State

Each Australian education institution registered on the Commonwealth Register of Courses and Institutions for Overseas Students (CRICOS) offer courses from locations within one of the six Australian States:

• New South Wales (NSW);
• Queensland (QLD);
• South Australia (SA);
• Tasmania (TAS);
• Victoria (VIC);or
• Western Australia (WA);

or two Australian territories:

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT); or
• Northern Territory (NT).

The location of each state/territory, and the capital city within each, is shown on the following map:

Types of Course (Course Levels)

Each course recorded in the Commonwealth Register of Courses and Institutions for Overseas Students (CRICOS) is assigned a course level or qualification type. The majority of the qualification types used are from the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

The AQF is a unified system of twelve national qualifications, for example Bachelor Degree, Doctoral Degree, Diploma etc. The AQF is used nationally within the following educational sectors:

• Schools;
• Vocational Education and Training (e.g. Technology and Further Education (TAFE) institutions and private providers); and
• Higher Education (mainly universities).

More information about the Australian Qualifications Framework can be found on the AQF Web Site

Field Of Education - Broad Field

The structure of the Field of Education has three levels:

• broad field;
• narrow field; and
• detailed field

Broad fields are:

• the broadest categories of the classification;
• denoted by 2-digit codes; and
• distinguished from each other on the basis of theoretical content and the broad purpose for which the study is undertaken.

Field Of Education - Narrow Field

The structure of the Field of Education has three levels:

• broad field;
• narrow field; and
• detailed field

Narrow fields are:

• subdivisions of the broad fields;
• denoted by 4-digit codes – the relevant broad field code plus two additional digits; and
• distinguished from other narrow fields in the same broad field on the basis of the objects of interest and the purpose for which the study is undertaken.

Field Of Education - Detailed Field

The structure of the Field of Education has three levels:

• broad field;
• narrow field; and
• detailed field

Detailed fields are:

• subdivisions of the narrow fields;
• denoted by 6-digit codes - the relevant narrow field code plus two additional digits; and
• distinguished from other detailed fields in the same narrow field on the basis of methods and techniques, tools and equipment, and a stricter application of the criteria used for broad and narrow fields.

Codes ending in 00 are described as not further defined (n.f.d.) codes and are used to assign field of education codes which cannot be coded to any specific detailed field in the classification but can be coded to a higher level of the classification structure.

Codes ending in 99 are allocated to fields of education which may belong to a particular broad or narrow field of education but which do not represent sufficient observations to be a distinct detailed field of education in their own right. These are the other or not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.) categories

Foundation Studies

If the Foundation Studies option is selected, the results of your course search will be restricted to only those courses that have been identified as legitimate foundation studies programs.

A Foundation Studies course is one where the aim of the program is to equip students with the skills and capabilities to enter the tertiary sector. Upon successful completion of the program, students will gain entry, but not credit, to a tertiary level program of study.

Minimum entry requirements:

• Students entering the program must demonstrate, where appropriate:
• successful completion of Australian Year 11 or a comparable education level; and
• attainment of English language proficiency equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.5 overall (minimum of 5.0 in each macro skill).

Work Component

If the Work Component option is selected, the results of your course search will be restricted to only those courses that contain any work component.

Count Courses By Institution

If the Count Courses By Institution option is selected, the results of your course search will be a list of the total numbers of courses for each institution that offers one or more courses that matched your search criteria.

For example, if you selected:

• Field of Study: Economics
• Type of Course: Bachelor Degree
• Course Location: Australian Capital Territory

the results of the search might be:

Institution	Course Location	No. of Courses
Australian National University	Australian Capital Territory	5
University of Canberra	Australian Capital Territory	22

If you then clicked on one of the institution names, a list of the courses offered by that institution (that matched your course search criteria) would be displayed.