International Students Trends Reports

This report summarises the publicly available data, from four main sources, on enrolments of international students within New Zealand education provider sectors from 2002 to 2008. Summary information is also stated on the numbers of approved student visas and permits during the 2002/03 to 2008/09 financial years.

This report summarises the publicly available data, from four main sources, on enrolments of international students within New Zealand education provider sectors from 2001 to 2007. Summary information is also stated on the numbers of approved student visas and permits for the calendar years 2001 to 2007.

This report summarises the publicly available data, from four main sources, on the actual enrolments of international students within New Zealand provider groups from 2000 to 2006. Summary information is also stated on the numbers of approved student visas and permits for the calendar years 2000 to 2006. This information is disaggregated by origin, according to the key markets of China, Japan, and South Korea, the regions of South-East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, and the developing markets of Latin America and India. Further information is given on the estimated economic value-added to New Zealand from international education.

This report sets out the available information on the key trends in enrolments of foreign fee-paying (FFP) students within the New Zealand education sectors, including primary and secondary schools, public tertiary education institutions (i.e. universities, polytechnics/institutes of technology, colleges of education) and private training establishments (including English language schools).

Foreign fee-paying (FFP) students are now an established part of the New Zealand education scene. This report gives a statistical overview of the situation of FFP students in New Zealand and the institutions hosting them, and is designed to underpin planning and research. The data in the report show changes in the number and origin of FFP students, demonstrate distribution patterns within New Zealand, and give indicators for further growth.

Foreign fee-paying (FFP) students are now an established part of the New Zealand education scene. This report sets out the historical growth of FFP students in the compulsory (i.e. primary and secondary schools) and tertiary sectors.