For bachelor degrees, the pass rates between international and domestic students are similar. But a more complex picture emerges in the postgraduate space.
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International and domestic students have similar pass rates at the undergraduate level, but this shouldn’t be our only concern.
A number on a standardised test is not enough to make sure international students succeed – they need ongoing support even if they have a basic grasp of English.
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While international students do need baseline proficiency in English, they need support the whole way through their degrees to actually be successful.
Senator Pauline Hanson says Australia’s immigration policy has led to “culturally separate communities” in Australian cities.
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Senator Pauline Hanson raised concerns about immigration and social cohesion, saying ‘more than a million people’ in Australia ‘cannot speak English well or at all’. Let’s look at the numbers.
Purpose-built English language tests should be applied only to the proficiency they were built to test.
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Using purpose-built English language tests for purposes other than what they were created to test reduces the validity of these tests.