Australia's international students enrolments continues to increase

Australia has bounced back from the three-year enrolment decline it experienced in 2013, and the positive trend has been continuing since then, with the most number of commencements in higher education, followed by English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). All other sectors - VET, schools and non-award programmes also reported strong growth.

ELICOS enrolments tend to have positive spillover effects, leading to additional enrolments in all other education sectors. Chinese and Vietnamese students are most likely to continue other studies in Australia upon completion of their English course, with the majority moving on to higher education.

Thai and Indonesian students, on the other hand, are more likely to continue studies in the VET sector.

What does this mean for education agents?

1. It will be worthwhile to keep in touch with students who might require assistance in enrolling for another course - for example, updating Chinese students with information on universities.

2. Prepare for all the extra administrative tasks that comes with more students. NexPay is an international students payments system which can assist education agents in receiving reconciled payments in full.

For more information visit NexPay - making international students payments simple and easy.

Source: ICEF Monitor