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Higher education Actual Staff Full-time Equivalence, 2015 to 2024

Student-staff ratios for Table A and Table B institutions, 2015 to 2024

Higher education First Nations staff numbers and FTE for 2025

Higher education staff FTE including casuals for 2025

Higher education staff numbers for 2025

Higher education staff Pivot table for 2025

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.

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).