Over the last 20 years, there has been significant interest in factors leading to student drop out (attrition) from first-year higher education studies. The factors identified include a range of personal attributes of the students themselves as well as academic and administrative aspects of higher education institutions’ operations. Concern over attrition is primarily centred on financial and reputational issues, for governments and for the institutions. But the issue is of considerable significance for the students themselves, in terms of wasted time and personal debt.

TEQSA has published a summary of its regulatory decisions from 1 July 2017 until 30 September 2017. 

Admissions transparency means that prospective domestic undergraduate students can easily find good quality admissions information that allows them to compare courses and providers and make informed study choices.

Department of Education and Training and TEQSA webinar

Department of Education and Training and TEQSA webinar

Q. The minimum ATAR required for consideration and minimum ATAR to which an offer is guaranteed are optional, is that correct?

Yes, a provider can decide whether to use the ATAR as a factor in determining eligibility. If admission is based on ATAR, Minimum ATAR required for consideration and Guaranteed Entry ATAR are optional for publication in the program/course admission information set in 2017. If relevant, they will need to be published from 2018.

Key financial metrics on Australia’s higher education sector is the third release of financial data analysed by TEQSA as part of its sector monitoring.

On 12 November 2014 the Fairfax media reported allegations of cheating by students at a number of Australian higher education providers through the purchase of assignments, particularly through the MyMaster website. The Honorable Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Education and Training, referred the matter to TEQSA to investigate further.

The Higher Education Provider Roundtables were convened as an opportunity for TEQSA to receive feedback directly from independent and TAFE higher education providers about how the agency can improve its performance and its engagement with these provider groups.

The Assessment Insights report provides an overview of assessment outcomes, organised by five themes.

This report is the second release of financial data analysed by TEQSA as part of its sector monitoring. It provides a snapshot of selected key financial metrics covering the whole of Australia’s higher education sector using data collected in 2015.