- A shrinking future: declining local enrolments. . . - Future Campus
Referring to a similar situation in the United States, Bruce Mackh describes the projected decline in domestic higher education student enrolment from 2025 as “the enrolment cliff,” attributing this trend primarily to declining birth rates and shifting demographics
- Key findings from the 2023 Higher Education Student Statistics
In 2022, both commencing and total domestic student numbers decreased following the pandemic related peak This decline extended into 2023, though softened slightly The decline in domestic student numbers may reflect the high cost of living in 2023 as well as strong labour market conditions
- When studying is so expensive, its no surprise that disadvantaged . . .
From 2019 to 2023, overall domestic undergraduate enrolments declined by 4 1%, with steeper declines among students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds (9 6%), regional and remote students (12 5%) and first-in-family students (13 2%)
- Decline in domestic STEM enrolments threatens Australias economic . . .
A significant drop in domestic STEM enrolments, combined with policy challenges, threatens Australia's innovation pipeline and economic future, prompting urgent calls for reform
- Australia faces decline in domestic STEM enrolments
A new analysis revealed a sharp decline in domestic enrolments in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses in Australia, with experts warning of serious economic and workforce implications
- Schools, 2023 | Australian Bureau of Statistics
Over the five years to 2023, total student enrolments increased by 3 5% Independent schools recorded the largest increase (14 1%), followed by Catholic schools (4 8%) and government schools (0 7%)
- Domestic enrolments stagnate but international numbers grow like billy . . .
The Go8 overall did not expand local enrolments in the decade to 2023, but had a 72% increase in international enrolments, according to a new report by researcher of record on Australian higher education Frank Larkins
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