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Does ATAR and Success Rate provide insight to the

performance of a student at university?

AAIR –Forum 2017 Alice Springs

Presenters: Andrew Bradshaw and Ban Pradhan, Macquarie University

Presentation for AAIR Forum 2017Acknowledgement of Country

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of Alice Springs and

surrounding land, the Mparntwe Arrernte, whose cultures and

customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land, since

the Dreamtime. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and

future.

Discussion

1. Introduction

2. Macquarie University’s Entry Scheme

3. Transparency of HE Admissions Data submission

4. Measures of Success

5. Questions and Answers

IntroductionMACQUARIE UNIVERSITY FACTS

• Established in 1964 (53 years old)

• Only university with a train station named after it

• Located in a high technology industry corridor – Macquarie Park

• 5 Faculty structure (Faculty of Arts; Faculty of Business and Economics;

Faculty of Human Sciences; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; and

Faculty of Science and Engineering), and Pathway College;

• Over 1/4 students are International, mainly from China, followed by

India etc.

• Over 44,200 student enrolments and a student load of 31,800 EFTSL

in 2017

SMH Article December 2016QUOTE FROM VICE CHANCELLOR OF MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY PROF BRUCE DOWNTON

• Headline “ATAR alone will not find future leaders”

• The Vice Chancellor raised fundamental concerns about the current nature of the ATAR

system and pointed to international best practice for which an ATAR-like ranking system

was “anathema”

• The Vice Chancellor wrote: “This is the approach I have championed in my own

university and, for some years, we have regarded ATAR as just one of a range of

methods for assessing a student’s application”

• He continued: “We know this approach is working: our data shows that students

admitted on a broad range of criteria perform better overall than those admitted on ATAR

alone … We must look further than the ATAR.”

Gifted and Talented

Academic Entry Program

Schools Recommendation

Scheme (SRS)

Global Leadership Entry Program

(GLEP)

Bonus Points

EARLY ENTRY, BONUS POINTS AND PATHWAY PROGRAMS

Macquarie Entry

Next Step Pathways College

Internal TransferPre-Law Pathway

Indigenous students

(Walanga MuruOffice)

Study online (Open

Universities Australia)

Gifted and Talented Entry Program

• Year 10 students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement

• Year 11 students who will accelerate in HSC subjects

• Students complete a critical thinking unit and a unit of their choice in year 11 and/or year 12

• Students who achieve a distinction or higher in both units will receive an offer to select Macquarie degrees

• Apply directly to Macquarie University

• Applications now open

Global Leadership Entry Program

• Year 12 students

• Leaders in their community and actively involved in extra-curricular activities

• Achieving good results at school

• Early offer, not based on ATAR

• Available for 40 Macquarie University courses

• Apply directly to Macquarie University

• Applications now open and close 28 August

• Early offer, not based on ATAR

• Available for over 80 Macquarie courses

• Year 11 Academic achievements

• School’s rating of your learning ability and aptitude for tertiary study

• Apply through UAC

• Applications now open until 29 September

Schools Recommendation Scheme

Academic Entry Program

• Students who have performed well in subjects related to a degree they want to study

• Not based on ATAR

• Considers performance in individual subjects

• Available for over 90 Macquarie courses

• Automatically applied through UAC

A VARIETY OF OPTIONS

Bonus Points

Up to 10

BONUS POINTS

Academic Advantage

Rural Bonus Points

Scheme

Educational Access Scheme

Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers

(EAAP)

Big History:

Connecting Knowledge

Pathway programsYOUR FUTURE. YOUR WAY.

Next Step Pathways College

Internal TransferPre-Law Pathway

Study online (Open

Universities Australia)

Indigenous students

(Walanga MuruOffice)

• Year 12 students where ATAR does not meet entry requirements

• Non school applicants assessed on a case-by-case basis (not ATAR based)

• Pathway into one of 18 degrees at Macquarie

• Study as a Macquarie student alongside currentdegree students

• Up-front fee payment

• Apply directly to Macquarie

• Successfully complete two units with credit average to accelerate after 6 months

Next Step pathway

A PLACE TO START

Pathways CollegeMACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

Located on campus, you are a Macquarie student from day one.

You will study two units each study period, allowing you to deeply engage with your chosen area of interest.

Receive personalised attention through small class sizes.

Focus on improving your university level academic knowledge and study skills.

Starting from 2018, free, non-credit bearing English and Mathematics Advantage Modules to support your progression and academic success.

Seamless progression into a Macquarie degree as long as you meet the entry requirements.

