ICEF Monitor – New Zealand showing strong growth in international enrolment again this year

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16 Nov 2015

The latest data from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) affirms that the country remains on course for another strong year of growth in 2015. Following a 13% year-over-year increase in international enrolment between 2013 and 2014, year-to-date (YTD) figures through September 2015 indicate a 12% increase in total student visas compared to the same period from last year.

As always, two important caveats apply when considering trends based on student visa data:

• The number of visas issued does not precisely correspond to actual enrolment as there may be a lag of some months between the time the visa is received and the student’s actual attendance.
• Students enrolled in courses of less than three months do not require a study visa. This means the student visa figures generally understate enrolment in any Private Training Establishments (PTEs), including language schools, offering shorter-term programmes.

 

“Read the full article on ICEF Monitor” – Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2015/11/new-zealand-showing-strong-growth-in-international-enrolment-again-this-year/