ImmiTrendImmiTrendSame points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Educational Psychologist has 8.0× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 16).
Latest round Psychologist (nec)'s latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Educational Psychologist.
| Educational Psychologist272312 | Psychologist (nec)272399 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1023 · FY2026-27 | 1023 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #50 of 196 |
| Queue position | 2 ahead | 16 ahead |
| Latest round | 2025-08-21 · 85 pts | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 8 | 198 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | 70 pts |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 0 · 189 | 54 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | — | VIC 23 |
| Who was granted | Hong Kong 33% | India 11% |
| Assessing authority | APS | APS |
Occupations in unit group 2723 share 1,023 places left.
Unit group 2723 · 2025-26 official: 1,056 ceiling · 992 remaining
Unit group 2723 · 2025-26 official: 1,056 ceiling · 992 remaining
Only Psychologist (nec) has standing data: 50.
Educational Psychologist has 8.0× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 16).
Psychologist (nec)'s latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Educational Psychologist.
Up from 75 vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 21 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 30 Apr 2026
See full round history →Educational Psychologist has a smaller EOI pool: 8 (+1 vs last month) vs 198 (+17) for Psychologist (nec).
Queue at your points · 6 months
2 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
16 at 85+ pts
▲ 3 vs last month
Psychologist (nec) drew more invitations last month: 33 vs 1 for Educational Psychologist. Pools: 198 (+17) vs 8 (+1).
Only Psychologist (nec) has a next-round estimate: 70 points.
Both are open in the same number of states.
Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.
At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.
Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.
In 2024-25, Educational Psychologist had 0 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Psychologist (nec) had 54. From July to April 2025-26 they had 1–4 and 59–68 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
0
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
54
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
no change on 2023-24 (54)
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Educational Psychologist none; Psychologist (nec) VIC (23).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Educational Psychologist Hong Kong (33.3%); Psychologist (nec) India (10.9%).
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
APS may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.