澳大利亚教育由联邦政府及州政府负责。
澳大利亚现有42所大学，分布在州和地区。除3所私立大学外，其余为公立大学。澳大利亚大学及高等教育机构执行全国统一的学历学位及高等教育文凭体系。
澳大利亚的职业教育与培训机构 (VET) 包括公立技术与继续教育学院（TAFE）和私立职业技术学院。公立技术与继续教育学院一般由政府拥有和管理。私立职业技术学院一般由企业公司、私人和专业组织拥有和管理。职业教育与培训机构提供种类繁多的课程。
澳大利亚的语言学校包括独立机构及各类院校开设的语言培训课程。
以下为澳大利亚大学和公立技术与继续教育学院名单，私立机构、各类语言学校详情请参阅澳大利亚教育、科学与培训部网站：http://cricos.dest.gov.au。
公立技术与继续教育学院名单：
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra Institute of Technology
New South Wales
1.Hunter Institute of Technology
2.Illawarra Institute of TAFE
3.New England Institute of TAFE
4.North Coast Institute of TAFE
5.Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE
6.Riverina Institute of TAFE
7.South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE
8.Sydney Institute of Technology
9.Western Institute of TAFE
10.Western Sydney Institute of TAFE
Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University
Queensland
1.Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE
2.Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
3.Central Queensland Institute of TAFE
4.Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE
5.Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
6.Logan Institute of TAFE
7.Moreton Institute of TAFE
8.Mt Isa Institute of TAFE
9.Open Learning Institute
10.Southbank Institute of TAFE
11.Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
12.The Bremer Institute of TAFE
13.Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE
14.Wide Bay Institute of TAFE
15.Yeronga Institute of TAFE
South Australia
1.Adelaide Institute of TAFE
2.Douglas Mawson Institute of TAFE
3.Murray Institute of TAFE
4.Onkaparinga Institute of TAFE
5.Regency Institute of TAFE
6.Spencer Institute of TAFE
7.Torrens Valley Institute of TAFE
Tasmania
The Institute of TAFE Tasmania
Victoria
1.Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
2.Box Hill Institute of TAFE
3.Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE
4.Chisholm Institute of TAFE
5.East Gippsland Institute of TAFE
6.Gordon Institute of TAFE
7.Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE
8.Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
9.Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE
10.Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
11.RMIT University (TAFE Division)
12.South West Institute of TAFE
13.Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
14.Swinburne University of Technology (TAFE Division)
15.University of Ballarat (TAFE Division)
16.The University of Melbourne Institute of Land and Food Resources (TAFE Division)
17.Victoria University (TAFE Division)
18.William Angliss Institute of TAFE
19.Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Western Australia
1.Central West College of TAFE
2.Challenger TAFE
3.Curtin University of Technology*
4.CY O'Connor College of TAFE
5.Great Southern TAFE
6.Kimberley College of TAFE
7.Pilbara TAFE
8.South West Regional College of TAFE
9.Swan TAFE
10.TAFE International Western Australia
11.West Coast College of TAFE
