Student Visas issued in each year.
2008/09 Australian Student Visas issued.
- 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 Australian Student Visas issued.
- 278,184 Student Visas were granted for entry into Australia.
- 3,390 (1.35%) of these student Visas were for people from the UK.
49,763 People’s Republic of China
47,639 India
19,350 Republic of Korea
11,576 Thailand
11,096 Brazil
10,661 Malaysia
10,247 Nepal
9,969 United States of America
8,246 Indonesia
7,669 Japan
Source: www.homeaffairs.gov.au
2006/07 Australian Student Visas issued.
- 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 Australian Student Visas issued.
- 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 Australian Student Visas issued.
- 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.
This will provide you with the majority of the official information on what visas are available to you.