Student numbers at English language schools across the country are dropping as the border remains closed, forcing some centres to close, English New Zealand says. English New Zealand chairman Darren Conway said student numbers at most of the 22 centres the association represented were down 70-80 per cent. The English language teaching sector as a whole contributed about $700 million a year to GDP, and supported about 7000 jobs, Conway said. "We are acutely aware of the challenges the international education sector is facing," Hipkins said. "International students are important and the Government will allow them to return when it is safe to do so.”

Source: Stuff July 01, 2020 04:18 UTC