Since 2011, although affected by the continuously rising Australian dollar and the changes in Australian immigration policy, the overall number of student applicants has slightly dropped, but the number of applicants to Australia's top universities represented by the Group of Eight has been increasing constantly, which leads to their不断提高入学要求. Recently, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and the University of Western Australia have announced their latest academic requirements and IELTS requirements respectively.