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Australia Cancels Graduate Diploma Enrolments for Overseas Students
Australia is changing what some schools can offer to students from other countries.
It has cancelled enrolments in a graduate diploma course at some institutions.
Schools with students already taking the course will suspend it instead of stopping it immediately.
These schools cannot accept new international students into the course.
Students waiting to start may also be prevented from beginning after a set deadline.
Current students can continue until they finish or leave.
After that, the course will be removed from the school’s registration.
The change uses new legal powers.
Australia has cancelled enrolments in a graduate diploma course for overseas students.
The cancellations use newly invoked legal powers.
Institutions where students are already studying will suspend the course instead of cancelling it immediately.
Affected providers cannot accept new international students or allow pending students to begin after the deadline.
The course will be permanently removed from provider registrations after all current students finish or leave.
- Who
- The Australian authorities, education providers, and overseas or international students.
- What
- Enrolments in a graduate diploma course are being cancelled or suspended, with restrictions on new international students.
- Where
- At affected educational institutions in Australia.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date; restrictions apply after a stated deadline.
- Why
- The Australian authorities invoked new legal powers to remove or restrict the course for overseas students.
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- Affected students
- Overseas and international students
- Course
- A graduate diploma course
- Legal basis
- Newly invoked legal powers
- Current providers
- Providers with existing students will suspend the course rather than cancel it immediately.
- New admissions
- Affected providers cannot accept new international students.
- End of process
- The course will be permanently removed from registration once all existing students complete or leave.









