Survey of English Language Providers: Year ended March 2008

• English language schools received $121 million of tuition and related fees from international students during the March 2008 year, up $4 million from the previous March year.
• The biggest increase in expenditure on tuition and related fees was by Saudi Arabian students, who spent $3.9 million more (up 68.8 percent) in the March 2008 year than in the March 2007 year.
• The number of international students enrolled at English language schools in New Zealand rose 5.1 percent in the March 2008 year.
• Total estimated expenditure by all international students studying in New Zealand was $1,514 million for the year ended March 2008.

 Geoff Bascand