Saturday, April 24, 2010

Getting school in Australia with Tourist visa

Getting school in Australia with Tourist visa?
Hello there can any one help me understand this? please. i want to know if I can apply for a school or be a student whiles am already in Australia. I got a tourist Visa but i will be happy if i could apply for a school there and change my visa Status without going out again. please help me with this. Thanks
Embassies & Consulates - 1 Answers
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You can only apply for your initial student visa from within Australia if you're from an assessment level 1 country e.g. the USA, UK, Canada and some other developed countries. Applicants from other assessment level countries must provide provide exceptional reasons to justify the grant of a visa. http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1219i.pdf http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/157a.pdf (Questions 28 & 42)

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Friday, April 16, 2010

How many school days in Australia

How many school days in Australia?
In the US, all schools are required to have 180 days of school, not including weekends or breaks. How many in Australia? Remember: School days, not weekends, holidays, breaks, or vacations. Could you tell me where you found your answer?
Primary & Secondary Education - 3 Answers
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200 days in Victoria. Looked at the school calender. Compared to the US there are much fewer holidays - our summer break is only 5-6 weeks depending on when christmas is.
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i cant tell you how many days. i think the other guy would be close to right. we have four sets of holidays throughout the year, end of term 1, two weeks holiday. end of term 2, two weeks holiday, end of term 3, two weeks holiday, then end of term 4 we get 6 weeks over the christmas holiday. i think 200 days is pretty accurate. but me personally probably have 160-170 days at school. 30 being days off, arriving late, and suspension. and in year 9 currently we have this thing called 'new horizons'. a week each term we get out of school and go on camps and stuff, but i aint doing that shit, so i got a week off each term. im 2 weeks from ending term 2. then 2 weeks holiday. then term 3 commences. next semester. w00t new electives. gym, computer arts and court sports. easy shit. getting off track. anyway. good luck with your answer.
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how many school days? TOO MANY!

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Moving to Australia for school, possibly permanent later on or after if its possible

Moving to Australia for school, possibly permanent later on or after if its possible?
I'm planning to go to school in AU, but I have no idea how college works over there. I tried reading things online but I get so confused, can anyone tell me how it roughly works and what the yearly expenses would be? And are there AU's version of a community college like there is here in the US? Is transferring there hard?
Primary & Secondary Education - 1 Answers
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Hey dude, I dunno how you transfer here but... The cost is about 20-25 thousand for an average arts type of course. Music and medicine and things cost more. This link might work http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/fees/grad. I think your community collge is what we call TAFE. We call college, university and the form of study below that is TAFE. There isn't a lot of dorms around so a lot of students just rent houses together. TAFE is about 10-15 thousand a year for a diploma. Goes for two years. Most are around $10,000 a year i think. http://www.goldcoast.tafe.qld.gov.au/about_us/publications/index.html#international_2010 Havn't looked at the above link but the gold coast rules. Nothing is cheap. Good luck.

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Cheap Boarding School Australia

Cheap Boarding School Australia?
i'm a 15 yr old female and i really want to go to boarding school. But my parents cant afford $40000 a year so does anyone know any cheap boarding schools in sydney or canberra???
Other - Australia - 3 Answers
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Boarding schools are found in the most expensive private schools where the education fee is around 18-25K. What is the reason you wish to go to boarding school? Is it because you are in the country and wish to go to a city school - if so there may be a scholarship available. However, if you live in Sydney or Canberra itself you will find it hard to be accepted into a boarding school as the places are very limited (40-50 places) and are earmarked for country and international students only.
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If you go to NZ there are plenty of boarding schools that are affordable. See link for one. You will not be considered an International student as an Aussie.
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I don't think you'll be able to find a boarding school cheaper than $35,000.

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