Join our mailing list
Sign up to our email newsletter for regular news and information from the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.
The Curtin Addressing Higher Education Access Disadvantage (AHEAD) program aims to provide pre-tertiary learning experiences and resources, in collaboration with school and community partners, that facilitate student learning in low socioeconomic status (SES) school and community groups to overcome the challenges to participation in higher education. AHEAD works with low SES K–12 schools and community […]
19 April 2018
Written by Philip Roberts, Adrian Piccoli, and John Hattie. Originally published on The Conversation 17 April 2018 The recent release of the report of the independent review into rural, regional and remote education provides a much-needed focus on the unique challenges and opportunities rural, regional and remote communities encounter. Ultimately, this is an issue of the place […]
16 April 2018
In 2017, the Australian Government commissioned an Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education (IRRRRE). The Review was part of the Australian Government’s commitment to improve the education of country students so they can reach their full potential and participate in Australia’s economy. Emeritus Professor John Halsey from Flinders University conducted the review to […]
13 April 2018
James Cook University (JCU)’s Get Into Uni program is a major initiative in regional and remote school and community engagement. It works with targeted primary and secondary schools and community hubs to stimulate interest in, and awareness of, tertiary study. It aims to alleviate potential barriers to access and participation faced by target low socioeconomic […]
13 April 2018
Overcoming barriers to high-status careers: A remote student’s perspective Since writing this 2018 feature article, Arshya graduated in 2019, and will commence work as an intern in January 2020 at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Read Arshya’s original story: Having grown up in a remote area of Western Australia, I appreciate university can be a scary and unfamiliar concept to […]
21 March 2018
Description CQUniversity is a comprehensive regional university with 25 campuses across Australia. Fifty per cent of its domestic undergraduate students are from low SES backgrounds, and 62 per cent are from regional and remote locations. With this proportion of disadvantaged students, CQUniversity experiences relatively high student attrition and low completion rates. The Retention and Return […]
5 February 2018
Description University of South Australia (UniSA) Connect curriculum enrichment programs involve over 8,000 senior secondary students annually, enhancing their STEM skills. The programs inspire further STEM study, educational attainment, and understanding of STEM career pathways. UniSA Connect’s strong equity focus targets students that historically have been less engaged with STEM, such as girls and Indigenous […]
29 January 2018
Written by Susan Gair, James Cook University Originally published on The Conversation. Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study Students know completing a university degree gives them a better chance of landing a high-paying job, often after surviving financial hardship while studying. But striking a balance between life, work and study appears to […]
17 January 2018
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Equity Student Participation in Australian Higher Education examines trends in higher education undergraduate enrolments in Australia between 2011 and 2016. This six-year period has been a time of marked change in Australian higher education, with the demand-driven system (DDS) increasing […]
13 December 2017
Final preparations for tomorrow’s Equity Fellows Forum are complete – we are ready! @MattBrettLTU @NCSEHE pic.twitter.com/LOBs71pFnq — Louise Pollard (@lm_pollard) November 19, 2017 Looking forward to an interesting morning.. @NCSEHE pic.twitter.com/vLauxgU5dl — CEEHE (@UON_CEEHE) November 19, 2017 Building leadership in equity research, policy and practice @NCSEHE national equity fellows #neff17. Fostering HE capability, investing in […]
30 November 2017