The Higher Education student data collection encompasses enrolments, equivalent full-time student load (unit of study data) and completions, and includes all Higher Education Institutions that have been approved under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
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Selected Higher Education Statistics - 2022 Student data are expected to be published January 2024.
Data reported from the student collection include:
- Course information including level, field of education and special course flag;
- Age (date of birth);
- Gender;
- Citizenship;
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander indicator;
- Location of term residence;
- Location of permanent home residence;
- Basis for admission to course;
- Type of attendance (full-time / part-time);
- Mode of attendance (internal, external, multi-modal);
- Country of birth;
- Language spoken at home;
- Year of arrival in Australia;
- Language spoken at home;
- Tertiary entrance score;
- Equity data (Disability, Low-SES, NESB, Women in non-traditional areas, Regional/Remote);
- Highest educational attainment prior to commencement; and
- Award course completions
Further details on student data elements reported by Higher Education Institutions are published on the HEIMSHELP website.
1992 to 2003 - Archived.
For further information please contact University-Statistics@education.gov.au