Mar 27, 2017 by Anton Crace Australia’s vocational providers are well placed to ramp up offshore activities and help emerging countries fill skills gaps in sectors such as healthcare, transportation and logistics, according to a new report by KPMG. The Report highlighted a number of skill demands that can be matched with ...
24 Feb 2017 Here are the highlights: Australia’s international enrolment grew by 10.9% last year to reach 554,179 for 2016. This is a new record for foreign enrolment in Australia and compares to average annual growth of 6.5% over the past ten years. Australia’s international student enrolment hit a new high in 2016 to ...
18 Jan 2017 Here are the highlights: Total international enrolment in Australia has increased by 12%, year-to-date October 2016 Commencements are up by 11%, compared to the same YTD period for 2015 Australia has recorded overall growth of 36% since 2013 Three in four international students in the country come from Asia, with China far ...
JANUARY 18 2017, Timna Jacks, Henrietta Cook One in three Australian students are not completing their university degree within six years, new figures show. As thousands of students anxiously wait to learn whether they have received a first-round university offer, federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has released data showing about 33 per ...
JANUARY 18 2017, Craig Butt, Henrietta Cook Securing a spot at university has become more difficult, with students needing a higher ATAR to get into most courses. After sweating out the summer in anticipation, thousands of university hopefuls found out on Wednesday whether they had been accepted into the course of their ...
JANUARY 17 2017, Henrietta Cook The smartest state school students from across Victoria could board for the first time at a new academy for gifted children, with the Andrews government investigating its construction next to Melbourne High School. The institution would be built at a site next to the select-entry boys' school in South Yarra ...
JANUARY 17 2017, Timna Jacks By the time a baby born in 2017 graduates from a government school in Victoria, their parents would have spent $77,000 on their education, new figures show. The Australian Scholarships Group's report, released on Tuesday, predicts that Victoria's public education system will be more expensive than any ...
DECEMBER 14 2016, by Craig Butt, Henrietta Cook You've probably never heard of the state high school that outperformed almost every Victorian school to achieve three perfect scores in further maths. And in the leafy streets of Toorak, a Catholic boys school has been quietly crushing its competition in VCE English. Using new ...
28 Nov 2016 Here are the highlights: Official figures put direct spending on international education in Australia at AUS$20.3 billion for 2015/16 This represents an increase of roughly 6% over the previous fiscal year The total value of the sector, taking into account some indirect and offshore spending, now likely exceeds AUS$21 billion annually Total ...
OCTOBER 28 2016 - by Rachel Browne If you're planning on joining the ranks of Australia's young rich listers, it helps to be male, tech savvy and university-educated - and live in Melbourne. An analysis of the top 25 performers in the BRW Young Rich List for 2016 reveals men dominate, with ...