Higher Education Reforms Package for 2018

• Increased student share of higher education funding

• Efficiency Dividend on Commonwealth Grant Scheme (2.5% in 2018, and 2.5% in 2019)

• New schedule of repayment thresholds for HELP debtors

• New indexation arrangements for repayment thresholds for HELP (linked to CPI)

• Replacing subsidies with loans for most permanent residents and NZ citizens (introducing fee paying domestic students)

• Improved support for regional higher education

• Reform of Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP)

• Scholarships system for Postgraduate Coursework Places

• New arrangements for Sub Bachelor courses

• New arrangements for Enabling courses

• Expansion of support for Work Experience in Industry Units (1/6th of student’s total load)

• Performance contingent funding for universities (2018 participation in reforms of admissions; and cost of teaching & research by FOE)

Admissions Transparency

Summary of Benefits of Admissions Transparency:

• Intended main beneficiaries are prospective higher education

students, their families, school and other influencers.

• Key aim is to drive consistency in the way higher education

providers present information about their admissions criteria and

processes, guided by agreed principles.

• Six agreed objectives:1) Consistent presentation of admissions information

2) Adoption of common admissions terminology

3) Revised ATAR-related thresholds and definitions

4) Tertiary admission centres (TACs) to adopt more consistent

approaches and reporting and streamline interstate application

processes

5) TEQSA monitoring and guidance on improved admissions

transparency

6) A new national admissions information platform

Student Profile for some Universities

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

& Additional Criteria

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

Macquarie University 24.6% 2.8% 15.7% 0.0% 30.0% 10.5% 16.4%

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

University

Past Higher

Education Past VET

Recent Secondary

Education Admitted

Solely on ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education Both ATAR

Recent Secondary

Education and ATAR

not a Factor

Work & Life

Experience

International

Students

University A 10.0% 0.4% 50.8% 15.0% 0.2% 0.0% 23.7%

University B 6.3% 1.6% 47.4% 7.9% 0.6% 10.6% 25.5%

University C 23.5% 4.2% 30.5% 5.3% 3.7% 0.6% 32.3%

University D 26.4% 7.6% 12.7% 7.5% 29.8% 4.9% 11.0%

University E 24.2% 9.0% 45.4% 0.6% 0.0% 9.3% 11.5%

University F 14.2% 2.0% 60.5% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 13.8%

University G 15.2% 3.0% 49.3% 8.1% 0.3% 0.2% 23.9%

University H 32.6% 8.8% 36.4% 0.0% 5.8% 6.2% 10.3%

University I 31.1% 5.9% 40.9% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2% 12.7%

University J 11.6% 1.3% 68.9% 3.2% 2.7% 3.6% 8.8%

University K 20.7% 9.5% 38.9% 5.7% 0.3% 15.1% 9.7%

University L 31.7% 8.7% 33.5% 0.0% 9.1% 4.9% 12.0%

University M 15.1% 0.9% 53.9% 7.2% 0.0% 6.2% 16.7%

University N 20.9% 5.7% 10.5% 0.5% 1.9% 55.0% 5.5%

Admissions Transparency feedback

• Some universities have hidden their enrolment profile data on their

websites

• Despite the need for common definitions being used, there seems to be

many of us that had different interpretations of what was required e.g.

recent school leaver and Life & Work Experience.

• Definition of international students needs further clarification, as some

seem to be looking at only international students via Admissions Centres

rather than overall commencing profile for undergraduate students

• Some universities didn’t seem to take into account course transfers in the

profile for previous Past Higher Education

• Hopefully these will be clarified by DET and TEQSA over the next few

months for our next Admissions Transparency submission.

Preliminary Student Success Rates in 2017

• They are more than 60 courses that have 5 or more students from

non ATAR pathways.

• 67% of the students from non ATAR pathways had a higher average

success rate than the ATAR pathway.

• 11% of the students from non ATAR pathway equalled the ATAR pathway

for the highest average success rate.

• Macquarie’s average course success rates for students from the 4 main

non ATAR pathways exceeds the national average success rate (83% on

2015 data) where 5 or more students are enrolled.

Is ATAR the Silver Bullet?

• Generally the media has focused too much on ATAR, where it may not

necessarily be the deciding factor on student’s success at university

• Macquarie University has a strong emphasis on pathway schemes

• Success is measured not only by pass rate, but also retention rate and

student experience

• The Admissions Transparency has highlighted the necessity for further

clarification on the common definitions

• Looking forward to the 2017 aggregated data sets on success rates and

retention rates, where we can align with some of the educational profiles

from the Admissions Transparency submission

• Further analysis still to be completed once we are able to get more data

And now some Dilbert…

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