Survey of English Language Providers: Year ended March 2009

For the year ended March 2009:

• English language schools received $142 million in tuition and related fees from international students, up $21 million from the previous March year.
• As in the previous year, Saudi Arabian students accounted for the biggest increase in expenditure on tuition and related fees – they spent $13 million more than in the March 2008 year.
• The number of international students enrolled at English language schools dropped 6.8 percent.
• The total number of student weeks completed at English language schools was up 14.2 percent.

 Geoff Bascand