OVERSEAS STUDENT
HEALTHCOVER (OSHC)
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
is insurance that covers basic medical
and hospital care that you may need
when you are in Australia.
You must have OSHC if you have a student
visa (see page 84) and you can obtain it from
any government-approved OSHC provider.
OSHC only covers you from the time
you arrive in Australia and so you may
also need travel insurance while in transit.
You will learn more about the Australian
health system and health insurance during
Orientation (see page 60) or you can consult
r more information.
OSHC by Allianz Global Assistance
UQ’s preferred OSHC provider is Allianz
Global Assistance (formerly OSHC
Worldcare) and the University can accept
payment on their behalf.
Your Letter of Offer will indicate the Allianz
Global Assistance OSHC fee for visa-length
cover of OSHC, and the program deposit
amount which is part of your tuition fee.
When you have paid the deposit, and
signed and returned the Agreement and
Response to Offer (ARO), your Confrmation
of Enrolment (CoE) will show that the OSHC
has been paid, which will satisfy the student
visa application requirements (see page 84).
OSHC by Allianz Global Assistance
coverage (formerly OSHC Worldcare)
– 24-hour emergency assistance and
medical advice
– partial coverage of medical services
provided by doctors (general
practitioner services)
– partial coverage of medical services
such as pathology and radiology
– some prescription medicines
– emergency ambulance services.
Note that there is a waiting period for claims relating to
pre-existing conditions.
Allianz Global Assistance is also the
preferred OSHC provider for UQ’s Institute
of Continuing & TESOL Education’s (ICTE-
UQ), and ICTE-UQ students can buy Allianz
Global Assistance OSHC insurance when
paying their tuition fees. See information
about OSHC cover for periods of less than a
year at
Allianz Global Assistance OSHC
Other government-approved OSHC
providers
UQ has no relationship with any other
government-approved OSHC providers and
so cannot accept payment from students
for any provider other than Allianz Global
Assistance. However, you can contact another
OSHC provider and insure with them directly,
e.g., British United Provident Association
(BUPA) Ltd
com), Australian Health Management (AHM)
Medibank Private
STUDENTS
withfamilies
If you are bringing a spouse and/or
children to Australia you will need to
have enough money to support them:
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Streamlined Visa Processing.
You can fnd a comprehensive guide to
family and spouse issues in the Student
Services guide
Families of International
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Childcare costs
Childcare costs in Australia are very high
and you need to contact childcare centres
directly for fee information before you arrive
(see page 71).
School tuition fees for children
The Immigration Department requires that
dependant children between the ages of fve
and 18 attend school full-time as a condition
of the dependant visa. International fee-
paying students must pay school tuition fees
for school-aged children.
Allianz Global Assistance OSHC prices
In Queensland, all state schools offer
an optional Prep Year before primary
The procedure for enrolling children at
school varies across states in Australia. In
Queensland, you cannot enrol (register) a
child in a school until he or she has arrived
in the state. Section 9(1) of the Education
(General Provisions) Act 2006 (EGPA) states
that a child is of compulsory school age if he
or she is at least six years and six months. If
you have school-aged children, you should
email
when you accept your UQ place to get more
information about school enrolment and
organising a “proof of school enrolment”
(Certifcate of Enrolment) for your child’s
dependant visa. You can fnd more general
information about the school “enrolment”
process at
dependant-student.html.
If you have received a scholarship from
the Australian government and/or you are
a PhD student, you may be exempt from
paying school tuition fees for your school-
aged children who attend government
schools. If you are a PhD student or the
recipient of such a scholarship, please email
an International Student Advisor at Student
Services
before applying for a dependant visa so that
you can fnd out whether you are entitled to
an exemption from dependant school tuition
fees, and get help with the process if this
is the case. Please see policy on waiver of
Student Services
International Administrative Offcer
– Student Services
Email
Phone +61 7 3365 1704
Fax +61 7 3365 1702
EMPLOYMENT
OPTIONS
If you are residing in Australia on a
student dependant visa and want to
work, you must have a student visa that
includes permission to work.
Initial student visas and dependant student
visas all include “work rights”. If, for any
reason, your student visa is issued without
the right to work, you will need to apply for
a permission-to-work student visa after
commencing classes. You will also need a
Tax File Number before undertaking work.
You will hear more about these issues
during Orientation week. Information about
dependants working will be covered in the
Families of International Students
session.
In general, you cannot realistically expect
to cover tuition fees or living expenses from
casual work.
If you are studying at UQ on a
scholarship, you should contact your
scholarship provider about how many
hours you are permitted to work each
week.
Part-time work can be diffcult to fnd and
there is much competition for these jobs.
Most available jobs are non-professional
and involve tasks such as waiting on tables,
cleaning, or sales.
age
Fee (AUD$)*
Primary Years: year 1-7
$8,835
Junior Secondary: year 8-9
$9,054
Junior Secondary: year 10
$9,531
Senior Secondary: year 11
$10,765
Senior Secondary: year 12
$11,388
* These fees may increase in 2014; you may also have to
pay school application fees.
2013 annual fees for Queensland
government schools
*Singles – Covers only the valid student visa holder.
**Dual Family – Covers one valid student visa holder plus
either one adult spouse or recognised de-facto partner
or one or more dependant children.
*** Multi family – Covers one student visa holder plus
more than one dependant which can only include one
adult spouse or recognised de-facto partner and one or
more dependant children.
MONTHS
SINGLE
PREMIUM
(AUD$)*
DUAL FAMILY
PREMIUM
(AUD$)**
MULTI FAMILY
PREMIUM
(AUD$)***
6
$259
$590
$767
12
$519
$1180
$1534
18
$778
$1901
$2472
24
$1037
$2622
$3409
36
$1602
$3922
$5098
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UQ Guide 2014
International Postgraduate