Student Visa Subclasses

Australia’s Student visa program has seven subclasses:

• 570 - Independent ELICOS:
• English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS), undertaken as a stand-alone course, not leading to an Australian award
• ELICOS undertaken as a stand-alone course, leading to a Certificate I, II, III or IV
• 571 - Schools:
• primary school course
• secondary school course, including junior and senior secondary
• approved secondary exchange program
• 572 - Vocational Education and Training:
• Certificate I, II, III, and IV (except ELICOS)
• Diploma
• Advanced Diploma
• Note: Former RATE system qualifications: Certificate, Advanced certificate and Associate diploma.
• 573 - Higher Education:
• Bachelor Degree
• Associate Degree
• Graduate Certificate
• Graduate Diploma
• Masters Coursework
• 574 - Postgraduate Research:
• Masters Research
• Doctoral Degree
• 575 - Non-award:
• Enabling Course: non-award Foundation Studies
• other full-time course or components of courses not leading to an Australian award
• 576 - AusAID and Defence:
• full-time courses of any type undertaken by an AusAID or Defence student sponsored by the Australian Government

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