET sector (Vocational Education and Training). Such courses are designed for people who want technical, vocational, or trade skills. Most common way to receive such training is through Australian TAFE colleges. TAFE stands for "Technical And Further Education". The usual requirement for most TAFE courses is completion of the high school program. TAFE colleges usually charge fees, and students have to buy their own textbooks. Vocational areas and professions taught in Australian TAFE include such things as IT (information technology), business, arts and design, media, hospitality, construction, tourism, transport, mining, engineering, technology, manufacturing, and others.
Higher education programs are usually offered by Australian universities. There are currently around 40 universities in Australia, most of which receive funding from federal government. In addition there are several higher education institutions which are privately funded, many of which provide religion-related higher education. Australian universities provide quality higher education at the international standard levels, and are known for excellence in both research and teaching professionalism. Universities in Australia have many strong international ties with other higher education institutions all over the world, including cooperation and collaboration in educational, business, and research matters and ventures.
Australia Education Guide aims to list all of the educational institutions and outlets in Australia. The listings in our directory of education are frequently updated and more members are constantly adding their Australian schools, colleges, and higher education institutions to our guide. You can easily find a perfect school, college, or university to study for yourself or your child using the search function of our guide, or select one of the categories in our menu of Australian education institutions and narrow down your search by the state and then city, suburb, or town. Whatever type of education you are looking for, Australia Education Guide will help you find the perfect place to study in Australia.
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