In 2022, the most popular field of education at higher education institutions in Australia was management and commerce, with around *** thousand new enrollments. Subjects in the society and culture, and health fields were the next most popular study options in that year.

In 2021, there were approximately *** thousand domestic students enrolled at universities in New South Wales in Australia. Victoria followed with over *** thousand student enrollments that year.

In January 2024, there were approximately *** thousand international students enrolled at universities in Victoria, in Australia. Universities in New South Wales had the highest number of international student enrollments in this period, with around *** thousand students.

The University and Other Higher Education industry is grappling with the post-pandemic landscape. The COVID-19 outbreak significantly shifted the industry's demand and delivery methods. Social distancing requirements and operational constraints caused most universities to pivot online. Remote learning has remained embedded into teaching post-pandemic, providing convenience for students and profitability benefits for universities. A heightened focus on research during the pandemic offset revenue lost from declines in tuition fees. This trend has been slowing and is under additional threat from a US Government that appears intent on reducing its funding for foreign-based research, to the detriment of Australian institutions. The industry's labour market has been volatile as the pandemic pushed universities to increasingly casualise their workforces. Controversies over underpayment have led to reputational damage and strikes among major Australian universities. Melbourne University's enforceable agreement with the Fair Work Ombudsman to pay more than $72.0 million to over 25,000 staff highlights the magnitude of these disputes. Economic and demographic factors have aided the industry's post-pandemic recovery despite these pressures. A depreciating Australian dollar has benefited returning international students, while growth in the population of people aged 18 to 25 has bolstered domestic enrolments. Lower secondary school retention rates, slipping during the pandemic, are dampening this growth. Overall, revenue is expected to drop at an annualised 1.9% to an estimated $38.8 billion over the five years through 2024-25. This trend includes a 0.6% drop in revenue anticipated for 2024-25. The outlook for the industry is promising, driven by changing labour market conditions and demographic trends. Stricter visa requirements to control migration will pose challenges. However, the industry will face these constrictions by constructing new student accommodation facilities, allowing institutions to enrol international students beyond their designated cap. The consolidation of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia into Adelaide University in 2026 will intensify competition for enrolments, particularly from international students, given its ambitious ranking goals. These factors mean revenue is forecast to climb at an annualised 2.1% to $43.1 billion through the end of 2029-30.

According to the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2023, the highest ranked Australian university in terms of research quality and quantity was the University of Melbourne with a score of 75.9. They were followed by the Australian National University with a score of 69.2, and Monash University, which received a score of 68.7.

The leading universities of Australia The University of Melbourne had the highest ranking in Australia as of 2023, with a score of 77.6 according to Times Higher Education which ranks universities worldwide each year. Monash University and the University of Queensland took out second and third place for Australian universities that year. Monash University was the top-ranked university in terms of student enrollment as of 2022 in Australia, with approximately 60 thousand full-time equivalent students enrolled. In the same year, the University of Melbourne was ranked second in the country in terms of student enrollment, followed by the University of New South Wales.

HECS and HELP Australia

The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) and the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) assist students in paying student contributions, tuition fees, international study expenses, and student service and amenities fees. Students who attend an approved university or higher education provider can apply for a HECS-HELP loan to help pay for their studies. According to a November 2021 survey of Australian consumers, 12 percent of respondents accumulated debt through HECS/HELP loan programs.

AU: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross data was reported at 128.283 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 135.733 % for 2021. AU: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 31.968 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2022, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 141.460 % in 2015 and a record low of 11.092 % in 1970. AU: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

According to the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2023, the highest ranked Australian university in terms of research quality and quantity was the University of Melbourne with a score of 75.9. They were followed by the Australian National University with a score of 69.2, and Monash University, which received a score of 68.7.

The leading universities of Australia The University of Melbourne had the highest ranking in Australia as of 2023, with a score of 77.6 according to Times Higher Education which ranks universities worldwide each year. Monash University and the University of Queensland took out second and third place for Australian universities that year. Monash University was the top-ranked university in terms of student enrollment as of 2022 in Australia, with approximately 60 thousand full-time equivalent students enrolled. In the same year, the University of Melbourne was ranked second in the country in terms of student enrollment, followed by the University of New South Wales.

HECS and HELP Australia

The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) and the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) assist students in paying student contributions, tuition fees, international study expenses, and student service and amenities fees. Students who attend an approved university or higher education provider can apply for a HECS-HELP loan to help pay for their studies. According to a November 2021 survey of Australian consumers, 12 percent of respondents accumulated debt through HECS/HELP loan programs.

In 2022, there were around *** thousand new student enrollments for bachelor programs at universities in Australia. Non-award program enrollments totaled around ** thousand in the country that year.

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Higher education is an important export economy for Australia, with international students paying significantly higher fees for their tertiary studies than domestic students in the country. According to Times Higher Education, the Federation University Australia ranked the highest in terms of share of international students in 2023. During that period, around 52 percent of the students enrolled at Federation University Australia were international students. International tertiary education sector An internationally recognized qualification from an Australian university is appealing to many foreign students. Chinese students made up the largest proportion of international students in Australia. In 2017, of the 624 thousand foreign students studying at higher education institutions, around 184.5 thousand originated from China. Management and commerce courses were the most popular courses for international students to study, followed by engineering, society and culture, and information technology. Economic contribution International education activity is a significant export income source for Australia. In 2017, around 30 billion Australian dollars were generated from intentional student expenditure – a value that has been increasing consistently over the past years. Chinese students studying onshore on student visas contributed over 10 billion Australian dollars in that year alone. Australia’s major competitors in this sector include its neighbor New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Factors affecting student enrolments include increasing tuition fees, visa application costs as well as the comparatively high cost of living in Australian cities.

