澳洲教育享誉全球，在2001年the good university guide曾对澳洲高校在世界的排名做出评估，调查表明澳洲大学因为财政原因，和剑桥和哈佛等超级大学差距很大，但与其他高校的对比表现令人满意。澳洲最好的学校的综合实力在英国大概排十名左右，在美国大概在三十名后，最好的五所或六所澳洲高校的综合实力可进世界前一百。调查同时表明，澳洲没有所谓的“野鸡学校”，而最多良莠不全高校的国家是美国。


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Cultural Diversity:
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