Quarterly Migration Report - March 2008 Quarter

School-Age and Pre-School-Age Migration (March Quarter)

Overall, school-age and pre-school-age migration has tracked below the levels experienced in the same quarter of the previous year.

Pre-School PLT Migration

For the quarter ended March 2008, net PLT migration of pre-school-age children (0 to 4 year-olds) was -161 overall, representing a net outflow (Figure 3). This is lower than the migration outflow experienced in the March 2007 quarter (with an overall net migration of -41) and is considerably lower than the high levels of migrations seen in 2002 and 2003. The decrease is mostly due to higher level of departures (128 more compared to same time last year).

Figure 3 - Monthly Net PLT Migration of Pre-School-Age Migrants (2006 - 2008)

Primary School PLT Migration

For the quarter ended March 2008, net PLT migration of primary-school-age children (5 to 12 year-olds) was -128 overall, representing a net outflow (Figure 4). This compares to a migration inflow of 277 experienced in the March 2007 quarter and is considerably lower than the high levels of migrations seen in 2002 and 2003. The decrease is due to higher level of departures (286 more) and lower level of arrivals (119 less compared to same time last year).

Figure 4 - Monthly Net PLT Migration of Primary-Age Migrants (2006 - 2008) 

Secondary School PLT Migration

For the quarter ended March 2008, net PLT migration of secondary-school-age children (13 to 17 year-olds) was 552 overall, and is the only age group we monitor that experienced a net migration inflow this quarter (Figure 5). However, this is still below the level of inflow experienced in the March 2007 quarter (with an overall net migration of 827) and is considerably lower than the high levels of migrations seen in 2002 and 2003. The decrease is mostly due to lower level of arrivals (198 less compared to same time last year).

Figure 5 - Monthly Net PLT Migration of Secondary-Age Migrants (2006 - 2008)