🇯🇵Study in Australia from Japan

Apply through the university's international portal or an authorised agent. Direct application is available at most universities for Japanese citizens. Study-abroad agencies are widely used in Japan and handle the offer, deposit, and visa steps, though they are not required.

For undergraduate entry, a Japanese Upper Secondary School Certificate of Graduation with strong grades is accepted directly for some courses, while others want a foundation year or one completed year of a Japanese university. Have certified copies of your records with certified English translations.

Most universities run February and July intakes and assess on a rolling basis. Apply two to three months ahead. If you are going for a semester or a year, ask your home university about an exchange agreement first, as that route is cheaper. Use the universities directory and the deadline calendar.

Tuition runs from the low A$30,000s at regional and newer universities to the high A$40,000s and beyond at the Group of Eight. Living costs depend on the city: budget around A$30,000 a year, more in Sydney and Melbourne, less in Adelaide, Perth, and regional centres.

On top of that: the A$2,500 student visa, roughly A$500 to A$700 a year for single Overseas Student Health Cover, flights, and initial setup. See the cost-of-living breakdowns by city and the most affordable universities.

For undergraduate entry, universities take the Japanese Upper Secondary School Certificate of Graduation, with strong grades accepted directly for some courses and a foundation year for others. One completed year of a Japanese bachelor's degree is a direct-entry route.

A four-year Japanese bachelor's degree maps directly to Australian master's entry. Universities assess your GPA on the awarding institution's scale; a B average is a common minimum, higher for competitive courses.

English is shown with IELTS, PTE, or TOEFL. Medium-of-instruction letters are rarely accepted from Japanese institutions, so plan to sit a test. The university sets its own score and the student visa has its own lower rule. Confirm both.

International students hold the subclass 500 student visa. You apply after you receive and accept an offer and the university issues a Confirmation of Enrolment. You must meet the Genuine Student requirement, which replaced the Genuine Temporary Entrant test in March 2024, and show genuine access to funds.

Japan is treated as a low-risk country, so the upfront financial and English evidence is among the lightest, particularly at a Group of Eight university. The requirement is set by a provider-and-country matrix that is reviewed periodically, so confirm the current position with the Document Checklist Tool when you apply.

You still need to meet the Genuine Student requirement and show genuine access to funds for tuition, travel, and 12 months of living costs. For a stay of under a year for an English course, many young Japanese use the Australia-Japan working holiday visa instead, which allows study of up to about four months and full work rights.

Full detail on the visa itself, conditions, and family members is on the subclass 500 page.

Most bachelor’s and master’s graduates qualify for a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485), which gives two to three years of full work rights. That skilled work is the usual step toward permanent residence through the points-tested visas.

Check where you stand with the points calculator and track demand in the SkillSelect invitation rounds.