The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Framework is a body of legislation that provides protection for international students studying in Australia, protects and enhances Australia’s reputation for quality education, and supports the integrity of Australia’s student visa program.

TEQSA wishes to remind providers of the importance of maintaining clear and contemporary academic integrity policies and procedures. Academic integrity is fundamental to the reputation and credibility of Australia’s higher education sector.

The Sixth Annual TEQSA Conference was held on 23–24 November 2022 at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins and online.

The theme was Fit for the Future: Leadership, Quality, Integrity.

2025 consultation

Following an internal review of the 2024 version of the CRIS, we released a consultation paper to the sector in September 2025.

The updated version of the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) provides key information on how TEQSA calculates and implements charges for specific regulatory activity from 1 January 2026.

The CRIS was developed in accordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework.

This page contains information about TEQSA’s application fees for 2026.

All higher education providers have to pay the annual Registered Higher Education Provider (RHEP) charge. 

What does ‘return to compliance’ mean?

In response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the Australian Government implemented the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework (the Framework) to ensure minimum standards for child safe behaviours and practices are in place at Commonwealth entities.