There are no breakdowns to show the numbers going for language study as opposed to an undergraduate, master's or doctoral degree, but Yuan has observed that most are going to enroll in undergraduate programs. In particular, many students at technical junior colleges go to Australia for a university degree, and in deciding to go they usually consider the question of immigration.
數字無法看出台灣學生到澳洲念語文、大學、碩士或博士的比例，根據袁倫天的觀察，「以念大學的居多」，尤其不少專科生是到澳洲念大學。