Hundreds of fully-vaccinated international students are set to return to New South Wales in the coming months after a state government pilot was signed off on by the Commonwealth.

The NSW government on Friday morning revealed details of the plan, which will see students return in a staggered fashion and quarantine for 14 days at a purpose-built facility in Redfern in Sydney.

The first phase of the pilot is anticipated to bring back 500 international students to NSW on chartered flights, paid for by the students, by the end of December.

It will also only involve student visa holders who have been fully vaccinated with the shots approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, which at the moment includes Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna.