International students enrolled in NSW public schools by operational directorate (2019-2023)

This dataset provides information on the number of international students enrolled in NSW public schools, categorised by operational directorate.

Data notes:

• Data is sourced through the DE International Student Management System.

• International students must hold a student visa and require an Authority to Enrol (ATE) form, issued by DE International, to enrol in a NSW public school.

• Enrolment numbers are not representative of the number of students in the International Students Program, as a student may enrol in an Intensive English Centre and then proceed to a high school.

• Total enrolments include full fee-paying students in the International Students Program who complete their high school education in a NSW government school, and Study Abroad program students who enrol from one term to a maximum of one year.

• All international students and Study Abroad students are able to commence their study from Term 1 through to Term 4.

• Data has been confidentialised where necessary to suppress international student enrolments of 15 or fewer students in an operational directorate, indicated by “sp”.

• An operational directorate oversees groups of principal networks in which schools are organised. For more information, visit the most up-to-date operational directorate list.

Data source:

• DE International, Community Languages and International Programs, Student Support and Specialist Programs, Teaching Learning and Student Wellbeing, NSW Department of Education.