Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) fact sheet

OSHC is private health insurance for overseas students and their dependants. It includes ambulance cover and limited pharmaceutical items.

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Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) fact sheet

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Publication date:
Publication type:
Fact sheet
Audience:
General public
Language:
English
Description:

OSHC helps overseas students with meeting the costs of unplanned medical and hospital care while undertaking formal studies in Australia.

This fact sheet provides a summary of:

  • what OSHC is
  • how OSHC works
  • key facts.

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