William Angliss Institute estimates, if you are a single person, A$15,000 - A$19,000 per year is required to cover your living expenses in Melbourne, Australia. Depending on your lifestyle, this amount may be sufficient to cover accommodation, food, transportation, clothing, health insurance, textbooks, stationery, entertainment, telephone, electricity, gas, postage and other incidental expenses. Your tuition fees, uniforms (if required), equipment (if required), excursions and field trips (if required) are additional.

Student and Family

Costs can be expected to increase by at least 35% if you have a spouse and a further 20% if you have one child. The cost of schooling for your child will be an additional A$8,000 per year. Each additional child will add a further 15% plus A$8,000 per child per year for schooling. All school age dependents who accompany or later join you in Australia will be required to pay full fees on each child's enrolment in either a government or non-government school.

Visas to Study in Australia

The Australian Government welcomes people who are not Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents to study in Australia and has set a number of requirements to regulate and protect the industry and intending students. The visa related information provided in this booklet has been obtained from DIAC and is not advice provided by the Institute.  If you wish to undertake VET courses (certificates, diplomas or advanced diplomas),you should apply for a student visa subclass 572 (VET). To study a HE course (degree), you will need a 573 (HE) visa. You should seek your own advice from DIAC offices, from the student visa and skilled migration section on the DIAC website, or through a licensed agent listed on the MARA website. Detailed information on visas can be viewed and downloaded from the DIAC website.

International Students Currently in Australia

If you are an international student currently studying in Australia, you must meet the Institute's entrance requirements. You must also provide evidence that you have maintained satisfactory attendance and made satisfactory academic progress during all your courses in Australia.

International Students Holding Temporary or Bridging Visa in Australia

The Institute's entry requirements and refund policy apply to international students who hold bridging or other visas in Australia. If you hold a bridging or other visa, you will be required to pay full fees and study on a full time basis.

Extending Your Stay

Following your initial student visa, you may wish to extend your stay in Australia for further study at William Angliss Institute or another institution, attend your graduation ceremony, take a holiday or for some other reason. If you wish to extend your stay to undertake full time study, you will need to apply for a new student visa. If you are in Australia on another temporary visa, you may be eligible to apply for another visa to extend your stay or to migrate permanently. To find out whether you are eligible for another visa, visit DIAC or
MARA

Note: William Angliss Institute staff are not permitted by law to advise or provide any
assistance to you on any visa matters.

Change of Status

If you are granted a bridging visa or another temporary visa pending determination of
permanent residency, or are granted permanent residency after the commencement of your course of studies or after you have paid your tuition fees, you must complete the current semester on a full-fee basis. There are no refunds in these situations. You may apply to recommence the course in the following semester as a local student.

Guardianship Arrangements

If you are under 18 years of age and will be accompanied by your parent(s) or custodian, or will be staying with a relative at least 21 years of age of good character and who has been nominated by your parent(s) or custodian, the Institute will issue you with the CoE on payment of tuition and other fees.

If you are not being accompanied by your parent(s) or custodian, or will not be staying with a relative, the organisations listed below can provide you with assistance in organising a suitable guardianship. You should make contact with one of these organisations to obtain full details of their services available to you. If you use the services of one of them, we will issue you with a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW) letter (along with the CoE) on payment of your tuition and other fees. The Institute will only issue this documentation when the organisation demonstrates in writing that suitable accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements have been organised for you.

You should pay any fees associated with the services provided by one of these organisations directly to that organisation. Please note: If you have not turned 17 years of age by the commencement date of the course you are enrolling in, you must be accompanied and reside with your parent(s) or a suitable nominated relative in Australia. In this case, William Angliss Institute does not need to issue you a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW) letter. William Angliss Institute does not accept students that are under 16 years of age. EduCARE Services Australia:
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A&J Student Care Services:
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Household and Car Insurance

You are encouraged to take out household insurance to cover loss or damage of electrical items, clothing, valuables and personal goods in case of fire, theft or other critical incident. You should also take out comprehensive car insurance if you purchase or hire a car.

Driving in Australia

To drive a car in Australia, you must have a driver's licence and the vehicle you are driving must be registered with the government. You must carry your licence with you when you are driving. Australians drive on the left hand side of the road and the steering wheel is on the right hand side of the vehicle. Everyone in a car must wear seatbelts. The penalties for breaking traffic laws can be severe. These include expensive fines, losing your driver's licence or imprisonment. The laws are very strict about wearing seatbelts, driving over the speed limit and driving after drinking alcohol.
VicRoads: www.vicroads.vic.gov.au