
AUSTRALIA’S NPL ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT
AUSTRALIA’S NPL ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT THE ALLOCATED NUMBERS National Planning Level limits will apply from 1 January 2025, with a total of 270,000 new international student commencements for the 2025 calendar year. This does not include enrolments or offers. It is the actual number of international students starting a course. If a student starts a second course at the same provider, also in calendar year 2025, it will not be counted under that year’s planning limit. From 1 January 2025, new commencements will be divided between Higher Education and VET (Vocational Education & Training Sectors): Public universities will have a total of around 145,000 commencements. Private universities and NUHEPs (Non University Higher Education Providers) will have around 30,000. VET providers