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Status:
Australia 2007
The Status survey is a venture by Language Travel Magazine that aims to gather specific market data about all of the main language teaching markets in the world. Through our initiative, it is now possible to compare world market statistics.
If you would like to see the complete breakdown of data, please visit www.hothousemedia.com/statuszone/ltmstatus/latest.htm where this information is available. Thanks to all the schools that contribute valuable data - confidentially - to help us produce this market information.
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| Key points |
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• Number of participating organisations in the Australia survey: 21
• Total number of students at the organisations in 2007: 21,810
• Total number of student weeks in 2007, estimated: 283,530
• Overall average length of stay in weeks: 13
• Average cost of a one-month course, excluding accommodation: AUS$1,199 (US$1,130)
• Average cost of residential accommodation per week: AUS$173 (US$163)
• Average cost of host family accommodation per week: AUS$223 (US$210)
• Average commission paid on a language course: 22 per cent
• One institution paid commission on accommodation (of 25 per cent) |
Means of recruiting students in Australia, 2007
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Intensity of study (hours studied per week) |
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Agents 75%
Internet 5%
Local Bookings 10%
Other means 10
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From 20 to 25
Overall average = 22 |
Total marketing spend by sector in %
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Marketing budget by region (overall %)
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Travel costs 24%
Agency costs 57%
Publicity costs 19%
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Asia 56%
W Europe 15%
Latin America 14%
C&E Europe 6%
Australasia 5%
Middle East 3%
Africa 1% |
| Top student nationalities in Australia by student weeks, 2007 |
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Korean 28.5%
Japanese 17.7%
Chinese 9.3%
Brazilian 6.8%
Indian 5.4%
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Colombian 4.2%
Thai 3.3 %
Taiwanese 3%
Swiss 2.7%
Hong Kong 1.9%
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| Student numbers by age range |
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8-11, 0%
12-15, 1%
16-18, 11%
19-24, 54%
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25-30, 26%
31-50, 7%
51+, 1% |
| Observations |
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• Four more schools participated in our Status survey of Australia this year and the total student numbers and volume accounted for by this snapshot was significantly higher. However, the top three nationalities of Korea, Japan and China remained unchanged, although in 2007, our survey indicates a rise in Brazilian and Indian students, now in fourth and fifth position in the league table.
• The average length of stay had dipped slightly from 16.7 weeks to 13 weeks. |
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• The majority of language travel students in Australia remain 19-to-24 year olds; now accounting for 54 per cent of total intake, up from 48 per cent.
• Prices remained similar to those reported last year in AUS$ for tuition and accommodation, although there was an average increase of US$175 for tuition prices in US dollar terms.
• Agency usage appears to be stronger with 75 per cent of bookings through agencies, up from 61.
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Thank you to the following institutions for taking part in our Status survey:
Brown’s English Language School, Southport, QLD; Byron Bay English Language School, Byron Bay, NSW; Carrick Institute of Education, Melbourne, VIC; Education and Training International, Perth, WA; Embassy CES, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth; Flinders University IELI, Adelaide, SA; Global Village Sydney, Brisbane, Noosa, Noosa Caloundra; International College of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD; Layas Education Group, Melbourne, VIC; OISE, Sydney, NSW; Pacific Gateway International College, Sydney and Brisbane; Perth International College of English, Perth, WA; Sun Pacific College, Cairns, QLD; St Paul’s School, Bald Hills, QLD; South Australian College of English, Adelaide, SA; Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane, SA; Sydney English Academy, Manly, NSW; Sydney English Language Centre, Sydney, NSW; Sydney West International College, Westmead, NSW; Tafe English Language Centre, Northern Sydney, NSW; West Coast International College of English, Bunbury, WA.
Status Survey statistics are based on figures supplied by a selection of individual schools. Not all survey respondents answered every question in the survey. Figures are, in some cases, rounded up or down to the nearest whole. All information is treated with the strictest confidence.
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