Onshore Grant Rates by Sector

DHA-published grant rates for applications lodged from inside Australia (onshore) vs outside Australia (offshore), by sector, trailing six months.

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General information only — not migration advice.

Data on this page is sourced from the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Grant rates are population-level aggregates — they describe published outcomes for a group, not an individual case. For advice on your specific circumstances, consult a MARA-registered migration agent or an Australian immigration lawyer.

What “onshore” and “offshore” mean here

DHA records the lodgement location for each Student visa (Subclass 500) application. “Onshore” means the applicant was in Australia when they submitted the application. “Offshore” means they were outside Australia. The grant rate is the proportion of decided applications that were granted: grants ÷ total decided, rounded to one decimal place for display. Rates reflect the trailing six months up to the latest released DHA data release, aggregated across all citizenship countries except conflict-zone exclusions (Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon) applied consistently across this platform. Sector values exactly match DHA source data labels.

Data shown up to month code: M12 Jun (Jun).

ELICOS (English Language)

Sector code: ELICOS · trailing 6 months

Month	Onshore Rate	Offshore Rate	Onshore n	Offshore n
Jun	85.7%	79.4%	581	1,910
May	88.1%	71.9%	734	1,487
Apr	85.4%	70.9%	596	1,267
Mar	85.2%	72.0%	541	1,452
Feb	89.5%	77.1%	477	1,308
Jan	90.1%	77.8%	595	1,596

Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector

Sector code: VET · trailing 6 months

Month	Onshore Rate	Offshore Rate	Onshore n	Offshore n
Jun	59.6%	29.9%	5,645	1,627
May	60.2%	25.7%	5,870	1,697
Apr	61.6%	34.4%	3,798	1,711
Mar	58.7%	28.1%	4,693	2,181
Feb	62.9%	31.0%	3,549	1,490
Jan	66.9%	34.7%	4,170	2,302

Higher Education Sector

Sector code: HE · trailing 6 months

Month	Onshore Rate	Offshore Rate	Onshore n	Offshore n
Jun	88.5%	65.5%	5,163	15,053
May	89.5%	70.9%	6,778	13,319
Apr	92.7%	79.8%	9,990	11,109
Mar	90.4%	59.3%	11,420	13,002
Feb	90.3%	67.5%	7,339	16,511
Jan	91.2%	78.4%	6,448	19,255

Source: Department of Home AffairsPeriod: Trailing 6 months to JunView official source

Historical rates describe past application populations. They do not predict any individual application.

Data sourced from the Australian Department of Home Affairs, student visa grant rates published data. Filtered to financial year 2025–26 (MD115 boundary), months M05 onwards. Conflict-zone countries excluded. Rates are computed as grants ÷ total decided, rounded to four decimal places in the underlying function.