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2012 141,259 53,882 22,417 21,487 27,527

2013 139,943 48,826 25,918 21,123 27,431

2014 151,611 62,891 30,013 21,979 27,942

2015 YTD MAR 115,311 46,367 20,038 17,701 17,153

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Rigorous Quality Assurance

• All international students, the quality of their educational experience and the

provision of up-to-date and accurate information is protected by law.

• All institutions must meet the conditions of the Education Services for Overseas

Students (ESOS) Act 2000, and register all courses being offered on the

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

(CRICOS.)

• Australian education policies placed at the top, with a score of 9.4 out of 10, ahead

of Germany (8.9), the UK (8.3), the US (5.0), and Japan (2.2.)

• Australia is the only country in the world with an English Language accreditation

framework to maintain a national standard

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Academic Excellence

World-class teaching

• Student–centred learning, research-based,

interactive

• $50 million for excellence in learning and

teaching in higher education from 2012

World’s leading education

institutions

2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities

• 8 universities in Australia Top 100

• 13 universities (23%) in Top 300 and 23

universities (49%) in Top 500

History of Academic

Excellence

• 15 Nobel Laureates (highest per head of

population)

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Excellent Employment Outcomes

• 68.1% of bachelor degree graduates in full-time employment within 4 months

• Median annual starting salary for bachelor degree graduates increased to

AUD$52,500

• >50% of the graduates found full-time employment using one of three strategies:

• searching advertisements on the internet (25.7%)

• through family or friends (13.9%)

• university or college careers services (12.4%).

Source: Graduate Careers Australia – GradStats – June 2014

Employment and Salary Outcomes of Recent Higher Education Graduates

Student Satisfaction

• 88% ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with overall experience (up from 87% in 2012)

• 87% ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with study (up from 86% 2012)

• 89% ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with living (up from 88% in 2012)

• 91% satisfied with support received on arrival (up from 90% in 2012)

• Student satisfaction with safety is high (92% for HE; 93% for VET; and 95% for

ELICOS)

Source: 2014 International Student Survey (ISS) – Key Findings

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