AUS-EDUCATION 2

Meanwhile, there was continuing increased demand for
Australian university education, especially from the other key
market of China, enquiries from which were up 15 per cent, it
noted.
Earlier, another largest recruiter, IDP, also anticipated
drop in Indian students enrolments. Chief executive Tony
Pollock mentioned that he was worried about enrolment numbers
from India being "quite soft".
"We are looking at modest growth next year across
portfolios. Higher education will be up and vocational
education will be up, but we will see a lot less students from
India," Pollock said.
He said most affected would be all the "single-purpose
colleges" which were cashing on permanent residency driven
student visa.
"It will be a very tough period for them because most of
their students are drawn from India. It will be a bleak winter
for them," he said.
However, Pollock said the USD 15 billion education sector
was likely to welcome a fall in Indian student numbers, where
they were concentrated at the bottom end of the private
vocational education market.
"I think it's a quite sensible re-adjustment of
Australia's education offerings. So what Australia is
providing is more closely aligned to the interests of the
students themselves and Australian education," he said. (MORE)
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