1136.0 - Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2004
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/12/2004
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Higher Education Student Statistics Collection
Scope The Higher Education Student Data Collection only includes information from higher education institutions in Australia as determined under the Higher Education Funding Act 1988. This includes:
DISSEMINATION Publications Department of Education, Science and Training, Students, Selected Higher Education Statistics, DEST, Canberra. Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs 2001, Higher Education Students Time Series Tables 2000, Selected Higher Education Statistics, DETYA, Canberra. Tables from the Higher Education Student collection are available on the DEST website. Data Service Other data may be available on request. Release Schedule The publication is released in April of the year following the reference year. DATA ITEMS There are a large number of data items collected in the Higher Education Student Data Collection. Shown below is a broad level summary of the details collected: Age and Gender Country of birth Citizenship Disability Home postcode Language spoken at home Tertiary Entrance Score Basis for admission (e.g. mature age special entry) HECS information (e.g. exemption from HECS) Student load Institution Course type Field of study Discipline GEOGRAPHY Information is available for Australia and all states and territories. METHOD OF COLLECTION Institutions receive detailed written documentation about what information is required to be furnished in the form of an electronic help file. Universities design and produce their own statistical information (Enrolment) forms. These are designed to be used by institutions to collect the required information from students. DEST have provided institutions with suggested wording for questions relating to Indigenous status, language spoken at home and disability. Institutions are provided with a software package (DEST) to assist with the collection of data. Incorporated in the package is a data validation process. Institutions are required to validate statistical and other data prior to submission. This data are then provided to DEST and a further series of validation checks are undertaken. TIMING OF COLLECTION Reference Period From 2002 the census date is between 31 August and 2 September of the previous year. Prior to 2002, the census date was 31 March each year. However for HECS Liability status and student load information there are two census dates of 31 March and 31 August each year. Frequency of Collection Annual. 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 DEST has reviewed the nature of information required and the timing of provision of the data. GO TO CONTENTS OF THE DIRECTORY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING STATISTICS GO TO DATA SOURCES
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