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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

February 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

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Music DirectorANZSCO 211212 EOI competition report, February 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Music Director (ANZSCO 211212) had30 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of February 2026. Submitted status is the primary measure used for the pool-movement analysis on this page.

The separately calculated total across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses is 70. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
30
Three-status total
70
Largest combined band
65points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 42.9 percent of the three-status total, which is less than half of the selected-status total. NovenAI keeps it separate from the combined measure that includes Closed records.

Score concentration

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. The 65-point band contains 28.6 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 65, 90, 80 points contain 57.1 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 30; 491: VIC 30. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs decreased from 40 in January 2026 to 30 in February 2026, a change of 10 EOIs or approximately 25.0 percent month on month.

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Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Music Director

NovenAI separates Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses so different stages are not mistaken for one active competition pool.

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ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
35000
40000
45000
501000
55000
600010
6510010
700010
75000
801000
85000
900010
95000
100000
105000

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Monthly subclass 189 EOI status trend

Each month is a separate SkillSelect snapshot, not a cumulative total carried forward from earlier months.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 190 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 491 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

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Questions answered by this monthly evidence

How concentrated is the subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Music Director?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 65 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 20 EOIs or 28.6 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 65, 90, 80 points, containing 40 EOIs or 57.1 percent. This measures distribution concentration, not an invitation cutoff.

Is the Submitted EOI pool increasing or decreasing?

NovenAI compares Submitted status only. Submitted EOIs decreased from 40 in January 2026 to 30 in February 2026, a change of 10 EOIs or approximately 25.0 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

Which states lead the subclass 190 and 491 Submitted EOI data?

For February 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that VIC has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 30; VIC has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 30. These are EOI volumes, not state nomination allocations, invitation outcomes or an individual's likelihood of invitation.

How does NovenAI standardise and interpret SkillSelect EOI data?

NovenAI standardises the official data by occupation, visa subclass, status, score band, state and snapshot month. This report covers 7 available snapshots and 6 subclass 189 score bands with data. When the official source suppresses a cell below 20, NovenAI uses 10 as the analytical estimate, so the results are not exact application-by-application counts.

Data snapshot: February 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.