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🇦🇺 Australia

Education system in Australia

National curriculum framework delivered by states and territories

School levels

Early learning to Doctorate

Universities

43 institutions

Scholarships

510 listed

Levels of education

The stages below follow the internationally comparable structure used across schools.help.

  • Early Childhood

    Ages 0–3 · play-based care and learning

  • Pre-Primary

    Ages 3–6 · kindergarten and nursery

  • Primary

    Foundational literacy and numeracy

  • Middle School

    Broad subject introduction

  • Secondary

    Core national qualifications

  • Senior Secondary

    Streams and university preparation

  • Vocational Education

    Trade and technical skills

  • Diploma

    Short applied qualifications

  • Undergraduate

    Bachelor's degrees

  • Postgraduate

    Master's and professional degrees

  • Doctorate

    Research degrees and PhDs

Curricula available

Listed for reference only — no framework is presented as better than another.

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