Australian Immigration classifies student visas by type of qualifications as follows:

<strong>Student Visa subclass 570 (Independent ELICOS Sector visa):</strong>

This visa applies for international students who intend to study English Language in Australia. Some o f these courses are General English, Preparation for IELTS Test, Preparation for Cambridge, EAP (English for Academic Purposes), Preparation for OET (Occupational English test), Preparation for Australian High School, Pronunciation and others.

<strong>Student Visa subclass 571 (Schools Sector visa):</strong> 

This visa applies for international students who intend to study at a primary or Secondary school (Junior or Senior) in Australia.

<strong>Student Visa subclass 572 (Vocational Education and Training Sector visa):</strong> 

This visa applies for international students seeking qualifications at technical level with more focus on practice. These courses are classified in accordance with their level of complexity as follows: Certificate I, Certificate II, Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Vocational Graduate Certificate and Vocational Graduate Diploma.

<strong>Student Visa subclass 573 (Higher Education Sector visa):</strong> 

This visa applies for international students who wish to enrol in courses considered as higher education such as Higher Education Diploma or Advanced Diploma, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters degree by coursework. 

<strong>Student Visa subclass 574 (Postgraduate Research Sector visa):</strong>

This visa applies to international students coming to Australia to study a Master Degree by Research or a Doctorate Degree.



