Appendix 10 - Tables and Figures

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List of tables

Table	Title	Page
Table 1	Resources invested in Outcome 1	17
Table 2	The department’s performance on services to the Minister and Parliament	19
Table 3	Performance information for Output Group 1.1	20
Table 4	Percentage of all students achieving the reading, writing and numeracy benchmarks, years 3 and 5, Australia, 1999-2001	21
Table 5	Performance Information for Output Group 1.2	26
Table 6	Percentage of Indigenous students achieving the reading, writing and numeracy benchmark, years 3 and 5, Australia, 1999-2001	26
Table 7	Performance information for Output Group 1.2	30
Table 8	Performance information for Output Group 1.3	32
Table 9	Students participating in vocational education and training in schools	36
Table 10	Performance information for Output Group 1.3	36
Table 11	Resources invested in Outcome 2	43
Table 12	The department’s performance on services to the Minister and Parliament	45
Table 13	Performance information for Output Group 2.1 - vocational education and training	47
Table 14	Indigenous enrolments compared to all vocational education and training enrolments 1996-2002	49
Table 15	Tertiary students in receipt of ABSTUDY	49
Table 16	New Apprenticeships	51
Table 17	Students with a disability in vocational education and training	52
Table 18	Language, literacy and numeracy programmes	53
Table 19	Higher education enrolments	55
Table 20	Total HECS liabilities for 2001-02 to 2002-03	57
Table 21	HECS outstanding debt 2001-02 to 2002-03	58
Table 22	Higher education research enrolments	59
Table 23	Equity groups in higher education	60
Table 24	Indigenous students enrolled in higher education	61
Table 25	Transition programmes	68
Table 26	Resources invested in Outcome 3	74
Table 27	The department’s performance on services to the Minister and Parliament	77
Table 28	Performance information for Output Group 3.1	78
Table 29	Performance information for Output Group 3.2	80
Table 30	Key findings of the Year 2000 National Survey on Research Commercialisation	82
Table 31	Performance information for Output Group 3.2	87
Table 32	Administered output performance for Output Group 3.3	90
Table 33	Overseas student enrolments by sector 1999 to 2001	91
Table 34	Overseas student enrolments from top 10 source countries 1999 to 2001	92
Table 35	Export contribution to the national economy 2000–02	94
Table 36	Overseas student enrolments 1994 to 2001	95
Table 37	Service Charter line	98
Table 38	Separation by levels 2002-03	100
Table 39	Salary ranges for APS employees in DEST	102
Table 40	DEST employees by classification at 30 June 2003	103
Table 41	DEST employees by employment status at 30 June 2003	103
Table 42	DEST employees by location at 30 June 2003	104
Table 43	Freedom of Information statistics	122
Table 44	Advertising organisations	123
Table 45	Market research and polling organisations	123
Table 46	Media advertising organisations	124
Table 47	Discretionary grant programmes 2002-03	125
Table 48	Summary of consultancies	127
Table 49	Consultancy contracts let in 2002-03	128

List of figures

Figure	Title	Page
Figure 1	Our Ministers and the portfolio	9
Figure 2	The department’s structure	10
Figure 3	Outcomes and outputs framework 2002–03	11
Figure 4	Group responsibility by outcome	12
Figure 5	Corporate governance	12
Figure 6	Alignment of strategic priorities and output groups for Outcome 1	18
Figure 7	Mean scores of Australian students in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy compared with OECD average for 2000	22
Figure 8	Mean index of comfort with and perceived ability to use computers of Australian students 2000	22
Figure 9	Apparent retention rate of Indigenous and non-Indigenous full time students from year 7/8 to year 12	27
Figure 10	Proportion of 15-19 year olds with education attainment below year 10 by locality	28
Figure 11	Proportion of 15-19 year olds with education attainment of year 12 by locality	28
Figure 12	Apparent retention rate of full time students from year 7/8 to year 12 by gender	33
Figure 13	Students receiving year 12 Certificates as a proportion of potential year 12 population	34
Figure 14	Full-time participation in education, training and employment by age	38
Figure 15	Proportion of 15-19 year olds enrolled in full-time or part-time education	39
Figure 16	Reading proficiency of 15 year olds	40
Figure 17	Alignment of strategic priorities and output groups for Outcome 2	44
Figure 18	Students in vocational education and training, age group proportions	48
Figure 19	Load pass rate for vocational education and training	49
Figure 20	Pass rates in higher education	55
Figure 21	Participation in higher education	56
Figure 22	Award course completions for domestic research students	59
Figure 23	Number of equity group students in higher education, 1996 to 2002	61
Figure 24	Employment rates for technical and further education graduates	69
Figure 25	Employment outcomes for higher education graduates	69
Figure 26	Comparative unemployment rates by education qualification	70
Figure 27	Educational attainment levels of the adult population - proportion of persons with non-school qualifications - ages 15-64 years	71
Figure 28	Alignment of strategic priorities and output groups for Outcome 3	75
Figure 29	Universities’ research income	80
Figure 30	Number of research publications produced by higher education institutions	81
Figure 31	Number of scientific and technical publications per million population	81
Figure 32	Number of patents issued to Australian residents in Australia	82

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