Australia to Cap International Student Intake at 270,000 for 2025

The new international student intake will be capped at 270,000 for the calendar year 2025, according to a government release issued on Aug. 27. “Subject to the passage of legislation before Parliament, it will set a National Planning Level (NPL) for new international student commencements of 270,000 for the calendar year 2025,” Education Minister Jason Clare said in a joint statement. The government said this will bring the number of new international student commencements across higher education and VET back to pre-pandemic levels. For publicly funded universities, this will result in around 145,000 new international student commencements in 2025, which is around 2023 levels. Speaking to the media, Clare said there are roughly 10 percent more international students in universities than before the COVID-19 pandemic and 50 percent more in private VET providers....