1136.0 - A Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2009

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Contents Introduction Statistical Collections Related Publications Education and Training - General Contents Expenditure and Costs Contents Higher Education Contents Labour Force Contents Early Childhood Education Contents Schools Contents Social Contents Vocational Education and Training Contents Indigenous Education and Training Statistics Contents Other Statistical or Research Reports Contents Classifications or Manuals Contents About this Release	HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT STATISTICS COLLECTION CONTACT Higher Education Group Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Telephone (02) 6240 9788 Email university.statistics@dest.gov.au Website www.deewr.gov.au DESCRIPTION In 2007, there were 105 public and private higher education institutions that received Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) funding on behalf of students in the form of student HELP loans from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEEWR), or were otherwise required to report to DEEWR. The Higher Education Student Data Collection comprises information on enrolments and award course completions from these institutions. Scope Students enrolled in a higher education course who consume load in at least one unit of study. Reference Year The reference year for all Higher Education Student statistics from 2005 covers a calendar year period. Student enrolments data for the years 2001 to 2004 covered the period 1 September of the year prior to the reference year to 31 August of the reference year. Award course completions data have always been reported in calendar years. Frequency of Collection Annual Method of Collection Institutions receive detailed documentation about what information is required . Universities design and produce their own statistical information (Enrolment) forms to collect the required information from students. DEEWR provides institutions with suggested wording for questions relating to Indigenous status, language spoken at home and disability. Institutions submit data online using software provided by DEEWR. DISSEMINATION Release Schedule Statistical publications are released in September of the year following the reference year. Publications Students: Selected Higher Education Statistics. DEEWR, Canberra. Award Course Completions 2007: Selected Higher Education Statistics. DEEWR, Canberra. These publications are freely available from the DEEWR website. Geography Information is available for Australia, all states and territories, and HEPs. Data Service Publications and data tables are available on the DEEWR website. Aggregated datasets (zipped files for enrolments, student load, and completions) and DestPac metadata links are provided. Other data are available on request. DATA ITEMS Demographics Age Sex Aboriginality Country of birth Location of residence Nationality Other personal characteristics Prior education Course Details Type of course Level of course Mode of attendance Field of education of the course Disciplines for units of study Attendance type HECS or FEE-HELP liabilities Equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) HEP name HEP state or territory Historical Data The collection of higher education statistics in its current form commenced in 1987. Prior to that there were two separate collections of data relating to advanced education institutions and Universities. Data between the two collections is not strictly compatible and only limited comparisons can be made. Since 1987 there have also been changes to the existing collection. In 1989 a number of significant changes to the collection were made, resulting from the introduction of HECS. Since that time DEEWR has continuously reviewed the nature of information required and the timing of provision of the data. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.