Photo: Getty ImagesA draft government document warns the eventual return of thousands of foreign students could worsen housing and teacher shortages, enrich some institutions but not others, and create over-reliance on students' fees. Schools International Education Business Association, director, John van der Zwan, said the document contained worrying indicators for schools including the total omission of primary schools in its description of high-quality international education. He said other warning signs were the document's suggestion that international students could distract teachers from the core business of teaching domestic students, and that foreign students' fees were driving inequities between institutions. Hipkins said the government was also considering the risk of over-reliance on foreign students' fees. "However, while some international students go into student hostels, and some live with host families, many international students seek rental properties just as domestic students do.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2021 23:26 UTC