Resources
Standard 8: Overseas student visa requirements
Standard 8 sets out that registered providers must safeguard the integrity of Australia’s migration laws.
Standard 9: Deferring, suspending or cancelling the overseas student’s enrolment
Standard 9 sets out that registered providers must appropriately manage the enrolment of their overseas students and maintain updated information in PRISMS.
Foundation Program Standards
The National Standards for Foundation Programs must be met by all foundation program providers wanting to be registered on CRICOS.
Guiding Principles for VET in Schools delivered to overseas students
The Department of Education considers that VET in schools may be delivered to overseas students under particular conditions.
Strengthening English Language Outcomes for International Students
The ELICOS Standards 2018 set nationally consistent levels of quality.
CRICOS Cost Recovery Consultation Paper
The Department of Education is currently reviewing the cost recovery arrangements for education providers delivering courses to international students through the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
As part of this process, the department is developing a new CRICOS charging structure in accordance with ASQA and TEQSA’s move to full cost-recovery on 1 July 2020, whereby all ESOS agencies will directly recover their own costs for quality assurance, regulation and monitoring activities.
The department’s CRICOS Cost Recovery Consultation Paper outlines the framework for the proposed changes and the legislative amendments required to facilitate these changes.
2019 Regulations overview
The Education Services for Overseas Student (ESOS) Regulations 2019 replaced the ESOS Regulations on 1 October 2019.
2019 Regulations Q&A
The Education Services for Overseas Student (ESOS) Regulations 2019 replaced the ESOS Regulations on 1 October 2019.
Registration fact sheet for higher education, foundation programs and ELICOS
On 11 December 2015 the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Act 2015 was passed by the Australian Parliament.
Registration fact sheet for schools
On 11 December 2015 the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Act 2015 was passed by the Australian Parliament.
Registration fact sheet for VET courses and ELICOS
On 11 December 2015 the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Act 2015 was passed by the Australian Parliament.
International Students Factsheet
The Department of Education has released a factsheet for international students containing important information about their rights and responsibilities while studying in Australia.
Education Services for Overseas Students - Reporting Student Defaults and Refunds Factsheet
In December 2015 the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 passed through Parliament to amend the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act).
This fact sheet explains the changes to reporting about student defaults and refunds under the ESOS Act, which will take effect on Monday 14 December 2015.
Reform of the ESOS framework