There were more than 141 thousand Chinese student enrollments in Australia as of June 2022, with approximately 116.7 thousand enrolled in the higher education sector alone. This high figure is largely in part to many institutions readily accepting international students, as well as the use of English as the main language in most educational courses. The limited amount of university spots in China due to its large population also forces Chinese students to look overseas for education opportunities. Demographic of international students in Australia   Australia has the largest proportion of international students in higher education, with almost a third of all higher education students in the country being international students. Furthermore, Chinese students make up the biggest share of these international students, with almost twice as many students as second-placed India. Education as a source of income   While the cost of education is regulated for local students, universities in Australia can set their own prices for internationals. This creates a market where institutions are permitted to set prices to match the high demand for education. The export income from international education activity in Australia reached tens of billions of dollars over the past decade. Despite the high cost of entry, there is still plenty of demand with some universities such as the University of New South Wales having more than 40 percent of students coming from overseas.

Student attendance during semester 1 in SA Government schools by year level. Data represents attendance rates for semester 1 of each year from 2012. Important notes: • Attendance rate = (number of days attending school / number of days enrolled) x 100. • Semester 1 Attendance rates are only calculated for full time students who were enrolled or left during Semester 1. • Both whole day and part day absences are counted. • Attendance data is not collected from schools 1717 Watarru Anangu School (non operational), 849 Open Access College, 810 Thebarton Senior College , 583 Marden Senior College, 1012 Northern Adelaide Senior College and 195 Youth Education Centre. • Attendance rates in 2020 are lower than anticipated due to Covid-19 lockdowns.

The first phase of the research on student evaluation of teaching and subjects in Australian universities documents the process of migration from face-to-face, paper-based to online surveys. The process description highlights collaboration with the student association. One of the key results is response rates over 90%. The second phase is commencing and involves drilling deeper into the data set. Some of the questions that will be explored include: do students provide more and better quality comments in paper-based or online surveys; and is there a pattern in the number and quality of comments over the semester.

As of 2023, Bond University ranked first in student-to-staff ratio in Australia, with a ratio of 10.9 students per staff working at the university. This was followed by the Australian National University with 14.6 students per staff member.

Universities are now observed using social media communications channels for a variety of purposes, including marketing, student recruitment, student support and alumni communication. This paper presents an investigation into the use of the Twitter social media platform by universities in Australia, using publicly available Twitter data over a two year period. A social media network visualisation method is developed to make visible the interactions between a university and its stakeholders in the Twitter environment. This analysis method provides insights into the differing ways Australian universities are active on Twitter, and how universities might more effectively use the platform to achieve their individual objectives for institutional social media communications.

As of 2023, Monash University was the number one ranked university in terms of number of students enrolled, with approximately 59 thousand enrolled full-time equivalent students. That same year, the second ranked university in the nation in terms of student enrollments was University of Melbourne with close to 50 thousand enrolled full-time equivalent students.

Survey of drivers in the 18-25 year old age group regarding behaviours and attitudes towards taking illicit drugs and impairment of driving ability. Development and evaluation of intervention strategies to reduce participants' intentions to engage in drug-driving. Participants in the study will be university students, the majority of whom will be under the age of 25 and live throughout Sydney and the Illawarra areas, although findings are expected to be generalised to ACT university students.

The Education and Training division has faced challenges in recent years, driven by shifting enrolment patterns, regulatory pressures and the rapid integration of online learning options into a division that has long operated in face-to-face classrooms. While many institutions within the division are not-for-profit, private establishments strive to make a profit, particularly within the Technical and Vocational Education and Training industry, which boasts the highest profit margin at 36.0% compared to the division’s margin of 5.1%. Industrywide revenue is expected to have contracted at an annualised 0.7% over the five years through 2024-25 to total $173.5 billion. This includes an anticipated dip of 1.6% in 2024-25. Despite the advantages the Private Schools industry boasts over the Government Schools industry, the Federal Government's Better and Fairer Schools Agreement and the full rollout of the Quality Schools package will go a long way to rebalancing the disparity between private and public schools. In early 2025, Queensland joined all other states and territories in signing the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement and committing to fund public schools to 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard by 2034. The agreement dictates that the Federal Government will contribute 25.0% of the funding for government schools, with 75.0% coming from the states and territories. New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland dominate the Education and Training division because of their large populations, which lead to an abundance of schools and students. Certain segments, like government schools and universities, exhibit higher market share concentration because of the significant barriers to entry compared to segments like sports instruction. The division is contending with intensifying competition from substitutes like self-education and on-the-job training. Over the coming years, new government policies and technological advancements will influence the Education and Training division. The Australian Government's attempts to introduce international student caps and the implementation of student visa price rises will limit the international student market, potentially resulting in job losses and stifling growth opportunities. Universities are losing their competitive edge as substitutes like self-education expand in popularity and employer preferences shift away from traditional degrees. Education departments will improve teacher wellbeing by improving workload expectations, resulting in national education standards improving. The Quality Schools package will boost Commonwealth funding, prioritising public schools over private ones. Revenue is forecast to climb at an annualised 1.8% over the five years through 2029-30 to $189.3 billion.

The dataset contains deidentified and aggragated linked student wellbeing data collected between 2014 - 2022 across South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Data is from students from Years 4-12. All data is aggragated by Statistical Area, data collection year, and student year level. This data utilises linkage to sociodemographic and cultural characteristics, academic achievement, enrolment and attendance to allow researchers to explore wellbeing in multiple dimensions.

Dataset can be accessed at the following location: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10199486

This study evaluated the validity of student feedback derived from Medicine Student Experience Questionnaire (MedSEQ), as well as the predictors of students’ satisfaction in the Medicine program. Data from MedSEQ applying to the University of New South Wales Medicine program in 2017, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed.