The higher education sector in Australia is made up of universities, university colleges and a number of other types of higher education institutions that award qualifications from Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) levels 5 to 10. There are three main cycles of higher education, which respectively lead to the AQF awards

adding the new paragraph to the existing post School education is 13 years, from Foundation Year to senior secondary education. It covers: Schooling is compulsory for all students aged 6 and over, and most children will commence their Foundation Year when they are four or five years old. While preschool

Overview of the Australian education system The Commonwealth of Australia comprises eight states and territories: There are three levels of Australian government: Australian and state and territory governments are responsible for education and training. School education School education is for 13 years. Students commence school at around five years of