Student Visa Statistics

Student Visas issued in each year as shown:

2008/09

• 320,368 Student Visas were granted for entry into Australia.
• 3,311 (1.03%) of these student Visas were for people from the UK.

65,503 India 20.45%
54,015 China, Peoples Republic of 16.86%
17,594 Korea, Republic of 5.49%
14,355 Nepal 4.48%
13,612 Thailand 4.25%

2007/08

• 278,184 Student Visas were granted for entry into Australia.
• 3,390 (1.35%) of these student Visas were for people from the UK.

2006/07

• 228,592 Student Visas were granted for entry into Australia.
• 3,078 (1.13%) of these student Visas were for people from the UK.

38,466 China, Peoples Republic of 16.83%
34,146 India 14.94%
18,557 Korea, Republic of 8.12%
9,973 United States of America 4.36%
9,496 Malaysia 4.15%
9,479 Thailand 4.15%

2005/06

• 190,674 Student Visas were granted for entry into Australia.

In 2006, the breakdown of the nationality for student Visa holders was:

22.0% China
10.8% India
7.9% Republic of Korea
5.6% Malaysia
5.3% Hong Kong
4.6% Japan
4.2% Thailand
4.0% Indonesia
3.7% United States of America
2.8% Singapore
29.3% Other nationalities
100.0% Total

2002/2003

• 162,575 Student Visas were granted for entry into Australia.
  • 2,395 (1.47%) of these student Visas were for people from the UK.
  • 22,597 (13.9%) from China
  • 12,405 (7.63%) from Japan
  • 11,294 (6.95%) from the United States
  • 11,270 (6.93%) from Korea
  • 10,136 (6.23% from Indonesia
  • 10,133 (6.23%) from Malaysia
  • 7,603 (4.68%) from India

Sources include: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/study

Student Visas Issued, as stated by the Department of Immigration
Offshore and Onshore Grants

• 2009-10 205,876 (only first 9 months July 2009 to March 2010)
• 2008-09 320,368
• 2007-08 278,184
• 2006-07 228,592
• 2005-06 190,674
• 2004-05
• 2003-04 171,616
• 2002-03 162,575

Source: www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/study

Numbers of Enrolments by full-fee paying international students in Australia on a student visa.

Year	Number	Change
2010	tba
2009	631,935	16.2%
2008	543,898	19.5%
2007	455,185	18.6%
2006	383,818	11.3%
2005	344,815	6.8%
2004	322,776	5.9%
2003	304,801	11.3%
2002	273,801

Source: Australian Education International

Number of New Commencements by full-fee paying international students in Australia on a student visa.

Month	2010	2009	2008	2007
Jan	27,666	31,657	27,200	23,102
Feb	67,663	69,161	63,356	62,702
Mar	45,042	41,423	34,070	20,139
Apr	20,553	24,288	20,575	15,756
May		13,721	10,790	9,085
Jun		18,833	16,275	9,300
Jul		77,154	64,802	59,132
Aug		21,192	16,646	13,724
Sep		18,984	20,326	12,154
Oct		26,060	24,882	20,776
Nov		19,445	19,224	13,681
Dec		3,687	6,069	4,858

From the above we can see the total figures for New Commencements for the 12 months ended each April as:

Month	2010	2009	2008	2007
12 months to April	360,000	345,543	287,911

Getting a Student Visa

The first place to look when considering a student visa application is the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

• http://www.immi.gov.au/students

This will provide you with the majority of the official information on what visas are available to you.