The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs in Washington DC works in connection with the Australian Education Office. For details access their website here.

To be granted a student visa you must complete an application form, pay the application charge, obtain a confirmation of enrolment issued by a registered provider and meet health and character requirements.

Working and studying plans vary according to your plans.

Contact the Australian embassy or consulate in your home country with questions.

Foreign study programs vary in expense, academic quality, living conditions, degree of contact with local students, and exposure to local culture.

US High school students can usually find exchange programs sponsored by US universities.
However some local universities can be much cheaper than an American university program, although it can be hard to receive academic credit.

Schools that offer study abroad programs to foreigners are listed below.

Australia:
University of New South Wales.
Offer several 6-week study programs for undergraduates, graduates and a dults in the fields of Art, Communications, the environment, engineering and screen acting among others.

For details access their website here.

Contact: Russ Alexander.
Project Manager, University of New South Wales, Study Abroad, Sydney 2052, Australia.

Tel. (02) 9385 3727
Fax. (02) 9385 1265

Email Russ Alexander.

United Kingdom:
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Administers scholarship programs such as the British Marshall scholarships and publishes information about all commonwealth universities.

For details access their website here.

John Foster House, 36 Gordon sq., London WC1H OPF, UK

Tel. (020) 7387 8572
Fax. (020) 7387 2655

Email here.

United States:
American Institute for Foreign Study organizes programs for high school and college study in universities in Australia.

For details access their website here.

Contact: Dana Maggio

College Division, 102 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT06830, US
Tel. 800 727 2437 ext. 6084

Email Dana Maggio.

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Sponsors work, volunteer, academic, internship and study abroad programs in Australia.

For details access their website here.

205 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017

Tel. 888-COUNCIL (268 6245)
Fax. (212) 822 2699

School for International Training, College Semester Abroad.
Runs semester and year long programs in Australia costing between US$1800 - US$10,300 (all expenses included)

For details access their website here.

Admissions: Kipling rd., PO Box 676, Brattleboro, Vermont, VT 05302

Tel. 800 336 1616
Fax. (802) 258 3267

Also runs: Experiment in International Living The summer programs offer cross cultural, educational, homestays, community service and ecological adventure in Australia.
3 - 5 weeks long cost US$1800 - US$5000. Email here.

Tel. 800 345 2929
Fax. (802) 258 3428

Countries allowed to be involved in study exchange:

Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, New Calendonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Norway, Malaysia, Malta, Papua, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, United Kingdom.

If you are looking for the student application and are one of the above countries, you should obtain the form 157Y and the requirements through the Australian Education Office or Fax a request (including address, course length and country of citizenship) to the Department of Immigration on Fax. (202)797-3100.