ELICOS commencements fall 65.8% for March 2021 YTD
The latest market data from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) shows a 65.8% decline in student commencements for March 2021 YTD. However, March 2020 was already down 4.9% because Australia closed its borders to China in February 2020 then the rest of the world midway through March. 70 per cent down seems a much more realistic assessment of the current data on pre-Covid numbers.
Aggregate visa grant figure lowest total for YTD March since 2006
The oldest accessible data from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) dates back to 2006, and we need to turn back to this date to see a comparable figure for visa grants across the entire international education industry. March 2021 YTD recorded 50,113 visa grants in ELICOS-only, higher education, VET, Non-award and schools as a whole. This is a 38% drop on March 2020 YTD, which was already feeling the impact of border closures, down 3.3% on March 2019 YTD.
State breakdown of top-10 source countries now available
Our monthly market report includes a new section that compares each state’s YTD figures for ELICOS’ top-10 source countries. This month compares March 2021 YTD numbers with those of March 2020 YTD. Both the change in numbers and percentages are recorded. We hope you find this detailed breakdown useful.
ELICOS market analysis: March 2021
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