Page 18 - StudyTravel Magazine May 2025 Issue
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SPECIAL REPORT





           % change in                                   11%                  Accommodation options
           agency business                                                    chosen by students
           by sector                                                          by sector
           in 2024            5%             7%           SECONDARY



                                            LANGUAGE
                              TERTIARY
                                                                                    LANGUAGE STUDENTS


           Average commission paid to agencies by educators by sector
                                                                                         2019
                                                                                         2024
                                                                              2019  2024
                                                                              35% 58%    Residential
                                                                              56% 38%    Host family
                                                                              7%    3%   Private apartment
                                                                              2%    1%   Other





              2019      2024       2019       2024       2019       2024
             24%        25%       16%        15%        15%        16%              SECONDARY STUDENTS


           % of educator partners found by agencies through the                          2019
           following methods
                                                                                         2024
            2019
                                                                              2019  2024
                                       20%      16%     15%                   63% 62%    Homestay
                   38%                                         9%  other 2%   36% 37%    Full-time/part-
                                                                                         time boarding
                                                                              1%    1%   Other
            2024
                                        19%      15%     11%  10%
                   41%                                           other 4%


                                                                                     TERTIARY STUDENTS
           Reasons given by agency clients for studying overseas

                                                                                         2019

                             13%        12%              16%                             2024
              28%  54%  8%         24%        23%  9%        5%     1%  7%    2019  2024  On campus,
                                                                              37% 42%
           2019 2024  2019 2024  2019 2024  2019 2024  2019 2024  2019 2024              university owned

            Further   Pleasure    Future     Further   Current     Other      31%   32%  Private, off campus

            studies     only       work      studies    work                  30% 20%    House/flat share
           overseas                         at home                           2%    6%   Other


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