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The Australian Government committed to an Australian Universities Accord to drive lasting and transformative reform in Australia’s higher education system.

Teachers make a real difference to the lives of young people. There are various pathways into teaching, across early childhood, primary and secondary school settings, as well as financial incentives and support.

The National Student Ombudsman is now able to receive and investigate complaints from higher education students about the actions of their higher education provider.

The Council for International Education supports a high quality, innovative and sustainable international education sector.

The Australian Government is investing $296 million to build a bedrock of research talent skilled in university–industry collaboration across the sector under the Increase Workforce Mobility initiative.

The Commonwealth’s 2025 Closing the Gap Implementation Plan builds on the Commonwealth’s efforts in achieving the targets in the National Agreement.

On 15 December 2022, Education Ministers agreed on a National Teacher Workforce Action Plan (Action Plan) which sets out a clear pathway to addressing the national issue of teacher workforce shortages.

Access and Participation programs are available to help Australians who want to attend university, regardless of circumstances, background or location.

The Australian Government (the Commonwealth) provides recurrent funding for every student enrolled at a school.

As part of the 2024-2025 Budget, the Australian Government announced there will be no further funding rounds of the Destination Australia program (DAP) from 1 July 2024.

Australia is an established global leader in world-class research, and our research excellence is underpinned by access to excellent national research infrastructure.

From 1 January 2021, new higher education students will need a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) and Commonwealth financial assistance (HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP or OS-HELP).

The Australian Curriculum provides schools, teachers, parents and students a clear understanding of what students should learn. This curriculum applies no matter where a student lives or what school system they're in.

As part of the 2024 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), the Australian Government has quadrupled the Disability Support Fund (DSF) to increase support for students with disability in higher education, commencing payment in 2025.

The Australian Government is introducing demand-driven Needs-based Funding (NBF) from 1 January 2026 (further details can be found in the NBF Factsheet).

The Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) is a non-indexed, means-tested payment to school-leavers from regional or remote areas who need to relocate for full-time, higher-level tertiary education (Certificate IV and above) at an education provider l

The Department of Education is working with Australia’s higher education and research sector to counter risks of foreign interference.

Suburban University Study Hubs will improve access to tertiary education for students living in outer metropolitan and peri-urban areas of Australia.