Band 6+: The table shows information about students studying in six different departments at an Australian university in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the number of students, who studies in six different departments at an Australian university in 2009.

Overall, by far the highest number of females was observed in English category, while the reverse was true for Chemistry, which recorded the lowest figures. It is also noteworthy that, the most students in Modern language had not english language.

Regarding the english and modern language departments, they showed almost similar patterns in the number of female students, representing 67% and 63% respectively. 16% of students spoke their language in english, although the modern language had 41% of students who speak in their first language. Whereas 27% of students were born outside of Australia, the figure for modern language accounted for nearly 54%, which was twice as high as english.

In terms of physics and history categories, both sectors showed contrasting trends. The figure for former department stood at around 37% of female learners, while 58% of women students were seen in history. The physics department recorded 38% of students who spoke in their first native language, whereas the figure for history made up 10%, that represented the least percentages among five departments. On the other hand, 44% of students are born outside Australia in physic department, the rate of learners history accounted for nearly 18% in 2009.

In contrast, both chemistry and maths categories experienced almost similar trends, making 29% and 42% of female learners in 2009 respectively. 32% of students speak their first language in chemisty, while 36% of students were observed in maths at the same time. Furthermore, the rate of students who are born outside Australia were slightly higher than 47%, compared to 43% of students.