by DIRK MULDER

International student numbers for March YTD are out. Yesterday CMM reported the figures across sectors, today its commencers/enrolments by states and territories

 The state of the states

NSW: commencers were down 17 400 or 27.6 per cent in March ’21 from March ‘20. Enrolments were down 39 200, (15.8 per cent).

Victoria: commencers were down 19 100 (33.5 per cent) Overall enrolments were down 39 800, (18.3 per cent).

Queensland: commencers were down 10 100 (34.7 per cent) while enrolments were down 19 100 or 19.9 per cent.

 South Australia: commencers were down 3 700 or 33.4 per cent while enrolments were down 4 200, (11.9 per cent).

 Western Australia: commencers were down 3 700 or 32.3 per cent while enrolments were down 6 300 or 16.9 per cent.

 Tasmania: commencers were down 830 or 24.6 per cent while enrolments were down 1 900 or 15.7 per cent.

Northern Territory: commencers were down 279 or 23.2 per cent while enrolments were up 49 or 1.4 per cent.

ACT: commencers were down 287 or 9 per cent while enrolments were down 885 or 6.6 per cent.

Market share

 NSW: market share of commencers in March last year was 35.2 per cent – this March it was 36.8 per cent. Overall share was 37.5 per cent last year, 38 per cent this.

Victoria: commencement share in March ’20 was 31.8 per cent, in March 21 it was 30.6 per cent. Enrolment market share in Mar ‘20 was 32.7 per cent, in Mar ‘21 it was 32.1 per cent.

Queensland:  Commencer market share in March ‘20 was 16.1 per cent, in Mar 21 it was 15.2 per cent. Enrolment market share in Mar 20 was 14.4 per cent, in Mar 21 it was 13.9 per cent.

South Australia: Commencer market share in March 2020 was 6.2 per cent, this March it was 5.9 per cent. Enrolment market share in Mar 20 was 5.3 per cent, in Mar 21 it is 5.6 per cent.

Western Australia: commencer market share last March was 6.3 per cent, this March it was 6.2 per cent. Enrolment market share was 5.6 per cent, this March it was 5.62 per cent.

Tasmania: Commencer market share in Mar ‘20 was 1.9 per cent, in March 2021 it was 2.1 per cent. Enrolment market share in Mar 20 was 1.8 per cent, in Mar 21 it was down 0.02 per cent.

Northern Territory:  Commencer market share in Mar ‘20 was 0.67 per cent, in Mar 21 it was 0.75 per cent. Enrolment market share in March ‘20 was 0.55 per cent, in Mar 21 it is 0.65 per cent – a increase of 1 per cent.

ACT:  Commencer market share in March ‘20 was 1.77 per cent, in March ‘21 it was 2.33 per cent. Enrolment market share in Mar 20 was 2.03 per cent, this March it was 2.28 per cent.

Dirk Mulder advises education and business clients on trends in international education. He writes regularly for CMM