Important Information About This Guide

This guide was created to help people seeking asylum or holding a protection visa, and their supporters, understand their education rights. It also provides a list of resources to help you find up-to-date information and get the right advice.

 

Please read this carefully:

  • This is not legal advice. The information in this guide and on this website is for your general understanding only.

  • The information here is based on facts from August 2025. It may have changed by the time you read this. We have done our best to provide accurate information and contact details for you to seek legal advice.

On this page, you will find:

  • Video of RCOA (Refugee Council of Australia) explaining protection visas and education rights.  Go to video.

  • Fact sheet (as of August 2025) that include contact details for getting the right advice.  Go to fact sheet

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Recording: Protection visas and education rights

Fact Sheets