🇰🇷Study in Australia from South Korea

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

For undergraduate entry, a Korean high school diploma on its own usually routes through a foundation year, while a strong College Scholastic Ability Test result or a completed first year of a Korean university can give direct entry. Have certified copies of your records with certified English translations, and expect some universities to want them verified through the awarding institution or by apostille.

Most universities run February and July intakes and assess on a rolling basis. Apply two to three months ahead. Use the universities directory to shortlist and the deadline calendar for the recommended dates.

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, most universities take a Korean high school diploma with a foundation year, or a high College Scholastic Ability Test score, or one completed year of a Korean bachelor's degree for direct entry.

A four-year Korean bachelor's degree maps directly to Australian master's entry. Universities publish Korea-specific entry tables keyed to your GPA on the 4.5 or 4.3 scale, so the average you need can differ by institution and course.

English is shown with IELTS, PTE, or TOEFL. Medium-of-instruction letters are rarely accepted from Korean 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.

South Korea is generally treated as a lower-risk country, so the upfront financial and English evidence is among the lighter requirements, particularly at a Group of Eight university. The exact 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. Where Korean applications run into trouble it is usually a study plan that does not connect to previous study or work, or a course that reads as a route to staying rather than to a qualification. A clear, specific study plan addresses most of it.

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.