AUS-EDUCATION 3LST

Apart from this, Access Economics head economist Chris
Richardson said there would be little long-term impact on the
"remarkably resilient" industry, which would be buffeted by
the "short-term headwinds" of the Australian dollar.
Richardson was responding to comments by Reserve Bank of
Australia governor Glenn Stevens that confidence in the
Australian economy could drive up the dollar.
"I do think it will have an impact, but I don't think
it's make or break," Richardson said.
Increasing middle-class population growth overseas meant
Australia's overseas student industry was "on the right side
of history", he said.
Overseas families making a decision to fund their child's
education offshore "is not the brave call today it was on the
matching day last year at the height of the global downturn",
he said. PTI