Approval of school providers to deliver courses to overseas students
This website provides information about the approval of school providers seeking to deliver courses to overseas students in NSW.
The Board of Studies is responsible for administering the approval process.
A school provider seeking to deliver a course/s of study to overseas students must be listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) prior to enrolling students from overseas. CRICOS is maintained by the Australian Government’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) under the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act). CRICOS lists providers registered to deliver course/s to overseas students and the course/s they are approved to deliver. An overseas student is a person (within or outside) Australia who holds a student visa as defined by the ESOS Act.
CRICOS registration is a two stage process. In NSW the first stage is that the provider and the courses to be delivered are approved by the NSW Board of Studies. The second stage is undertaken by the Australian Government’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). It is at this stage that providers and courses are ‘registered’ by being listed on the CRICOS website.
The administrative arrangements for approval of school providers to deliver courses to overseas students in NSW are detailed in the Administrative Arrangements for Approved NSW School Providers to Deliver Courses to Overseas Students.
The requirements for approving school providers seeking to deliver courses to overseas students in NSW are detailed in the Guidelines for Approved NSW School Providers Delivering Courses to Overseas Students.
A list of the requirements in the form of a proforma checklist for renewal of approval is available. The proforma is helpful in planning for renewal of approval and as a ‘self audit’ checklist.
School providers seeking initial approval to deliver courses to overseas students in NSW schools should use the proforma checklist for initial approval.
A copy of the Statutory Declaration relating to ‘Requirement 3.1 Fit and Proper Test’ of the Guidelines is available.
More information about:
- Fees
- Complaints
- Applications for approval and notifications
- Legislation
- Information for overseas students
Contact us
To obtain further information about the approval of school providers seeking to deliver courses to overseas students in NSW
Email: schoolrego@bos.nsw.edu.au
Phone enquiries to Registration Branch: 02 9367 8432.