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Higher education commencing student enrolment tables for the 2024 full year. Commencing students are persons who have enrolled for the first time in a particular course at a particular higher education institution during the reference period.

Higher education student enrolment and EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2024 full year offered through Open Universities Australia (OUA). Units of study from a higher education course offered by OUA can be counted as credit towards a higher education institution degree.

Higher education equity groups tables for the 2024 full year. Equity groups include students that: 

• are from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB);
• have a disability;
• are women in non-traditional areas;
• identify as First Nations;
• are from low SES (socioeconomic status) locations;
• and are from regional and remote locations.

Higher education academic organisational unit tables for the 2024 full year. An academic organisational unit group provides a means for standardising academic organisational units across institutions. Academic organisational units are assigned to an academic organisational unit group on the basis of disciplines for which each academic organisational unit has a teaching and/or research responsibility.

Private University (Table C) and Non-University Higher Education Institution tables for the 2024 full year. Tables include data on student enrolments, student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load), success rates and completions.

Higher education award course completion tables for the 2024 full year. Award course completions are conferred after the successful completion of all the academic requirements of a course which includes any required attendance, assignments, examinations, assessments, dissertations, practical experience and work experience in industry.

Higher education attrition, success and retention rate tables for the 2024 full year.

Higher education equity performance tables for 2024 full year.

If you require further information, a data request can be submitted to the Department. Please see the Data Requests, Data Protocols, Data Privacy and Visual Analytics Guide page.

A note about 2020 Higher Education Equity and Equity Performance Data:

During the transition to the Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI) System, enrolment numbers for students with disability were substantially under-reported in the case of several universities. This issue affects the 2020 access, participation, and success indicators and the 2020 retention rates. Caution should be taken when using the 2020 enrolment data points for students with disability. All other time points are unaffected.

Completion rates reports present the results of tracking commencing higher education student outcomes over time. That is, after nominated periods, how many commencing students have completed their studies, how many are still studying, and how many have not completed an award course. Cohort analysis publications also present outcomes of students by selected characteristics.

Higher education all student enrolment tables for the 2024 full year. All students include commencing and continuing students.

Higher education commencing student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2024 full year. Commencing students are persons who have enrolled for the first time in a particular course at a particular higher education institution during the reference period.

Higher education all student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2024 full year. All students include commencing and continuing students.

Higher education liability status categories tables for the 2024 full year. These tables provide information on a student’s status for a unit of study (Commonwealth Supported place, scholarship holder and fee-paying).

Higher education First Nations student tables for the 2024 full year. First Nations students are those who self-identify as being of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

If you require further information, a data request can be submitted to the Department. Please see the Data Requests, Data Protocols, Data Privacy and Visual Analytics Guide page.

Higher education overseas student tables for the 2024 full year. Overseas students includes students who have temporary entry visas, or are diplomats or a dependent of a diplomat (except New Zealand) and reside in Australia during the unit of study, and non-domestic students residing outside Australia during the unit of study.

Higher education special courses tables for the 2024 full year. Students undertaking special courses include courses that: 

• provide for initial registration as nurses;
• provide for initial teacher training;
• lead to provisional registration as a medical practitioner;
• lead to provisional registration as a veterinary practitioner;
• lead to provisional registration as a dental practitioner;
• lead to provisional registration as a clinical psychologist practitioner;
• or relate to a course of study in aviation as listed in the FEE-HELP Guidelines 2017.

Higher education ethnicity related tables for the 2024 full year. These tables provide information on country of birth and language spoken at home.

Higher education student enrolment and EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) summary tables for the 2024 full year.

Higher education student enrolment summary time series statistics full year, 2015-2024 (with the exception of equity summary tables presenting 2011-2024).

Allows for customised higher education award course completions tables, with time series data from 2020.