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No. of participating organisations in the Canadian survey: 10
Total no. of students at the organisations in 2004: 7,885
Total no. of student weeks in 2004, estimated: 24,444
Overall average length of stay in weeks: 3.1
Average cost of a one-month course, excluding accommodation: Euro845 (US$1,130)
Average cost of residential accommodation per week: Euro161 (US$215)
Average cost of host family accommodation per week: Euro188 (US$251)
Average commission paid on a language course: 20 per cent (from 13 to 25)
Two institutions paid commission on accommodation (one at 15 per cent, other unspecified)
*For currency conversion rate, see page 7.
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Means of recruiting students in Ireland, 2004
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Intensity of study (hours studied per week) |
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1. Agents 49%
2. Other means 25%
3. Local bookings 16%
4. Internet 10%
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From 6 to 40
Overall average = 21.5 |
| Top student nationalities in Canada by student weeks, 2004 |
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French 14%
Korean 11.4%
Chinese 10.7%
German 10.4%
Spanish 8.8%
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Italian 7.8%
Swiss 4%
Mexican 3.5%
Czech 3.5%
Japanese 3.4%
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| Student numbers by age range |
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8-11, 0%
12-15, 22%
16-18, 20%
19-24, 28%
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25-30, 19%
31-50, 11%
51+, 0% |
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The proportion of bookings that came via agencies was down from the 70 per cent recorded last year to 49 per cent.
There were some changes in the top nationalities, with French overtaking Italian as the number-one nationality, while Italians were much farther down the table this year. Mexicans made their first appearance in the top 10 and Koreans have risen in prominence, to be the second largest nationality.
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The average length of stay has dropped to 3.1 weeks from 5 weeks, with many schools indicating a two-week average stay.
Age ranges of students were more evenly spread this year, although there were no students at either end of the age spectrum.
The typical cost of tuition is up by US$150 – some schools offered individual tuition only and so their prices were not included in the final average.
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Thank you to the following institutions for taking part in our Status survey:
Active English, Lucan; Aspect College, Dublin; Berlitz Language Centre, Dun Laoghaire; Bluefeather School, Dublin; Centre of English Studies, Dublin; Corporate English Ireland, Naas, Co Kildare; Dromore Summer School, Limerick; English in Tipperary, Rosecrea; Killarney School of English, Killarney; The Slaney Language Centre, Wexford.
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