Google has launched an education-focused version of Google Drive, offering students unlimited cloud storage, Digital Spy said.

Drive for Education supports individual file uploads of up to 5TB in size, and is complimentary for institutes signed up to Google's free Apps for Education suite.

"We want educators and students who use Google Apps for Education to be able to focus on the learning experience - not the technology that supports it," said Apps for Education chief Ben Schrom.

"With Drive for Education, users can put an end to worries about storage limits and more easily maintain a safe, effective and compliant learning environment."

The Drive for Education team has made security a top priority, with files encrypted for the duration of their journey from devices to the company's servers.

The launch of the education-centric version of Google Drive follows the release of Drive for Work, an enterprise edition, in June.