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7 May 2012
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DIAC releases data for 3rd quarter of Program Year 2011/2012
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DIAC has released the latest quarterly report for student visa applications and grants for the 9 month period YTD March 2012.
Although total visa applications (+2%) and total visa grants (+4%) for YTD March show only a small level of growth, with this growth somewhat distorted by the churn of students already onshore, there are some figures that could justify a level of cautious optimism looking forward.
- offshore visa applications for the 3rd quarter were up +9%;
- offshore VET applications for the 3rd quarter were up +18%, with Higher Ed up +16.5%.
Still of concern, however, are numbers of Independent ELICOS visas, with offshore visa grants down by -7% and onshore grants also down by -4%.
Also of concern is the decline in offshore applications (-8%) and grants (-16%) from China, Australia’s largest source country.
And overall numbers remain in stark contrast to the peak year of 2008/2009, with offshore applications and grants both down by -44% compared with that year.
On 31 March 2010 there were 425,866 student visa holders in Australia whereas on 31 March 2012 there were only 344,468, 19% fewer students.
Click here for the English Australia analysis of the report from an ELICOS perspective – available to member colleges and affiliates when logged in at:
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Click here for the DIAC Report.
The data from DIAC is useful for:
a) understanding trends in the pipeline of students across all types of pathways;
b) understanding the pipeline of students by type of program eg. stand-alone English, English for High School, English for further study etc.; and
c) understanding trends in onshore vs offshore student visa applications and grants.
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