Great graduates with great
prospects
Professor Sue Willis
Pro Vice Chancellor (Social Inclusion)
sue.willis@monash.edu.au
Data prepared by Dr Lucie Joschko
Widening participation strategy
Students aim for higher education
University offers them a place
Students graduate with good
prospects
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Monash low SES admission pathways 2012
n=274
61% of LSES
Monash
commencers are
from the first
generation in their
family at University
Only 22% of HSES
Monash
commencers are.
n=678
Variables: Commencing, Course type:-Undergraduate, Citizenship: domestic with permanent home residence = Australia; SES National, All ages (Census District 2006 Census)
Data source: OPQ, Equity Access and Participation (IPP) pivot table, updated 24 August 2012; Snapshot Extract Date: 12 August 2012. 2012 data are preliminary.
CCD-based SES is obtained by geocoding permanent home residence of Commonwealth Assisted students and allocating Census Collection District (CCD), which is classified
as Low, Medium or High by the ABS 2006 SEIFA Index of Education and Occupation (IEO).
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Retention and attrition 2010/2011
— domestic Bachelor commencers
RETENTION
ATTRITION
Monash: 87.67%
Monash: 11.99%
Victoria: 82.99%
Victoria: 16.72%
Australia: 80.58%
Australia: 19.05%
Variables: Commencing, Course type:-Undergraduate, Citizenship: domestic with permanent home residence = Australia;
Data source: DIISRTE, HE Statistics; 2011 Full Year data, Appendix 4 – Attrition, Progress, Retention; www.deewr.gov.au/highereducation/publications/hestatistics/
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Retention of UGs from a commencing year
Variables: Commencing, Course type-Undergraduate, Citizenship: domestic with permanent home residence = Australia; SES National, All ages (postcode 2006 Census)
Data source: OPQ, Retention Rates, updated 20 May 2012, data snapshot: 20 May 2012
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Retention of UGs from a non commencing year
Variables: Returning (non-commencing) year, Undergraduate, Citizenship: domestic with permanent home residence = Australia; SES National, All ages (postcode 2006 Census)
Data source: OPQ, Retention Rates, updated 20 May 2012, data snapshot: 20 May 2012
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The transition year
Retention of domestic low SES undergraduates
Variables: Commencing vs Returning year, Undergraduate, Citizenship: domestic with permanent home residence = Australia; SES National, All ages (postcode 2006 Census)
Data source: OPQ, Retention Rates, updated 20 May 2012, data snapshot: 20 May 2012
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Discontinuation of domestic Bachelor degree
students: What do we know?
 More than 900 Monash Bachelor degree students are not retained
annually from their transition (first) year
 15% of them are from low SES CCDs
Of students who discontinue their studies at Monash:
 approximately 16% are excluded
 a further 14% transfer to another institution
 another 40% formally discontinue their course
 and the remaining 30% fail to re-enrol
Data source: Callista MRS, Enrolments/Discontinued Students
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Discontinuation of domestic Bachelor degree
students. What do we know?
DISCONTINUATION GROUP
DISCONTINUED
EXCLUDED BY FACULTY
TRANSFER TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION
FAILED TO RE-ENROL
FIRST YEAR WAM
55.2
40.5
63.5
52.5
Data source: Callista MRS, Enrolments/Discontinued Students
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Discontinuation of domestic Bachelor degree
students: What do we know?
DISCONTINUATION REASONS
DISCONTINUATION - ALTERNATIVE EXIT TAKEN
NO LONGER INTERESTED IN COURSE; COURSE
EXPECTATIONS NOT MET; UNHAPPY WITH ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE AT MONASH OR CAMPUS LIFE
FINANCIAL OR HEALTH REASONS; MAJOR LIFE EVENT;
UNABLE TO BALANCE STUDY/FAMILY/WORK;
EMPLOYMENT RELOCATION
MAY REQUIRE UAP REVIEW UPON RE-ADMISSION
DISCONTINUED- NO REASON PROVIDED
FIRST YEAR
WAM
65.8
52.8
57.7
44.2
55.9
Data source: Callista MRS, Enrolments/Discontinued Students
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Admission ATAR and later discontinuation
Discontinued
Bachelor
degree
students
(VTAC entrants:
V14/V16; Jan
2010-July 2012)
Commencing
Bachelor
degree
students
(VTAC entrants:
V14/V16; 20102011)
Data source: Callista MRS, Enrolments/Discontinued Students; OPQ Bachelor’s Pass pivot table
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Retention, SES and admission ATAR of
commencing UGs 2011/2012
All SES
Non-Low SES
Low SES
Below 70 ATAR:
LSES n = 22
Variables: Domestic commencing Bachelor degree students, Admitted on the basis of ATAR, N = enrolment in a base year. 2009-2011 combined;
Data source: OPQ, Bachelor’s Pass pivot table
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Retention of commencing UGs who pass (by
WAM)
n=462
n=200
n=55
n=29
Variables: Domestic Bachelor degree students with WAM > 0 in their commencing year. N = enrolment in a base year. 2009-2011 combined;
Data source: OPQ, Bachelor’s Pass pivot table
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Towards Social Inclusion
Enrol
Progress
Succeed
Good
graduate
prospects
Offer
Apply
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