Student Support Services

Students under 18

If you will be under 18 when you are in Australia, you must do one of the following:

  • Nominate a parent/legal custodian or a relative over 21 years as your student guardian. This person must have a visa to remain in Australia for the duration of your student visa or until you turn 18.
  • Provide evidence that a parent / legal custodian or relative over 21 years will accompany you as a Student Guardian visa (subclass 590) holder. 
  • Organise for your education provider to approve your welfare arrangements by applying at International Student Alliance (ISA) (For more information about ISA, please scroll down). The provider will issue a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW) letter. The provider will tell us when your welfare arrangements start and end.
  • Provide your Acceptance Advice of Secondary Exchange Student (AASES) form if you are a secondary exchange student.

You must have welfare arrangements in place until you turn 18, even if this is before your course commences.  

For more information, visit : https://ssbt.edu.au/students-under-18

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Specialists in under-18 student care & support since 1998

International Student Alliance (ISA) has been specialising in the provision of support, security and advocacy services to international students since 1998. ISA is the largest professional independent student care and support service in Australia.

We provide a national network of professional carers to support and mentor students studying in Australia. We are constantly striving to provide high levels of excellence in  under-18 student care and support.   An important facet of our care is to provide timely and quality feedback to students, parents and education providers.

Our company’s resources include multilingual professional staff with a vast and diverse range of life and work experience including teaching, counselling, finance, interpreting, translating, marketing, policing and government service, just to name a few. Our team of professionals provides a caring and supportive environment for our students.

ISA has over 20 years’ experience in dealing with international students and education providers in Australia and has a unique insight in managing the issues, needs and difficulties in this specialised field.

ISA is committed to providing security, assistance, advice and a safe haven for our international students and to ensuring that they have a positive experience during their study time in Australia.

ISA has developed and launched its Safe Student App  which seamlessly connects the user to emergency services globally and simultaneously notifies up to three nominated emergency contacts.

Students Under 18 Accommodation

Form: Younger Student Accomodation 

If you are applying for a student visa from within Australia, the adequate welfare arrangements condition still applies.

Please read the details at: : https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/