International Students as at 1 July 2008
This report is part of the School Roll Summary report: July 2008. It provides a snapshot of foreign fee-paying students in New Zealand schools as at 1 July 2008.
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Introduction
Numbers of Foreign Fee Paying Students
Foreign fee-paying student numbers decreased by 3.8 per cent since July 2007 from 10,204 to 9,815 students. Foreign fee-paying students represent 1.3 per cent of the total school population.
Table 1: Total Numbers of Foreign Fee-Paying Students at 1 July 2006-2008 by Region
| Region |
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change 2006-2007
|
Change 2007-2008
|
% Change 2006-2007
|
% Change 2007-2008
|
Proportion 2008
|
| Northland |
116
|
141
|
109
|
25
|
-32
|
21.6%
|
-22.7%
|
1.1%
|
| Auckland |
4,790
|
5,093
|
4,835
|
303
|
-258
|
6.3%
|
-5.1%
|
49.3%
|
| Waikato |
673
|
635
|
608
|
-38
|
-27
|
-5.6%
|
-4.3%
|
6.2%
|
| Bay of Plenty |
336
|
382
|
447
|
46
|
65
|
13.7%
|
17.0%
|
4.6%
|
| Gisborne |
22
|
32
|
27
|
10
|
-5
|
45.5%
|
-15.6%
|
0.3%
|
| Hawkes Bay |
160
|
184
|
182
|
24
|
-2
|
15.0%
|
-1.1%
|
1.9%
|
| Taranaki |
77
|
83
|
78
|
6
|
-5
|
7.8%
|
-6.0%
|
0.8%
|
| Manawatu-Wanganui |
372
|
394
|
304
|
22
|
-90
|
5.9%
|
-22.8%
|
3.1%
|
| Wellington |
609
|
579
|
581
|
-30
|
2
|
-4.9%
|
0.3%
|
5.9%
|
| West Coast |
17
|
13
|
13
|
-4
|
0
|
-23.5%
|
0.0%
|
0.1%
|
| Canterbury |
1,755
|
1,912
|
1,824
|
157
|
-88
|
8.9%
|
-4.6%
|
18.6%
|
| Otago |
417
|
437
|
492
|
20
|
55
|
4.8%
|
12.6%
|
5.0%
|
| Southland |
54
|
57
|
52
|
3
|
-5
|
5.6%
|
-8.8%
|
0.5%
|
| Tasman |
46
|
49
|
53
|
3
|
4
|
6.5%
|
8.2%
|
0.5%
|
| Nelson |
159
|
162
|
167
|
3
|
5
|
1.9%
|
3.1%
|
1.7%
|
| Marlborough |
42
|
51
|
43
|
9
|
-8
|
21.4%
|
-15.7%
|
0.4%
|
| Total |
9,645
|
10,204
|
9,815
|
559
|
-389
|
5.8%
|
-3.8%
|
100.0%
|
The decrease in foreign fee-paying students occurred in the primary sector (Years 1-8) with a decrease of 19.5 per cent (561 students) enrolled in 2008 compared to 2007. The secondary sector (Years 9-15) had slightly more foreign fee-paying students in July 2008, with an increase of 2.4 per cent (172 students).
The region with the largest share of all foreign fee-paying students continues to be Auckland with 49.3 per cent of all foreign fee-paying students (4,835 students). The number of foreign fee-paying students in Auckland has decreased by 5.1 per cent (258 students) between July 2007 and July 2008.
The region with the second largest share of all foreign fee-paying students continues to be Canterbury with 18.6 per cent of all foreign fee-paying students (1,824 students). The number of foreign fee-paying students in Canterbury has decreased by 4.6 per cent (88 students) between July 2007 and July 2008.
Foreign Fee Paying Students - Region of Origin
The majority of foreign fee-paying students originate from the Asia region (85.7 per cent). Of all foreign fee-paying students, 45.2 per cent come from South Korea, 12.3 per cent come from Japan and 13.7 per cent come from China.
The number of foreign fee-paying students enrolling from China (1,345 students) showed an increase of 5.2 per cent between July 2007 and 2008. However enrolments from South Korea (4,437 students) represented a decrease of 12.2 per cent between July 2007 and 2008.
Table 2: Total Numbers of Foreign Fee-Paying Students at 1 July 2006-2008 by Region of Origin
|
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change 2006-2007
|
Change 2007-2008
|
% Change 2006-2007
|
% Change 2007-2008
|
Proportion 2008
|
| 1. Pacific Region |
216
|
228
|
190
|
12
|
-38
|
5.6%
|
-16.7%
|
1.9%
|
| 2. Asian Region |
8,573
|
8,953
|
8,413
|
380
|
-540
|
4.4%
|
-6.0%
|
85.7%
|
China |
1,153
|
1,279
|
1,345
|
126
|
66
|
10.9%
|
5.2%
|
13.7%
|
Japan |
1,384
|
1,308
|
1,207
|
-76
|
-101
|
-5.5%
|
-7.7%
|
12.3%
|
Korea |
4,503
|
5,051
|
4,437
|
548
|
-614
|
12.2%
|
-12.2%
|
45.2%
|
Thailand |
614
|
632
|
702
|
18
|
70
|
2.9%
|
11.1%
|
7.2%
|
| 3. North American Region |
39
|
57
|
37
|
18
|
-20
|
46.2%
|
-35.1%
|
0.4%
|
| 4. South American Region |
122
|
182
|
216
|
60
|
34
|
49.2%
|
18.7%
|
2.2%
|
| 5. African Region |
27
|
23
|
23
|
-4
|
0
|
-14.8%
|
0.0%
|
0.2%
|
| 6. European Region |
617
|
691
|
775
|
74
|
84
|
12.0%
|
12.2%
|
7.9%
|
| 7. Middle Eastern Region |
49
|
69
|
160
|
20
|
91
|
40.8%
|
131.9%
|
1.6%
|
| Not Known |
2
|
1
|
1
|
-1
|
0
|
-50.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
| Total |
9,645
|
10,204
|
9,815
|
559
|
-389
|
5.8%
|
-3.8%
|
100.0%
|
Related Pages on Education Counts
Other reports can be found on the International Students statistics index page.
The July School Roll Return data collection page provides links to data, publications and indicators based on that collection.