Is an enrollment of 800 students really a lot? Arthur just wants to say that it's not much, really not much.
Compared to the tens of thousands of students in higher education institutions in later generations, Australian National University, as the only university in Australia, has a very small enrollment of 800 students.
But this also depends on the population of Australia. At present, there are only about 3.7 million people in Australia. The number of high school graduates who are between 18 and 30 years old and suitable for attending university is even less, probably less than 10,000 people in the whole country.
"Principal Wilfred Freeman Wayneberg, how many people do you estimate will apply this time? Can the enrollment standards be met?" Arthur asks.
The number of enrollees must be aligned with the number of applicants. If there aren't many applicants, setting high enrollment numbers won't do any good and would only cause ridicule.