Title: The Australian Education System - High-School-Australia
Headings: The Australian Education System
The Australian Education System
Australian High Schools
Quality Standards for International Students
State Schools
Private Schools
Assessment of School Achievements
School Uniforms
International Baccalaureate (IB)

Content: The education level is demanding, and in a certain way more “academic” than at state schools. Many Australian parents will take the opportunity to send their children to a private school if they can. Extra-curricular activities play a big role: almost all students are actively engaged in sports and/or music. There is always something happening before, during and after daily school hours – including weekends – and the options seem endless. In that respect, the higher school fees represent excellent value. These schools tend to have fewer overseas students, but they look after them individually and intensively. Unlike state schools, some private schools are also boarding schools. This is important for children from big farms (called “stations”) in the country’s interior. School is often hundreds of kilometres away, and they can only go home during school holidays.