Form 80 Education History (Part G): How to Complete It

What Form 80 Part G asks for

Part G of Form 80 — Question 20 — asks for your education history from secondary school. For each institution you must provide:

• The full name of the institution (no abbreviations)
• The full address of the institution, including suburb or city and country
• The name of the course or qualification studied
• The start date (month and year)
• The end date or the date you left (month and year)
• Whether you completed the qualification (yes or no)

The section covers all formal education — secondary school, university, TAFE, and accredited vocational training. It does not typically require listing short courses, single-day workshops, or informal online learning, but if you are unsure whether something is relevant, include it and explain in Part T.

How many years of education history is required

Form 80 asks for education history from secondary school — there is no fixed year limit expressed in calendar years. This means you must go back as far as your secondary schooling, regardless of how long ago that was. For most applicants this represents 10 to 20 or more years of history.

The key starting point is Year 7 or the equivalent first year of secondary school in your country's system. Primary school is not required. If you started secondary school in one country and moved to another mid-way through, list both schools as separate entries.

Incomplete degrees and courses

All courses and programs must be listed, whether or not you completed them. For a degree or course you did not finish:

• List the institution's full name and address as it was when you attended
• Enter the start date and the date you stopped attending (not the date the course was scheduled to end)
• Mark the qualification as not completed
• Use Part T (Additional Information) to explain why you left if the reason is relevant to your visa — for example, if you withdrew to take up employment or changed countries

Do not omit a course simply because you did not finish it. An institution listed in your skills assessment, prior visa applications, or education documents but missing from Form 80 will raise questions during processing.

Exchange programs and study abroad

If you participated in an exchange program or studied abroad as part of a degree, list the host institution as a separate entry alongside your home institution. Both entries should cover the same period if you remained enrolled at home while studying abroad.

For the host institution, provide:

• The full name of the overseas university or school you physically attended
• The full address of that institution, including country
• The exchange program or course name
• The exact dates you were physically at the host institution
• Whether the exchange was completed (yes, if you finished the program)

Do not list the host institution only under your home university's entry — the Department needs the host institution's details as a separate record.

TAFE and vocational qualifications

All TAFE enrolments and accredited vocational training programs must be listed, including certificates (I through IV), diplomas, and advanced diplomas. For each TAFE or vocational qualification provide:

• The full registered name of the TAFE or registered training organisation (RTO) — use the name on your certificate, not the campus name or trading name if different
• The campus or delivery address where you attended classes (not the head office address if different)
• The full qualification name, for example "Certificate III in Individual Support" — do not abbreviate
• Start and end dates
• Whether the qualification was completed

If you completed a traineeship or apprenticeship, list both the training organisation and your employer separately — the employer goes in Part F (employment history), and the training organisation goes in Part G.

What to do if the institution no longer exists

List the institution's name and address as it was at the time you attended. An institution that has since closed, merged with another body, or been renamed should still be listed under its name as you knew it. In Part T, note that the institution no longer exists, has merged, or has been renamed, and provide the successor institution's name if known.

Supporting evidence for attendance at a defunct institution:

• Original certificates or transcripts showing the institution name
• Old school reports or records
• Statutory declarations if no documents exist
• Correspondence to the successor institution (if it merged) requesting confirmation of records

Do not omit the institution because you lack documents — explain the situation in Part T instead.

Education in multiple countries

If you attended educational institutions in more than one country, list each institution separately as its own entry. There is no limit to the number of entries. For overseas institutions:

• Provide the institution name in English (or the widely used English-language name)
• If the institution name is in another script (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, etc.), include the transliteration in English and add the original script in brackets
• Provide the full address in English, including the city and country
• If you cannot verify the exact street address of a school attended many years ago, provide the suburb or district and city, and note in Part T that the exact address is unavailable

Example education timeline

The following table shows how a completed education history might look for an applicant who studied in two countries:

Institution	Qualification	From	To	Completed
University of New South Wales	Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)	Feb 2018	Nov 2022	Yes
National University of Singapore	Exchange student — Semester 2	Jul 2021	Dec 2021	Yes
TAFE NSW	Certificate IV in Engineering	Jan 2017	Dec 2017	Yes
Delhi Public School, New Delhi, India	Secondary school — Years 9–12	Apr 2013	Mar 2017	Yes
Springfield International School, Mumbai, India	Secondary school — Years 7–8	Jun 2011	Mar 2013	Yes

The UNSW and NUS entries overlap: UNSW covers the full degree period, and NUS covers just the exchange semester within it. Both are listed as separate entries.

Complete your history sections

• Form 80 employment history: jobs, gaps and unemployment
• Form 80 address history: how to avoid gaps
• Form 80 travel history: how to complete Part E / Q18

Frequently asked questions

How far back does Form 80 education history go?

Form 80 Part G / Q20 asks for all education from secondary school onward. There is no year limit — you must list secondary school, all post-secondary qualifications, TAFE, and vocational training from that point to the present. If you attended secondary school in another country more than 20 years ago, you still need to include it. Primary school is not required.

Do I need to include courses I didn't finish?

Yes. Form 80 requires all courses and programs regardless of whether you completed them. List the institution name, address, course name, start date, and the date you stopped attending. Mark the qualification as not completed, and use Part T to explain the reason if it is relevant to your visa application. Do not omit incomplete studies — inconsistency with other documents can cause delays.

What if my educational institution has closed or been renamed?

List the institution's name and address as it was at the time you attended. Note in Part T that the institution has since closed, merged, or been renamed, and provide the successor name if known. If you have original certificates or transcripts showing the institution name, keep them available in case the Department requests supporting documents.

Do I need to list short online courses or professional development?

Form 80 asks for formal education from secondary school — the focus is on accredited qualifications including schools, universities, TAFEs, and registered vocational training. Short online courses, single-day workshops, and informal professional development are generally not required. If you completed a longer accredited online program that resulted in a formal certificate or diploma, include it. When in doubt, include it and note it in Part T.

How do I list an exchange program on Form 80?

List the host institution (the overseas university where you physically studied) as a separate entry with its full name and address, the dates of your exchange, and the program or course studied. If you remained enrolled at your home institution during the exchange, list both institutions with overlapping dates — the home institution for the full degree period and the host institution for just the exchange dates. The Department needs the host institution's details as a separate record, not buried in your home university's entry.

My education was in another language — should I translate the institution name?

Yes. Provide the institution name in English or the widely used English transliteration. If the institution uses a non-Latin script (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, etc.), include the transliterated name in English and add the original script in brackets if you have it. The city, country, and address details should also be in English. If you are unsure of the official English name, use the name as it appears on any English-language correspondence or transcripts from the institution.