The education system in Australia is renowned for its high academic standards. However, your academic experience in Australia will be quite different from your US education. First, the academic calendar is opposite than that of the US. The academic year begins in February and runs through November with a semester break mid- to late-June. Bond University, the only exception, follows an American academic calendar. Secondly, much more responsibility will be placed on you for learning course material. Your school schedule will consist of large lectures followed by more intimate tutorials (group discussion sessions) and labs where the information is studied in detail. You will be expected to read and research without much formal structure (generally no weekly assignments or exams).
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