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ISSUES IN EQUITY POLICY

Andrew Norton

ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods

Session 2A

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Issue is not just equity categories, but the framing of equity policy.

Policy & research is focused on relatively small equity branded programs – not the main drivers of access or outcomes.

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23/11/2022

$billion

Sources: Department of Education: Portfolio Budget Statement; HELP and CGS determinations

Department of Social Services: Portfolio Budget Statement, Payment demographic data, special data request

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Lowest 25% definition of low SES does not reliably allocate resources to individuals or universities

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Source: ABS, Census longitudinal dataset

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Reintroduced targets a likely Accord outcome, but little evidence

of systemic poor decision making in not choosing higher education

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Australia born tertiary attainment 2021, 25-34 years

Source: ABS, Education and Work, TableBuilder

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Equity targets that are unrealistic about academic prospects encourage unethical recruitment

Year 9 2021 = first year uni students of 2025

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Per cent

Bands 9 & 10

(highest)

NAPLAN numeracy results

Source: ACARA, National NAPLAN report

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A HELP debt without a degree is not ‘equity’

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Attrition rates six years after commencing a bachelor degree

Commencing year

Source: Department of Education, Completion rates of higher education students: A cohort analysis 2005-2020

Should closely monitor

and analyse time spent &

debt incurred.

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Academic preparation issues

System capacity issues

Living expense financial issues during course

Teaching methods

Other support services, eg counselling

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Practical problem solving rather than classifying individuals as equity group or not

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23/11/2022

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Biggest threat to equity group access is the supply of student places not meeting demand from a large birth cohort

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Births 18 years previously

Source: ABS, Historical population statistics

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Supply falling back relative to demand could increase academic selection effects

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23/11/2022

Low SES

Source: Department of Education, Domestic undergraduate students by equity group

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