Philippines is a growing source of foreign students: DFAT

Education is beginning to be a major linkage between Australia and the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has recently reported.

The Philippines is comparatively smaller than other markets, said DFAT in its country brief on the Philippines, but it is “a fast growing source of foreign students who are looking to study in Australia.”

DFAT cited the “advantages of geographic proximity, common language, and mutual interest and strengths in Asian studies” for the growth.

DFAT reported that in 2009 there were 2,406 Filipino students who commenced studies in Australia, an increase of 45 per cent over the previous year.

Sixty-four per cent of all Philippine students studying in Australia were in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector followed by Higher Education which accounted for about 25 per cent of Philippine student population in Australia, the DFAT country brief continued.

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