Summary of the best application time for Australian international students in primary and secondary schools, undergraduates, and postgraduates! What should I pay extra attention to?

Regarding the application time of Australian schools, BRILLIANTPATH ​​often receives many questions from students:

Is it too late/too early to apply now?

What if I missed the last application deadline?

When is the best time to apply?

How do I apply if I haven’t received my diploma yet?

In fact, the application time for Australian schools depends on the course level and your own situation, and specific issues need to be analyzed in detail.

Today, BRILLIANTPATH ​​will give you a detailed introduction to the admission time and application considerations for the three stages of Australian primary and secondary schools, universities, and postgraduate courses.

Australian primary and secondary school
The school year in Australian primary and secondary schools starts at the beginning of the year (January) and ends at the end of the year (December).

According to the Australian secondary school system, an academic year is divided into four semesters (Terms), and the start times of the four terms are: January, April, July and October.

There is a two-week study break (Study Break) between the first and second Term, and between the third and fourth Term;

There is also a two-week holiday between the second and third term, known as winter vacation;

There is a two-month long vacation between the fourth Term and the first Term of the next year, which is called Summer Vacation (Summer Vacation).

If you fail to enroll at the beginning of the new school year (January), in most cases, students can transfer to Term2, Term3, or even Term4.
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Another question that students often ask is that students who are studying in the second semester of high school or in the third year of high school in China want to apply for high schools in Australia.

In fact, it is too late for such students to apply for secondary schools in Australia!

In Australia, grades 11 and 12 are counted towards the Australian College Entrance Examination as part of the overall Gaokao score.

Domestic high school students who come to Australia in the second semester of the second semester or the third year of high school will form a situation of backward reading, wasting precious time, and even such applications may be rejected by Australian secondary schools.

(Australian college entrance examination: Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, or ATAR, is the only admission standard for all Australian universities to enroll high school graduates)

Studying Foundation, Diploma or University in Australia
The academic system of Australian universities generally divides one academic year into two semesters (Semester), which is the same as in China.

Most Australian universities have at least two start times a year, in February and July.

Therefore, for most university applications, there is no such thing as too early or too late, and there is no most suitable application time.

If you miss the start of this semester, you can still enroll at the next start time. Moreover, some of these institutions have four or more admission opportunities per year.

Regardless of when you enroll, there is no difference in the curriculum and graduation certificates, so the impact on further studies is not great. Even if you fail to apply for the first start time, you can still apply for the next start time without any impact.

However, from the perspective of employment, the large-scale campus recruitment of enterprises will be concentrated in spring and autumn, of which the autumn recruitment from September to December is the most important. Students who enter in spring can participate in both spring recruitment and autumn recruitment before graduation. There are more opportunities and more time.

Details that require special attention are:

The start time of the school refers to the start time of the main subjects. Students may need to take language courses before the start of the main course to meet the university’s English entry requirements, so the specific start time is not certain;

For some specific majors, such as nursing, architecture, etc., some courses of these majors only start once a year, usually in February. For such courses, it is necessary to make a plan for the application time node in advance.

Postgraduate study in Australia
The application for Australian graduate students is more complicated than other categories.

From the point of view of admission materials, you need:

Four-year college transcripts

English test scores (IELTS, TOEFL, etc.)

recommendation letter

personal statement

CV

Some majors also require professional works and Samples

Students can use their three-year or three-and-a-half-year university transcripts to apply for postgraduate studies in Australian universities during the first semester of their senior year and get a conditional admission letter.

After graduating from senior year, use the final transcript, degree certificate, and graduation certificate to obtain an unconditional admission letter.

have to be aware of is:

After receiving a conditional offer, applicants must meet certain requirements, such as complete test scores or proof of identity (such as an international passport), in order to be accepted.

Obtaining an unconditional offer letter means that you have obtained a place in the course and you are ready to apply for a student visa.