English for Academic Purposes

Non AQF Award

Duration

2 months – 1.3 years

Indicative Cost

$2,885 – $29,181

AUD — confirm with college

Colleges

ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA

Median cost

$11,330

Half charge more, half less

What this course is

English for Academic Purposes is a non aqf award that typically takes 2 months – 1.3 years and is offered by 75 accredited providers across ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA in the field of Society and Culture.

Estimated total cost of study

Based on tuition from the CRICOS register, DHA living cost figures, and the current student visa application charge. Duration: 0.2 years – 1.4 years.

Tuition

Total course cost as registered on the CRICOS register. Confirm current fees directly with the provider before applying.

$2,885 – $29,181

Living costs

DHA financial capacity figure — $29,710/year × 0.2 years – 1.4 years. This is the amount DHA requires students to demonstrate access to; actual living costs vary by city and lifestyle.

$5,713 – $40,566

Student visa application charge (Subclass 500)

Government fee, primary applicant. Effective 1 July 2026.

$2,500

Estimated total

Range reflects different providers offering this course.

$11,098 – $72,247

Not included: Health cover (OSHC) and medical exam costs. OSHC cost varies by approved provider and policy length. There is no government-set price — each provider (ahm, Allianz Care, BUPA, CBHS, Medibank, nib) sets their own rates independently. No verified figure is available for medical exam and biometric costs either.

Tuition source: CRICOS register (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved from the Australian CRICOS register. Not guaranteed current — confirm fees directly with the provider.

Living costs source: Migration (LIN 19/198) Amendment (LIN 24/042) Specification 2024 — Federal Register of Legislation (F2024L00529). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2024-05-10.

Visa charge source: Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2026-07-01.

Where you can study this course

75 colleges on the CRICOS register offer this course. Narrow the list, or sort it by a figure that matters to you.

Colleges shown: 75
Median cost: A$11,330

What colleges charge for this course (select a column to narrow the list)

A$3kmedian A$11kA$28k+

The same course, the same register. Each column is the total fee recorded against the course, in dollars. Where a college sits on this spread is worth asking them about.

State

Type

Sort

Australian National College of English Pty. Ltd.VIC2 monthsA$2,885A$289/week
Hunter Education Group Pty LtdNSW2 monthsA$3,700A$370/week
Kingswood Institute Pty LtdNSW4 monthsA$4,800A$300/week
ANIT Australia Pty LtdVIC3 monthsA$5,800A$483/week
TAFE QueenslandQLD3 monthsA$5,862A$489/week
SA Adelaide Language Centre LtdNSW5 monthsA$5,900A$295/week
Stellar College Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$6,000A$214/week
Amazing English Pty LtdVIC5 monthsA$6,450A$293/week
Yarra Education AustraliaVIC5 monthsA$6,600A$330/week
Australian Institute of Advanced TechnologiesSA5 monthsA$6,750A$338/week
Institute of Health & Management Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$7,250A$259/week
Eastlink Consulting Pty LtdVIC5 monthsA$7,300A$365/week
Innovative College Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$7,500A$288/week
Perth College Of Business and Technology Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$7,700A$296/week
Imperial Education Group Pty LtdSA6 monthsA$7,700A$321/week
Australian Harvard International College Pty LtdNSW5 monthsA$8,050A$366/week
International Institute (Aust) Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$8,250A$295/week
Technical and Further Education CommissionNSW6 monthsA$8,320A$320/week
Australian Language Schools Pty LtdQLD3 monthsA$8,373A$698/week
The Canberra Training School Pty. Ltd.ACT6 monthsA$8,500A$315/week
Australasian International Academy Pty LtdNSW5 monthsA$8,600A$391/week
Brighton College Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$8,610A$331/week
Nortwest Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$9,400A$392/week
English Unlimited Brisbane Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$9,500A$380/week
Apex Institute of Education Pty LtdNSW7 monthsA$9,600A$300/week
Excelsia University CollegeNSW8 monthsA$9,750A$271/week
Kaplan Business School Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$9,900A$413/week
Ashton College Pty. Ltd.VIC10 monthsA$10,450A$249/week
City Language Institute Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$10,500A$292/week
Clinton English Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$10,500A$292/week
OPERA EDUCATION GROUP PTY LTDNSW8 monthsA$10,500A$292/week
UK English College Pty LtdNSW5 monthsA$10,500A$477/week
Learning Lab Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$10,850A$301/week
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TRADE PTY. LTD.VIC8 monthsA$11,050A$307/week
Southern Cross Education Institute Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,100A$308/week
The Academy of Business and Management Australia Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,100A$308/week
Sydney Metro College Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$11,300A$471/week
Bentley College Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,330A$333/week
Datum College Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,330A$333/week
Britts College Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,330A$333/week
Edinburgh Institute Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,330A$333/week
TTY Collective Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,330A$333/week
Auscanus Institute of Australia Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,330A$333/week
Kaplan Higher Education Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$11,340A$436/week
Australian Institute of Professionals (AIP) Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,400A$317/week
ECHO Education Technology Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$12,000A$500/week
Victory Institute of Vocational Education Pty LtdNSW10 monthsA$12,220A$291/week
Sicop Education & Technology Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$12,250A$360/week
Times Academy Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$12,600A$350/week
Malwa College of Australia Pty LtdNSW9 monthsA$12,600A$315/week

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Source: CRICOS register, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.5 AU. The register is authoritative for registration, provider and course code. It is not authoritative for fees, duration or intake dates — those are provider-published, and the college is the one to confirm them with.

Entry requirements

The CRICOS register does not publish entry requirements. They are set and published by each provider. Open the provider's own page for the requirements that apply to a given course and intake.

Course details and pricing are from the Australian CRICOS register. Providers may have updated their offerings, confirm directly with the provider before applying.

Questions about English for Academic Purposes

Answered from the records on this page.

How much does this course actually cost?

Across the 75 colleges with a fee recorded, this course runs from A$2,885 to A$29,181, with a middle figure of A$11,330. That is the same qualification on the same register — the spread is real, and it is the reason the list above can be sorted by price and by cost per week. Fees come from the CRICOS register, which is not authoritative for what a college charges today.

Why does a price here differ from the college's own website?

The register records what the provider lodged. The provider's own page records what they charge now. Where the two differ, the college is the one to trust — always confirm the fee, the course length and the intake dates with them before you apply or pay anything.

Does it matter which state I study this in?

This course is registered with colleges across 6 states and territories, and the fee varies between them — you can see the spread above. Living costs also differ by city, and that difference is often larger than the difference in tuition. What we cannot tell you is which is right for you; that depends on things this register does not record.

What does this page not tell me?

Entry requirements, English language levels, intake dates and what the course leads to afterwards. The CRICOS register does not publish any of those, so neither do we. Entry requirements are set by each college. For anything about a visa, a registered migration agent is the person to ask — every one of them holds a number issued by the Migration Agents Registration Authority.