First of all, I am not in the education line, so what I have said below are my own personal experiences and observations.
There is a loan available to eligible students, to assist them with their studies, though not all get it. See http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/Quickfind/PayingForYourStudiesHELPLoans/HECSHELP.htm This loan is usually paid back by the student over a period when they are gainfully employed in full-time work. As to an average Aussie not being to able to afford a University education, if they don't make the grade to be into the Commonwealth-supported scheme (majority of the seats at Universities are for Commonwealth-supported students), they have to pay the full fee, which can be pretty steep. Year 12 results are declared in the form of a percentage of ranking, so, say, someone with an ENTER score of 99.5% can have entry into Medicine at some Universities, for example (certain universities have an additional exam mid-Year 12, called UMAT, which does a pre-selection using various psychological tests). Even if you don't make the grade, there are secondary methods (e.g. after completing certain eligible courses in the medical line) to get into Medicine at a University in the Commonwealth-supported scheme, so not all hope is lost. At least one acquaintance of mine has taken advantage of the latter option. Not all Aussie students, however, go to Universities - they may opt to work in trade industries as apprentices or go to trade colleges (also called Universities these days, like RMIT and Swinburne), even though they may have excelled academically at school. Other gifted people, as you may noticed a high representation of Aussie athletes at Olympics, go into sports. Note that usually a tradesman like a bricklayer, plasterer, plumber, electrician or a carpenter can start being fruitfully employed within a few months of commencing work as an apprentice, though apprenticeship itself could take a few years until they get their own "ticket". Once they are independent, they could earn much more than their desk-bound coleagues, depending on their business skills in addition to their trade skills. It is not only boys who opt for such trades, but there are quite a number of girls too who undertake such trades these days. Gabriel. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Tony de Sa <[email protected]> > To: "Goa's Premiere Mailing List, Estd 1994" <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, 8 February, 2010 9:07:41 PM > Subject: [Goanet] Subject: Indian cry-babies allege "racism" > > > Is it a fact that the Aussie Govt. encourages Indian students in Australia > and that the average Aussie student cannot afford an university education? > > > -- > \\\ > = \\-00 Tony de Sa > C u [email protected] > \ ~/ M : +91 9975 162 897 > --|><| Ph. : +91 832 2470 148 > = / | > ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v __________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7
