Australia's ELICOS sector continued its steady growth in 2016, reaching new heights for student numbers, weeks and revenue metrics.

Funded by inaugural English Australia chair Christine Bundesen, EA's new grant will recognise the achievements of mid-level managers in the country's ELICOS sector.

Australia’s international education industry continues to move from strength to strength, recording it highest ever value. Schools and vocational education saw the most growth, but higher education continues to be the most valuable sector.

Student enrolments on English language courses in Australia rose to a record high last year, English Australia statistics have shown, but a significant drop from Europe slowed growth compared to previous years.

Australia’s government has announced a raft of changes to the ESOS Act, that promise to reduce red tape, change tuition payment requirements, and give teeth to ELICOS standards.

Australia is experiencing its strongest ever start to the year, bar its peak year of 2009, and has seen 21% growth across all international education sectors, latest AEI statistics have revealed. Yet growth is namely across higher education and Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) providers, meaning it is not as balanced as it seems.

International student enrollments in Australia continued to fall for the fourth year in a row in every sector except English language teaching, according to the latest end-of-year statistics from the Australian government (AEI). The top five markets remained the same despite a 24.5% fall in enrollments to 53,396 from India.

The Australian Council for Private Education and Training has called for student visa reforms to be extended beyond the university sector, after a damning report showed Australia’s $2billion education export industry fell sharply in the two years to FY2011-12—with the brunt borne by ELICOS and VET.