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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced a rise in South Australia's income from international students over the past seven years, with enrolments in the VET sector growing at a higher average annual rate than in any other sector of education.
As non- permanent residents of the state international students’ expenditures on tuition fees, course materials, food, accommodation, transport, etc. are treated as income from international trade in services - that is, as export income.
Last year, international students brought $990 million into SA, three times the income of 2002 with an average annual growth rate of 18.9 per cent. Likewise, the state’s share of Australia’s international student enrolments in VET has grown by 1.2 per cent over the past two years.
In 2005 the number of enrolments in government VET courses (primarily TAFE) was 831, while non-government VET courses attracted 971 enrolments. By 2009 the numbers had increased to 1,338 and 7,581 respectively.
Last year, the most popular fields of study for international student enrolments in South Australia’s non-government provided VET were: 'Society and Culture' (23.7 per cent); 'Management and Commerce' (21.1 per cent); 'Food, Hospitality and Personal Services' (16.1 per cent); and 'Engineering and related Technologies' (15.6 per cent).
Read the full press release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics here.
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The SA International Student Guide has been written by local and international students to provide newly-arrived international students with the ‘inside word' on how to enjoy the city like a local.
It includes a range of practical tips and useful information, from the best cafes to clothing size conversions and crucial survival advice. The Insider prides itself on being a fresh, youthful booklet that provides international students with the knowledge to head out and integrate into the community and have a fantastic, memorable experience.
The Insider - Adelaide 2010 editions are available online for browsing at:
Free copies are available for international students in the second semester.
If you are interested in obtaining copies for your students please contact: Sam Trezise sam [at] insider [dot] net [dot] au (by email) or on 0402 176 998