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The 2027 National Planning Level stays at 295,000, and SVH holds 934 VET provider allocations totalling 90,887

The Australian Government has set the 2027 National Planning Level for new overseas student commencements at 295,000, the same as 2026. StudyVisaHub holds 971 published 2027 VET allocation rows for 934 providers, totalling 90,887 commencements.

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Data source: Study Australia and Department of Education announcements on the 2027 National Planning Level (15 July 2026), and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 2027 VET provider allocations, retrieved 2026-08-19. This is data reporting only, not migration advice.

The 2027 National Planning Level (NPL) for new overseas student commencements (NOSC) is 295,000, according to Study Australia, which published the confirmation on 15 July 2026. The same page gives the 2026 level as 295,000, so the 2027 level is unchanged.

The Study Australia page puts 2026 at 295,000, and the DEWR page says 2027 "maintains the 2026 level".

How allocations work. The NPL is not a cap on student numbers. According to the Study Australia page, it sets a prioritisation system for student visa applications lodged outside Australia. Each provider gets its own allocation. Applications are processed as Priority 1 until a provider reaches a threshold. The page gives that threshold as 80% of the provider's allocation for 2026. A 2027 threshold was not confirmed on the pages checked. Applications are still accepted after the threshold, but are processed more slowly.

A student counts as a NOSC when they start their first non-exempt course onshore at a provider. Moving to a different provider also counts. Continuing students who stay with the same provider do not.

What is exempt. The page lists several groups as outside the NPL for 2027, including: school students, standalone ELICOS students, higher degree by research students, non-award students including short-term exchange, and students at TAFE and in VET courses at dual sector public universities.

What has been published. The page states that no active provider receives a 2027 allocation lower than its 2026 allocation. It says provider-level allocations were to be finalised in July 2026. Neither the Study Australia page nor the DEWR page gives a sector split of the 295,000.

SVH allocation data. StudyVisaHub holds the DEWR 2027 VET provider allocations for new overseas students. The dataset was retrieved on 2026-08-19.

Year Sector Allocation rows Providers Total allocation
2027 VET 971 934 90,887

SVH holds no other sector and no prior year in this table. A 2026 comparison at provider level is therefore not possible from SVH data. The 971 rows against 934 distinct CRICOS codes means some providers have more than one row.

The VET total of 90,887 is about 30.8% of the 295,000 national level. That ratio is shown for scale only. Higher education allocations are published separately by the Department of Education and are not in the SVH table.

What this does not tell you. The table reports allocations, not enrolments or visa outcomes. An allocation is a planning figure for each provider. It does not show how many students started, how many visas were granted, or how a provider is tracking against its threshold. The data also does not show whether a provider has since been revised. Allocations may be updated after publication.

Individual circumstances vary. This article is general information, not migration or legal advice. For guidance on a specific application, consult a MARA registered migration agent.

Pro shows every provider's published allocation, searchable by name and CRICOS code.

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StudyVisaHub is not a registered migration agent and does not provide immigration assistance. This article reports published Australian Government information and is general information only.