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Perturbed Award Course Completions Pivot Table 2023
Allows for customised higher education student enrolment tables, with time series data from 2018.
To avoid the risk of disseminating identifiable data, a disclosure control technique called input perturbation has been applied to the data within the Pivot Table, whereby small random adjustments are made to cell counts. For more details see the 'Explanatory Notes' within the pivot table.
Aggregates within the Pivot Tables may not match other tables. Where unperturbed figures are required, users should consult the Higher Education Statistics published on the department’s website.
Perturbed Student Enrolments Pivot Table 2023
Allows for customised higher education student enrolment tables, with time series data from 2018.
To avoid the risk of disseminating identifiable data, a disclosure control technique called input perturbation has been applied to the data within the Pivot Table, whereby small random adjustments are made to cell counts. For more details see the 'Explanatory Notes' within the pivot table.
Aggregates within the Pivot Tables may not match other tables. Where unperturbed figures are required, users should consult the Higher Education Statistics published on the department’s website.
Perturbed Student Load Pivot Table 2023
Allows for customised higher education student enrolment tables, with time series data from 2018.
To avoid the risk of disseminating identifiable data, a disclosure control technique called input perturbation has been applied to the data within the Pivot Table, whereby small random adjustments are made to cell counts. For more details see the 'Explanatory Notes' within the pivot table.
Aggregates within the Pivot Tables may not match other tables. Where unperturbed figures are required, users should consult the Higher Education Statistics published on the department’s website.
2023 Section 1 - Commencing students
Higher education commencing student enrolment tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 10 - Open Universities Australia
Higher education student enrolment and EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 11 - Equity groups
Higher education equity groups tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 12 - Academic organisational units
Higher education academic organisational unit tables for the 2023 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.
2023 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 2023 full year. Tables include data on student enrolments, student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load), success rates and completions.
2023 Section 14 - Award course completions
Higher education award course completion tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 15 - Attrition, success and retention
Higher education attrition, success and retention rate tables for the 2023 full year.
2023 Section 16 - Equity Performance Data
Higher education equity performance tables for 2023 full year.
2023 Section 17 - Completion Rates
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.
2023 Section 2 - All students
Higher education all student enrolment tables for the 2023 full year. All students include commencing and continuing students.
2023 Section 3 - Commencing student load
Higher education commencing student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 4 - All student load
Higher education all student EFTSL (Equivalent Full-time Student Load) tables for the 2023 full year. All students include commencing and continuing students.
2023 Section 5 - Liability status
Higher education liability status categories tables for the 2023 full year. These tables provide information on a student’s status for a unit of study (Commonwealth Supported place, scholarship holder and fee-paying).
2023 Section 6 - First Nations students
Higher education First Nations student tables for the 2023 full year. First Nations students are those who self-identify as being of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
2023 Section 7 - Overseas students
Higher education overseas student tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 8 - Special courses
Higher education special courses tables for the 2023 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.
2023 Section 9 - Domestic students ethnicity related data
Higher education ethnicity related tables for the 2023 full year. These tables provide information on country of birth and language spoken at home.