We have put together information answering the things people most commonly ask us about. You can find this below:
British Council does not offer exam invigilation services for UK university or other exams as we do not have an exam or teaching centre in Australia. Refer to directly to the institution you are applying to for an alternative solution or contact one of the following organisations:
NSW
Language and Testing Consultants
Telephone: 02 9692 9585
Email: exams@LTCtesting.com.au
QLD
Queensland University of Technology
Telephone: 07 3138 2373
Email: L.menzies@qut.edu.au
WA
Curtin University of Technology
Telephone: 08 9266 1371
Email: examinations.int@curtain.edu.au
SA
SA TAFE
Telephone: 08 8207 8201
Email: client.services@tafesasouth.org
TAS
Tasmanian Secondary Assessment Board
Telephone: 03 6233 6364
NT
Charles Darwin University
Telephone: 08 8946 6484
Email: erasmo.abrantes@cdu.edu.au.
There are currently no institutions in Australia offering the UK curriculum. A Levels and GCSE can be taken via correspondence. These exams are not offered in Australia as the HSC is accepted as an alternative mode of entrance.
These examinations can be taken at the following organisations:
BMAT
University of Melbourne
Telephone: 03 8344 5412
Email: joannemj@unimelb.edu.au
LNAT, UKCAT, GMAT
Pearson Centre Sydney
Telephone: 02 9467 6602
IT Futures Melbourne
Telephone: 03 9866 7737
Please contact Oxford university directly to find out where you can sit a TSA exam.
There are currently no test centres in Australia or New Zealand for PLAB. Doctors wishing to sit this exam need to attend one of the other test centres listed here on the General Medical Council UK’s website.
British Council Australia is not authorised to certify documents.
If you are applying to the University of London, you will need to send your original certificates and academic transcript to them. Please make arrangements directly with the university about the return of your documents.
Information regarding studies in the UK:
Information regarding studying English visit the following website:
Information regarding UK travel,tax, pensions, work and school information:
The UK’s official tourist authority VisitBritain has a website with up-to-date information and an online shop: www.visitbritain.com
British Council does not have the authority to provide information regarding visas and passports. Please refer to information provided on the British High Commission in Australia website.
A good point of reference for information about emigrating , tax, travel, pensions etc is DirectGov.
If you would like to send your child to a private school in the UK you will need to contact the private school directly. If you would like your child to go to a public school you will need to contact the local authority as they manage school enrolments.
You can register for school partnerships on the British Council’s Schools Online website
Please visit British Council teacher recruitment website.
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