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2017 List of higher education institutions
A list of higher education institutions for the 2017 reference year by State and Type – Public Universities (Table A), Private Universities (Table B and Table C) and Non-University Higher Education Institutions.
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2017 Section 1 Commencing students
Higher education commencing student enrolment tables for the 2017 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.
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2017 Section 10 – Open Universities Australia
Higher education student enrolment and EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2017 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.
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2017 Section 11 – Equity groups
Higher education equity groups tables for the 2017 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 indigenous;
are from low SES (socioeconomic status) locations based on postcode of permanent home residence; and
are from regional and remote locations based on postcode of permanent home residence.
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2017 Section 12 – Academic organisational units
Higher education academic organisational unit tables for the 2017 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.
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2017 Section 13 – Private Universities (Table C) and Non-University Higher Education Institutions
Private University (Table C) and Non-University Higher Education Institution tables for the 2017 full year. Tables include data on student enrolments, student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load), success rates and completions.
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2017 Section 14 – Award course completions
Higher education award course completion tables for the 2017 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.
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2017 Section 2 All students
Higher education all student enrolment tables for the 2017 full year. All students include commencing and continuing students.
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2017 Section 3 Commencing student load
Higher education commencing student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2017 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.
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2017 Section 4 All student load
Higher education all student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2017 full year. All students include commencing and continuing students.
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2017 Section 5 Liability status categories
Higher education liability status categories tables for the 2017 full year. These tables provide information on a student’s status for a unit of study (Commonwealth Supported place, scholarship holder and fee-paying).
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2017 Section 6 Indigenous students
Higher education indigenous student tables for the 2017 full year. Indigenous students are those who self-identify as being of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
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2017 Section 7 Overseas students
Higher education overseas student tables for the 2017 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.
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2017 Section 8 Special courses
Higher education special courses tables for the 2017 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; or
lead to provisional registration as a clinical psychologist practitioner.
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2017 Section 9 Ethnicity related data
Higher education ethnicity related tables for the 2017 full year. These tables provide information on country of birth and language spoken at home.
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2017 Student summary
Higher education student enrolment summary statistics for the 2017 full year.
2017 Student summary infographic
Higher education student enrolment summary statistics for the 2017 full year.
2017 Student summary tables
Higher education student enrolment and EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) summary tables for the 2017 full year.
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Higher Education Standards Panel Final Report - Improving Retention, Completion and Success in Higher Education
The final report of the Higher Education Standards Panel into student retention, completion and success in Australia’s higher education sector.
2017 First half year student data summary infographics
Higher education student enrolment summary statistics for the 2017 first half year.