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您知道嗎？澳大利亞學生簽證按照學習的主要課程分為以下7個類別：

1. English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS)
Applies to stand-alone English language courses that lead to a certificate I, II, III or IV, or that result in no formal Australian award. 
570類別—獨立ELICOS（海外學生英語強化課程）；

2. Primary or secondary school course
Applies to primary, junior secondary or senior secondary school courses, and approved secondary school exchange programs.
571類別—小/中學課程--海外學生參加一個小學或中學（包括初中和高中）課程； 請注意對于中國申請人來說，至少要完成初中畢業(yè)或以上學歷才可申請赴澳留學生簽證

3. Vocational education and training
Applies to Certificates I, II, III or IV (except ELICOS), diploma, advanced diploma, vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma courses.
572類別—職業(yè)教育和培訓課程（VET）--文憑，高級文憑和四級證書；
 
4. Higher education
Applies to a Bachelor degree, associate degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, or Masters by coursework.
573類別—高等教育課程--包括學士學位，副學士學位，研究生證書， 研究生文憑和碩士學位（授課式）；

5. Postgraduate research
Applies to Masters by research or a doctoral degree.
574類別—研究式研究生課程--包括碩士學位（研究式）和博士學位；

6. Non-award
Applies to non-award foundation studies, or other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award.
575類別—非學位基礎(chǔ)學習或其他--包括一些基礎(chǔ)的，過渡的或其它的課程，完成課程后不能取得學位，文憑或其它正式的證書

7. AusAID and Defence
Applies to students sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence undertaking full-time courses of any type. 
576類別—AusAID 或國防部擔保課程—澳大利亞教育機構(gòu)提供的由AusAID學生或國防部擔保的學生參加的全日制教育或訓練課程的全部或一部分。

此外，還有和學生簽證直接相關(guān)的 Student Guardians
Parents or relatives can apply for a visa to stay in Australia as the guardian of a student who is studying in Australia.
580類別-學生監(jiān)護人簽證 - 對于學生簽證申請人須其監(jiān)護人在其學習期間陪同。