New Zealand Saw Record International Student Enrollment in 2015/2016

New Zealand Immigration is increasing day by day and so does the number of international students’ enrolment. The Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced that the foreign student enrolment observed a 13% increase in 2015. The total enrolments recorded were 125.011.

The ratios show that 14,748 students make that 13%. And this increase in foreign student growth was seen in all regions across the country.

This is a result of quality education provided in the educational institutes nationwide, added Joyce.

In 2015, the tuition fee income from international students reached to $1 billion for the first time. It was $1.029 billion in 2014 and reached $3.1 billion in March 2016.

International students landing in the country as New Zealand Immigration not only contribute to the economy but also provide an enhanced experience to the young citizens. They are getting the education in a diverse environment with people from across the globe. It plays a vital role in their mental and social growth.

Out of these increased enrolments, 63% were recorded to be in the region of Auckland. Canterbury was second with 8.4% share of the enrolments. Wellington stood third with a 5.9% share in the total international student enrollments.

New Zealand needs to have the international student growth throughout the region. And a number of regions are playing their part successfully.

New Zealand immigration has received a tremendous response from India, especially in the education sector. 45% international students in 2015 were from India, 13% from China and 83% from the Philippines.

While it is good to see such a healthy growth rate, it is equally important that all the New Zealand immigration processing follows the rules and regulations defined by the New Zealand government.

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The trends of May 2016 observed a 5% decrease in first-time student visas so far this year. Out of the total decline in student visas, 22% decline was from India.

The change in the trends is observed to be due to the high English language requirements as seen in October 2015. But this decrease has been met by the increase in student visa applications from countries like China, Korea, Japan, Germany, Malaysia and Vietnam.