Delivering courses to overseas students

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Approval of school providers to deliver courses to overseas students

This section provides information about how the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) approves school providers to deliver courses to overseas students in NSW, including:

school courses
non-AQF Award English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) where provided in the capacity as a school.

You can find out more by reading about the approval process and the Guidelines, as well as the fees and administrative arrangements.

Approval overview

Find out about NESA's role in the approval process, CRICOS and the legislation that governs approval of school providers.

The Guidelines

The Guidelines provide information about the regulations and requirements for school providers delivering courses to overseas students.

Fee schedule

A full list of the fees that school providers are required to pay NESA in 2024 to become approved and maintain approval.

Administrative arrangements and guidelines

Find out more about the administrative arrangements that approved school providers are required to understand.

Raising concerns

Complaints, concerns and appeals about providers can be sent through dedicated channels. Find out which channel you should use to address your concern.

Approved NSW school providers

Only the school providers that are approved by NESA and are listed on CRICOS may deliver courses for overseas students in NSW. Find a provider in the current list.