2012 ELICOS Statistics Overview

English Australia will be releasing the full English Australia ELICOS Industry Statistics Report for 2012 in June, outlining the latest market trends and developments for the ELICOS sector (including all visa types).

In the interim the English Australia ELICOS Industry Statistics 2012 Fact Sheet has been updated to provide an overview of the latest data.

This Fact Sheet can be downloaded from the English Australia website.

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The data shows that the ELICOS industry experienced an overall decline of -7% in student numbers in 2012, however the number of weeks enrolled grew by+1%.

- despite the small return to growth in student visas, there were declines in visitor visas, working holiday visas and other visas;
- NSW & Victoria gained market share at the expense of WA;
- 61% of ELICOS students in 2012 were student visa holders compared to 54% in 2011;
- despite the decline, there was growth from 4 of the top 10 countries in 2012 compared with growth from only 1 in 2011;
- China is still the #1 source country;
- Korea has dropped to 3rd place, with Japan returning to 2nd place;
- Colombia has overtaken Taiwan and Italy has overtaken Switzerland;
- Saudi Arabia has dropped out of the top ten – replaced by Italy;
- the average course length has increased to 12.3 from 11.2;
- average spend per student has gone up, however the overall export earnings have declined slightly – from $1.462 billion to $1.459 billion.

If you want to understand the full story of what the data is telling us about what happened in the ELICOS sector in 2012, then the annual English Australia seminar program is a must attend event.

In May/June 2013 English Australia will again be holding a series of seminars around Australia to share the latest market trends and developments for the ELICOS sector as outlined in the soon to be released annual English Australia ELICOS Industry Statistics Report for 2012.

The seminars will provide a detailed analysis of the 2012 data, both from a national perspective and a state specific perspective. This analysis provides colleges and other stakeholders with the opportunity to be fully briefed on ELICOS industry market trends and to benchmark their own ELICOS numbers against national and state figures.

The seminars will be followed by the opportunity to network with colleagues over drinks and canapés.

Links are provided below for RSVP forms for each city (including further detail regarding times and venues) – BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

Sydney – 29 May 
Adelaide – 5 June 
Melbourne – 13 June 
Brisbane – 18 June 
Perth – 20 June 

English Australia is grateful for the ongoing support of Allianz Global Assistance for this program of English Australia Statistics Seminars and Networking Functions.