Sri Lanka: International Student Enrolments in Australia 

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Jan

All

1,928

1,837

1,894

2,044

2,476

3,366

4,161

Higher Education

1,271

1,374

1,407

1,311

1,376

1,698

2,006

VET

605

403

378

565

833

1,357

1,832

ELICOS

16

27

67

94

134

218

223

Schools

12

16

20

13

13

18

28

Other

24

17

22

61

120

75

72 

Feb

All

2,160

2,165

2,239

2,630

3,289

4,441

Higher Education

1,394

1,602

1,611

1,660

1,858

2,303

VET

707

491

503

742

1,102

1,716

ELICOS

19

32

70

103

151

279

Schools

12

18

28

15

16

18

Other

28

22

27

110

162

125

Mar

All

2,538

2,467

2,532

2,785

3,494

4,760

Higher Education

1,703

1,828

1,813

1,749

1,954

2,434

VET

766

553

572

779

1,158

1,832

ELICOS

28

44

85

127

199

343

Schools

12

19

28

16

16

18

Other

29

23

34

114

167

133

Apr

All

2,591

2,502

2,575

2,850

3,575

4,851

Higher Education

1,727

1,834

1,819

1,763

1,958

2,445

VET

786

562

579

789

1,181

1,861

ELICOS

35

57

112

162

248

390

Schools

13

20

29

17

18

19

Other

30

29

36

119

170

136

May

All

2,612

2,523

2,616

2,896

3,624

4,939

Higher Education

1,736

1,838

1,826

1,771

1,962

2,458

VET

793

564

584

797

1,191

1,871

ELICOS

40

72

139

189

282

450

Schools

13

20

29

18

18

22

Other

30

29

38

121

171

138

Jun

All

2,638

2,589

2,697

2,989

3,760

5,092

Higher Education

1,746

1,850

1,835

1,778

1,969

2,468

VET

802

605

629

846

1,271

1,982

ELICOS

45

85

156

209

306

465

Schools

13

20

29

19

21

24

Other

32

29

48

137

193

153

Jul

All

3,017

2,967

3,060

3,498

4,466

6,027

Higher Education

2,000

2,128

2,064

2,061

2,345

2,931

VET

917

680

734

1,033

1,525

2,382

ELICOS

51

102

172

235

358

528

Schools

13

22

31

21

23

26

Other

36

35

59

148

215

160

Aug

All

3,083

3,046

3,125

3,591

4,602

6,161

Higher Education

2,045

2,170

2,087

2,096

2,376

2,955

VET

933

694

745

1,051

1,557

2,419

ELICOS

55

122

197

268

422

598

Schools

13

24

32

22

23

26

Other

37

36

64

154

224

163

Sep

All

3,107

3,062

3,162

3,638

4,708

6,239

Higher Education

2,054

2,176

2,097

2,107

2,388

2,961

VET

945

700

754

1,069

1,628

2,440

ELICOS

57

125

214

286

440

645

Schools

13

24

32

22

23

26

Other

38

37

65

154

229

167

Oct

All

3,156

3,128

3,273

3,777

4,906

6,558

Higher Education

2,059

2,176

2,102

2,113

2,400

2,971

VET

977

751

817

1,155

1,739

2,654

ELICOS

64

138

236

312

500

717

Schools

16

24

33

23

23

28

Other

40

39

85

174

244

188

Nov

All

3,185

3,170

3,330

3,852

5,005

6,708

Higher Education

2,073

2,187

2,111

2,131

2,422

3,009

VET

983

757

829

1,171

1,760

2,703

ELICOS

72

163

269

352

553

778

Schools

16

24

33

23

25

28

Other

41

39

88

175

245

190

Dec

All

3,196

3,183

3,336

3,864

5,025

6,750

Higher Education

2,077

2,189

2,114

2,133

2,423

3,018

VET

989

765

832

1,172

1,770

2,721

ELICOS

73

165

269

361

561

792

Schools

16

24

33

23

26

28

Other

41

40

88

175

245

191