CRICOS: Australian Education Providers and Courses for Overseas Students

CRICOS is the official register of all Australian education providers and courses approved for people studying in Australia on student visas. The dataset is a snapshot of this register, provided by the ESOS Systems and Support team within the Department of Education. It was last updated on 2026-04-13.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of approved education providers based on institution type and location.
• Identify courses available to international students based on field of study and provider.
• Monitor compliance and registration status of institutions for student visa purposes.
• Support market analysis for international education services based on the official course catalog.

Strengths

• Official government register, providing authoritative information for student visa compliance.
• Available in multiple accessible formats including CSV and Excel.
• Released under a CC-BY-2.5 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• This is a snapshot; the description directs users to a live website for the latest version.

Provenance

Source

Department of Education, ESOS Systems and Support.

Collection Method

Official government register snapshot.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2026-04-13.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 11:04:53.654616; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia.