Key Points
- According to the 2021 census, there were over 572,000 international students who studied in Australia for the January-December 2021 period.
- In the same period, there were 14,356 international students from the Philippines.
- To celebrate Christmas the Filipino way, many Filipino international students gather together to make Christmas feels like home.
Filipino international students in New South Wales find the true spirit of Christmas with fellow Pinoy students as they share their time and even their homes to celebrate the festive season.
Boodle-fight style lunch Source: WSU Filipino Student Society/Deryl Cayetano
Get ready to boodle-fight! Source: Filipino Student Society of UTS/Ferdie Merlin
International student Lisette Isles from Western Sydney University and Sydney-based Katrina Lopez from Macquarie University share their respective Filipino student society's way of celebrating Christmas.
Get ready to boodle-fight! Source: Filipino Student Society of UTS/Ferdie Merlin
