Study in Australia after 12th arts

If you are student who have done the 10 + 2, you can find the number of options for the study in Australia after 12th.

The course selection would depend on the stream the students have done in their 12th standard. If you have done your 12th in Arts then you can choose to do programs subjects as below

  • Arts and international studies
  • Business
  • Tourism
  • Events
  • Hospitality
  • Hotel management
  • Education
  • Law
  • criminology
  • Communication
  • Community service
  • Social work

There are certain course levels the students can study in Australia after 12th. They can choose to do either a diploma program or a bachelor’s degree program. Doing a diploma or a Bachelors Degree would entirely depend on the career aspirations the students wish to have after the completion of their course on Australia study Visa.

Choosing a course would also impact post study work visa options which the students may be eligible for as per the Australia student visa policy. On the successful completion of a course in Australia the students may be eligible for a post study work visa. The duration of this post study work visa would depend on the course and the level of the course as well as the location of the course you have done in Australia.

Post study work visa after diploma program in Australia

Firstly we would be writing about the post study work  visa for Australia after completion of a diploma program .To be eligible  for a post study work visa after a diploma program the minimum duration of your study must be of two academic years . The students must keep in mind if you choose to do a diploma program then the study duration must be of at least two academic years in order for you to be eligible for a post study work visa.

As per the Australia study Visa policy you are eligible for a post study work visa of 18 months after diploma programs .This is a single post study work visa and is not extendable. So diploma program would make you eligible for a post study work visa of up to 18 months.

Conditions for Australia PSW visa after diploma courses

There are certain other conditions which the students must meet in order to be eligible for this post study work visa of 18 months after the completion of a diploma program.

  • The first one is to select the occupation from the consolidated skills occupation list of Australia. This is mandatory condition .Suppose you have done a diploma in advertising then you may select an occupation of an advertising specialist. This is closely related to the course that is diploma of advertisement you may have done from Australia.
  • Other condition is that you must have assessment from a skill assessing authority in Australia.

If you complete these two requirements then only you would be eligible to get a post study work visa of 18 months after the completion of at least two years diploma in Australia

Post study work visa after doing a bachelor’s degree in Australia

As per the Australia study Visa policy students who have done higher education  degree course that is in this case a bachelor’s degree is eligible for a post study work visa of up to two years .So after completing a bachelor’s program the students may get a post study work visa of  2 years .The benefit of doing a bachelor’s degree there is no need to get skill assessment from a skill assessing body in Australia as is required in a diploma programme to get a post study work visa .Another benefit of doing Bachelors Degree is that you need not identify any occupation from the consolidated skilled occupation list .So you have done your degree and  it may be in any field you will be eligible for a post study work visa of 2 years.

Duration of Post study work visa after Bachelors in Australia

The duration of this post study work visa may further be more depending on the location you have done your bachelor’s degree from

  • If you have done your bachelor’s degree in Australia from area which comes under category 2or 3 areas then you may be eligible for a second post study work visa of up to 2 years. So you study three years Bachelors Degree in Australia in a category 2 area and you get a post study work visa of three years in category 2 area.
  • This post study work visa may further be extended by one more year if the location of your college is in a category 3 area. If you have studied and lived in a category 3 area in Australia then after doing a Bachelors Degree of three years from Australia you would be eligible for a first post study work visa of 2 years and another post study work visa of 2 years making the total duration of post study work visa of up to 4 years.

Admission requirements for diploma programs after 12th arts for study in Australia

For study in Australia after 12 arts you need to fulfil certain academic requirements

For a diploma program the students need to have at least 55% of marks in their 12th. The English language ability they can show in the form of IELTS test with overall band score of 5.5 with 5 in each the four skills.

Admission requirements of Bachelors program

These are higher as compared to diploma program. You need to have at least 60% of marks in 12th. The requirement may differ depending on the board you may have done your 12th from that is CBSE board ICSE board or any state board. It may further vary depending on the university or college you wish to study in Australia. The English language requirement for bachelors program is higher as compared to diploma programs .The students need to have an IELTS band score of 6 with no band less than 5.5 in any of the four modules.