Variation of registration condition
Report on the variation of a condition imposed on the registration of Torrens University Australia Ltd
On 20 November 2025 TEQSA varied, under section 32 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Condition 1 imposed on the registration of Torrens University Australia Ltd (refer public report of 3 September 2025):
Condition 1: (as varied) Governance, Accountability and Risk Management
- By 30 April 2026, Torrens must provide evidence of ongoing and regular engagement between its Governing Board, Academic Board and delegated committees on the management of institutional risks indicated, or arising from, Torrens's pre-admission, post-admission and agency management practices, high student attrition rates, and high proportion of casual staffing. Such evidence includes but is not limited to evidence that the Governing Board and Academic Board have assured themselves that:
- Torrens has appropriate systems in place to collect and record relevant data to accurately measure and track its student outcomes (pre and post admission), agent performance, student attrition rates and casual staffing proportion at an institutional level
- Torrens has established appropriate thresholds for determining the level at which the outcome, performance measure, rates and proportion above indicate institutional risks
- Torrens undertakes an analysis to evaluate the institutional risks and takes action to treat the underlying cause of the risks as identified
- Torrens communicates and consults across its institution to raise awareness of the risks
- Torrens periodically reviews its risk management process, to improve its risk management practices
- Torrens continues to monitor and evaluate the risks and the treatment and to report to the Governing Board on their progress and efficacy
- The institutional risks include, but are not limited to:
- poor levels of student and staff engagement, performance and support
- the numbers, qualifications, experience and expertise including the mix of sessional and full-time academic staff are not appropriate to the courses of study being taught
- inadequate monitoring and management of agent performance
- inadequate evaluation of student performance post admission, including early identification of at-risk students
- a lack of analysis and evaluation of action plans in relation to student attrition
Main reasons for the decision
TEQSA varied the condition, having reviewed and agreed to Torrens University Australia Ltd's request for a reporting extension.
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