You will need to have health insurance cover during the whole time you are in Australia. To be covered for health insurance, you will have to pay the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for yourself and any family members traveling with you. The OSHC provides medical and hospital insurance. All applicants must show evidence of health insurance cover with a registered health fund before a visa will be issued. PSC’s OSHC provider is Medibank Private. To arrange for your health cover you will need to pay the OSHC premium at the time of enrolment. We then pay the health insurance cover on your behalf.

Students applying from Norway and Sweden do not need to obtain OSHC. These countries have a national health scheme or other arrangements that provide acceptable health insurance for them while they are overseas. For the OSHC requirement to be waived, Norwegian students should have documentation proving that they are covered by the Norwegian Insurance Scheme. Swedish students should have proof that they have insurance provided by CSN International (the Swedish National Board of Student Aid). OSHC is available to Norwegian and Swedish nationals if required.