Sunnie Nguyen, a female student, is currently missing mysteriously in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Reason for suspension
To study at a public secondary school or other educational institutions in South Australia, Vietnamese students need to register through the International Education Program. This program, implemented by the South Australian Department of Education since 1989, has attracted thousands of international students, with Vietnamese students being one of the largest groups.
However, from this point onwards, the international education program will temporarily suspend accepting Vietnamese students from the three provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh . This decision was made during a review of the hometowns of a small group of Vietnamese students who recently went missing in Australia, and in compliance with the Education Services for International Students Act (ESOS 2000) to protect the integrity of the country's visa system, according to a spokesperson for the South Australian Department of Education.
"The decision to suspend operations will be reviewed if necessary," the spokesperson emphasized, but did not specify a timeframe or context for such a review.
South Australia has stopped accepting Vietnamese students from Nghe An, Ha Tinh , and Quang Binh provinces.
According to a spokesperson for the South Australian Department of Education, police are working to locate the missing Vietnamese students. Furthermore, the agency continues to work with the police, host families, schools, and study abroad consulting companies to ensure the best possible outcome for all parties.
Previously, in response to Thanh Nien Newspaper on January 18th, a spokesperson for the South Australian Department of Education stated that the missing Vietnamese students had all left their host families without permission. In each case, the South Australian Department of Education immediately contacted both the local police and the students' families in Vietnam to inform them of the situation. To date, the agency has successfully contacted the students' families in Vietnam.
New updates
Sunnie Nguyen (17 years old, from Quang Binh province) mysteriously disappeared in Australia on the evening of January 8th after dinner at the home of her host family. She is the fifth Vietnamese international student to go missing since December 2023. All of them attended Hamilton High School (Adelaide, South Australia), each disappearing at a different time, and police believe there is no connection between the disappearances.
Previously, in an interview with the Daily Mail on February 1st, May Zervaas, Sunnie Nguyen's local guardian, stated that since the student switched off her phone and deleted all social media accounts upon her disappearance, she had been trying to contact her through various channels over the past few weeks, hoping one of them would become active again. "But so far, there has been no news," Zervaas shared.
A South Australian police spokesperson said on January 29 that they believe the missing Vietnamese students are "actively evading authorities." The spokesperson added that South Australian police are continuing to cooperate with police in other states as well as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to assist in locating the missing Vietnamese teenagers.
The above information comes as South Australia has just concluded its summer holidays and commenced the new school year on January 29th. According to the South Australian Department of Education, in 2024 there will be over 185,000 young people enrolled in primary and preschools across the state. This number includes international students, including those from Vietnam.
This incident has caused particular uproar in Australia and Vietnam because one of the missing Vietnamese students, Sunnie Nguyen, reportedly had a visa valid for up to three years. Her local guardian family described her as shy, having difficulty communicating in English, and "still needing someone else to translate for her" whenever she went out, even though she had been in Australia for over six months.
Thanh Nien newspaper will continue to update the latest information on the case of the 5 Vietnamese students who went missing in Australia.
Overview of the case of the missing Vietnamese student studying abroad.
June 2023: Sunnie Nguyen arrived in Australia to study at Hamilton High School. She lived with a host family in South Plympton, a suburb of Adelaide, along with two other international students. Her daily routine consisted of going to school, having dinner, filming videos with her roommates, and occasionally working part-time at a nail salon 15 km from the school.
January 8, 2024: After having dinner with her host family around 7 PM, Sunnie returned to her room to rest. When the host checked her room at 11 PM, she had disappeared along with her backpack, laptop, some clothes, and several important personal documents. The host then tried to contact Sunnie, but her phone was switched off and her social media accounts had been deleted. Thirty minutes later, the host reported the student missing to the police.
January 11th: South Australian police revealed Sunnie was the fifth Vietnamese international student to mysteriously disappear, including one who had been missing for over a month. This incident occurred between December 2023 and the present. Police also stated that the five disappearances (one of which has been located) are unrelated. On the same day, Sunnie's close friend moved into her home and reportedly knew nothing about the student's mysterious disappearance.
January 18th: The South Australian Department of Education told Thanh Nien Newspaper that the Vietnamese international students had left their host families without permission, and that Australian education authorities had contacted their families. The students are not in any danger at this time.
January 29: South Australian police believe the missing Vietnamese international students are "actively evading authorities."
February 6th: The Department of Education further informed Thanh Nien Newspaper that South Australia has temporarily suspended the admission of students from Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh (the hometowns of the missing Vietnamese students) to public secondary schools and some other educational sectors across the state.
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