All overseas students are required to be part of the Overseas Student Health Cover Scheme (OSHC). This provides health insurance for international students and their dependents during their stay in Australia. Premiums will apply according to the length of the visa.
OSHC helps minimise medical expenses incurred whilst in Australia. Your OSHC fees will be listed on your Letter of Offer and will be based on the full duration of your student visa.
ECC’s preferred OSHC provider is Medibank. Learn more below.
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is health insurance similar to what Australians receive under Medicare. OSHC covers or partially covers the costs for:
Out of Hospital Services/In Hospital Services
Prescription Medicines
Emergency ambulance transport
The Australian Government requires all international students to maintain OSHC as a compulsory condition of their student visa for the entire time that you are studying in Australia. If you fail to maintain your OSHC, the Australian Government requires you to back pay any lapsed periods of the cover. You will not be able to claim for any treatment received during this backdated period. Failure to maintain your cover could therefore result in you paying thousands of dollars in medical expenses.
Direct billing providers are medical providers (e.g. GPs, hospitals) that have an agreement with ECC’s preferred OSHC provider, Medibank. When visiting a participating clinic, show your valid OSHC card and they will send the invoice directly to OSHC. If students attend the ECU Health Service, the cost of seeing the GP is likely to be covered by OSHC.
All Medibank OSHC clients can visit any Perth metropolitan Medibank branch. The branch will help you with:
Cash claims and other claim submission
Ordering your Membership card
General information about your OSHC.
Learn more about ECC's preferred OSHC provider Medibank.
Member Services Officer: 134 148
Email: oshc@medibank.com.au
24-hour OSHC Emergency Helpline: 1800 887 283