Information to navigate National Planning Levels

The National Planning Level (NPL) will put limits on the growth of international student programs each year. From 1 January 2025, the Australian Government is setting limits on the number of international students that can be enrolled by international education providers. 

The NPL has been established to help improve the sustainability of international education and ensure continuous delivery of high-quality programs. To read more about the NPL, please read our previous article here.

The Department of Education and the Department of Home Affairs has put together some essential information for international students which we have compiled below.

Department of Education 

• Factsheet - Student cohorts exempted from the National Planning Level 
• Factsheet - Students of Transnational Education Programs exempted from the National Planning Level 
• Factsheet - Pacific and Timor-Leste exemption from the National Planning Level 
• Factsheet - Foreign Government Scholarship Holders exemption from the National Planning Level 

For more information, visit the Department of Education website. 

Department of Home Affairs 

• Provider updates on PRISMS   
• Australian Department of Home Affairs Facebook  
• Visa processing times 
• Visa finder  
• Genuine Student requirement  
• Information on education provider evidence level report, welfare arrangements   
• Migration Strategy  
• Student visa program data (grant rates, grants, lodgements)  

For more information, visit the Department of Home Affairs website.