Australia’s international student cap legislation stalls as Coalition opposes bill
The Australian government’s proposed Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Bill, which sought to introduce caps on international student enrolments, has failed to pass in the Senate. With opposition from both the Coalition and the Greens, the bill is unlikely to progress – a development welcomed by the international education sector. This paves the way […]
Australia announces 270k cap on international enrolments
On 27 August, the Australian government announced a cap on international enrolments. Formally referred to as the National Planning Level (NPL), the cap is set at 270,000 for the calendar year and is divided between the higher education and vocational education and training (VET) sectors. It applies to “new student commencements,” which counts the first […]