Australia has a scheme to assist mature age people in obtaining further employment prospects with the Mature Age Apprenticeship scheme.
Mature Age Apprenticeship scheme
The way this seems to work is that employers receive government funded incentives of normally up to $4,000.
Each State may be different in this, and … Read the rest
Australia School Comparison Reports
At the end of the 2009, ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) will be publishing Australian school profiles on a new website for that purpose. More details at: www.acara.edu.au
These profiles should provide information on each schools performance, including results from the 2008 and 2009 … Read the rest
School fees for children of Student Visa holders in Australia
Student Visa holders in Australia are required to pay full International Studying fees for any children attending school in Australia.
Some classes of overseas students are exempt from payment of fees and some individual overseas students are able to seek … Read the rest
The 457 visa is classed as a temporary visa, it must be noted that it is a Temporary “Resident” Visa, and not a Temporary “Visitor” Visa.
Some Australian States allow the children of Temporary “Resident” Visa holders to access Government School facilities under the same conditions as Citizens and Residents.… Read the rest
Most Australian schools have 4 terms, other than Tasmania which only has three terms, and these term dates may be different for each state.
ACT
Australian Capital Territory – Australian School Term Dates 2010
The cost of University education in Australia will depend on a persons Visa status and Residence status.
There are three basic categories:
As an idea of the differences in costs at University, the following costs apply to this one particular course at one university, and … Read the rest
The 2009 NAPLAN testing results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have now been released.
More details on the following NAPLAN 2009 subject tests at:
Australia School Comparison Reports
At the end of the 2009, ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment … Read the rest
Schooling in Queensland begins, for most children, with the Preparatory Year of school, “Prep”, which is normally 9am to 3pm, for 5 days per week.
Prep is NOT compulsory, but most children, about 97%, do attend.
Microsoft Office 2007 is available in Australia for just $75, and yes, that is 75 Australian Dollars.
There are conditions of course, for getting a product that has a RRP of $1,150 for only $75.
You must have a valid email address at one of the educational institutions listed on … Read the rest
