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                                                           IDP RECORDS
          UK TO INCREASE                                   27% GROWTH IN
          HEALTH INSURANCE                                 REVENUE
          SURCHARGE FOR                                    Higher education-
          INTERNATIONAL                                    focused agency
          STUDENTS                                         chain IDP Education
          The UK government                                Ltd www.idp.com             IDP is a co-owner
          has announced plans                              has announced a 27       of the IELTS exam
          to double the health    year’s general election,   per cent increase in   along with the British
          surcharge paid by non-  when it said it would    revenue in its fi nancial   Council and Cambridge
          EU overseas students    raise the fee to UK£450   results for the second   Assessment English,
          to UK£300.              for students.            half of 2017.            and the test business
             The surcharge           Caroline Nokes,          The Australia-        represented the largest
          – which was fi rst       Immigration Minister,    headquartered            portion of revenue at
          introduced in 2014 – is   said, “It is only right   company reported total   AUS$148.4 million, a
          applicable to non-EU    that people who come     revenue of AUS$242       25 per cent increase.
          citizens coming to      to the UK should         million for the six         The student
          the UK for more than    contribute to the        months to the end of     placement business
          six months for work,    running of the NHS. The   December 2017, while    agency accounted
          study or visiting. The   surcharge offers access   EBITDA (earnings       for AUS$64.9 million                  ST GILES                                                                            KEY FACTS
          surcharge is paid       to health care services   before interest, tax,   of revenue, growth                                                                                                        170
          as part of the visa     that are far more        depreciation and         of 20 per cent. IDP                   CAMBRIDGE
          application process.    comprehensive and at     amortisation) rose       also acquired the                                                                                                         Capacity
             The announcement     a much lower cost than   by 38 per cent to        Hotcourses university                 NEW YEAR ROUND ADULT SCHOOL                                                         12
          does not go as far      many other countries.”   AUS$50.3 million,        listings company in
          as the Conservative        At the time of        compared with the        early 2017. At the time                  Minutes from Cambridge Station and walking distance to Cambridge city centre     Classrooms
          Party pledged in its    writing, UK£1 =          same period in the       of writing, AUS$1 =                      Completely refurbished for 2018 with excellent facilities                        16+
          manifesto for last      US$1.40                  previous year.           US$0.79.                                                                                                                  Min age
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