Our website offers comprehensive information on undergraduate and postgraduate study, searchable course databases and information on scholarships.

Our team is available to help with your enquiries.

Education Manager Eastern States
Simon Naisbitt
E simon.naisbitt@britishcouncil.org.au

Education Manager Western States
Annabel Turner
Email: annabel.turner@britishcouncil.org.au

For undergraduate courses apply online through UCAS. You can choose up to 6 institutions (4 for Medicine, Dentistry and Vet Science).

You must also apply directly to the university in the case of Oxford and Cambridge.

Applications open each year on 1st September for entry the following October. Applications close on 30th June in the year of intended entry for internationals students; however, applicants are advised to follow the UK/EU closing date of 15th January in order to have the best chance of being awarded a place. There is an early closing date of 15th October, for entry the following October, for all courses at Cambridge and Oxford, and for all universities in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and veterinary science courses.

For postgraduate courses, apply directly to the institution(s). Application dates are more flexible but you should aim to begin your application 12-18 months before you intend to begin your studies.

Contact the international offices of the institutions you are interested in to discuss what they require for your subject.

HERO provides a complete listing of UK institutions.

UK institutions receive applications from all over the world and are familiar with Australian qualifications.  Nearly 2000 Australians are accepted by these institutions every year.

Visit our UK School System page to view a table of Australian equivalents of UK qualifications.

There is no official ranking of universities in the UK but the following provide guides to help students make an informed choice.

Times Good University Guide
Guardian University Guide
HERO

UK citizens aren’t automatically given home student status. Home fees usually apply to EU nationals who have lived within the EU for the three years immediately prior to starting their course.

Overseas fees apply to all non-EU students, as well as UK and EU citizens who have not been resident in the EU for the past three years.

More information is available by downloading our relevant connections pdf

All applications for UK passports and visas must be made to the British High Commission in Canberra.

British Council Australia cannot provide any information or advice about visa applications.

While in the UK, students can work up to 20 hours a week during each term and full-time during vacations.

Visit our Passports and Visas page for further details.

Visit our undergraduate and postgraduate pages for a guide to how much studying in the UK is likely to cost.

Our scholarships section provides information on the types of scholarships available and has a searchable scholarship database.

We do not teach English or adminster IELTS tests at British Council Australia, nor do we recommend particular colleges.  For further information on recognised IELTS centres, please contact English Australia.

British Council does not administer any examinations in Australia. However the following centres offer testing services on a state-wide basis.

ACT
The Examination Section
Australian National University
Tel: +61 2 6249 4663

NSW
LTC Language and Testing Consultants Pty Ltd
Tel: +61 2 9692 9585

NT
External Examinations Officer
NT University External Studies Centre
PO BOX 40146
Casuarina NT 0811
Tel: +61 8 8946 6484

SA
Examinations Officer
Department of TAFE
120 Currie Street
Adelaide SA
Tel: +61 8 8207 8201

TAS
Overseas Examinations
Tasmanian Secondary Assessment Board
PO Box 147
Sandy Bay TAS 7006
Tel: +61 3 6233 6364

VIC
Robert Hunt
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
41 St Andrews Place
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Tel: +61 3 9225 2350
NB Not an examination centre for Edexcel or Cambridge

WA

Samantha King
Exams Dept
Building 101, level 2
Curtin University of Technology
Bentley
Perth
Postal address:
Curtin University
Exams Department
GPO Box U 1987
Perth WA 6845
Tel: +61 8 9266 1371

The BMAT can be taken at the Cambridge Examinations Centre in Sydney.

For details of how to sit LNAT contact Pearson VUE.

For information on sitting for PLAB, contact Richard Kyle at British Council New Zealand.

• Chevening scholarships are open until 20 October 2006 for the 2007/08 academic year.
• CSFP (Commonwealth scholarship) applications are open until 27 October 2006.
• Scotland scholarships applications are open.until 16 March 2007.
• Scots Australia Council Scholarships are open until 19 January 2007.

The number of Chevening Scholarships available varies each year.

7 core Chevening scholars and 8 scholars from the Chevening Joint Funded Schemes were available in 2005.

2 Scotland Scholarships were available in 2005.

The Chevening scholarships are for 1 year post graduate studies or for a short term research or private study for at least 3 months.

The Scotland scholarships are for a maximum of one year post graduate studies in Scotland.

The Commonwealth Scholarship is offered for a maximum period of 3 years.

The scholarships normally cover full tuition fees, return economy air fare and monthly stipend.

Some scholarships provide arrival, departure and thesis allowances.

You don’t need to have been accepted at a university when you apply for a scholarship.

You need to have an offer letter from a university to be granted a scholarship.

You are entitled to work 20 hours a week during semesters.

We strongly recommend that the scholars concentrate on their course and not work whilst studying.