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What are Student Equity Performance Measures?

Student Equity Performance Measures are indicators or metrics that can be used to assess the participation and success of equity students. The Australian Government Department of Education (the Department) releases Equity Performance Measure data annually as part of its release of student data. These are calculated from institutional data uploaded to the Department’s Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI) system by Table A and Table B Provider institutions in higher education[1]. The public release of these data is usually in the second half of the following year (for example, the 2023 Equity Performance Measures were released publicly by the Department in September 2024).

Which Student Equity Performance Measures are reported?

The Department reports on performance measures for domains such as access, participation, success, retention, attainment, and completion. The summary table below provides an overview of each Equity Performance Measure, including its definition and metric. For each domain, the Department reports equity group enrolment “counts” and/or “rates” that are described
in the table. Ratios, which require the use of a suitable benchmark rate, are described further in “Student Equity Data Guide: Selecting and Using Equity Reference Values”.

Where can I get more information or data?

Equity Performance Measures for Australia, states/territories, institutional groupings, and individual institutions are available in various locations online:

  1. ACSES Interactive Data Tool
  2. Department of Education Data Tables
  3. Department of Education Pivot Tables and Business Intelligence Reports

In addition, custom data requests can be submitted to the Department of Education here.

Summary table (click on table to expand to full screen view)

A table providing an
overview of each Equity Performance Measure, including its definition and metric


[1] More information on Table A and Table B Providers is available here.

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