Department of Education, Training and Youth
Affairs
Higher Education Equity Plans
for the 1999–2001 Triennium
June 1999
Higher Education Division
© Commonwealth of Australia 1999
ISBN 0 642 23902 9
DETYA No. 6366.HERC99A
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Contents
Foreword
Acronyms and
Abbreviations of Institutions
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in
This Publication
Australian Catholic University
Australian Maritime College
The Australian National University
Central Queensland University
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University of Technology
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University of South Australia
Griffith University
James Cook University
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Northern Territory University
Queensland University of Technology
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Southern Cross University
University of the Sunshine Coast
Swinburne University of Technology
The University of Adelaide
University of Ballarat
University of Canberra
The University of Melbourne
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
The University of Queensland
The University of South Australia
University of Southern Queensland
University of Sydney
University of Tasmania
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
Victoria University of Technology
Foreword
The Commonwealth is responsible for
monitoring national progress towards equity objectives and for disseminating information
on institutions’ equity strategies. Publication of the Institutional Equity Plans
continues this commitment. These Plans, which document the various strategies adopted by
universities in their approach to equity, are derived from universities’ strategic
planning documents and do not necessarily contain the same level of detail as
universities’ internal equity plans.
It is intended that, in future years, tables of
performance indicators for each institution about each equity group will be published with
the Equity Plans. Such tables will not be published with the Equity Plans this year
because they are available in the paper Equity in Higher Education, which was
recently published as an occasional paper.
Anyone seeking further information about
universities' activities should get in touch with the Contact Officers identified in the
Equity Plans.
Higher Education Division
June 1999
Acronyms
and Abbreviations of Institutions
NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW)
| CSU |
Charles Sturt University |
| SCU |
Southern Cross University |
| UNE |
University of New England |
| UNSW |
University of New South Wales |
| UTS |
University of Technology, Sydney |
| UWS |
University of Western Sydney |
VICTORIA (VIC)
| RMIT |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
| VUT |
Victoria University of Technology |
QUEENSLAND (QLD)
| CQU |
Central Queensland University |
| JCU |
James Cook University |
| QUT |
Queensland University of Technology |
| UQ |
University of Queensland |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (WA)
| UWA |
University of Western Australia |
| ECU |
Edith Cowan University |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (SA)
| USA |
University of South Australia |
TASMANIA (TAS)
| UTas |
University of Tasmania |
NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT)
| NTU |
Northern Territory University |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT)
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| UC |
University of Canberra |
MULTI STATE
| ACU |
Australian Catholic University |
| USQ |
University of Southern Queensland |
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in This
Publication
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of
Statistics |
| ACROD Ltd |
National Industry
Association for Disability Services |
| ATSI |
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders |
| DE |
Distance education |
| DEETYA |
Department of Employment,
Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| DETYA |
Department of Education,
Training and Youth Affairs |
| DSS |
Department of Social
Security |
| EEO |
Equal employment
opportunity |
| EFTSU |
Effective full-time student
unit |
| EIP |
DETYA’s Evaluations
and Investigations Programme |
| ESL |
English as a second
language |
| GPA |
Grade point average |
| HDC |
Higher degree by course
work |
| HDR |
Higher degree by research |
| HEC |
Higher Education Council |
| HECS |
Higher Education
Contribution Scheme |
| HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission |
| IT&T |
Information technology and
telecommunications |
| LOTE |
languages other than
English |
| LSES |
Low socio-economic status |
| MBES |
Merit-based equity
scholarships |
| NBEET |
National Board of
Employment, Education and Training |
| NESB |
Non English speaking
background |
| NTA |
Non-traditional areas of
study |
| OP |
Overall Position (Qld
tertiary entrance score) |
| PG |
Post graduate |
| QTAC |
Queensland Tertiary
Admissions Centre |
| SES |
Socio-economic status |
| SWD |
Students with a disability |
| TAFE |
Technical and Further
Education |
| TEE |
Tertiary entrance exam |
| TER |
Tertiary entrance ranking |
| UAC |
University admissions
centre |
| UG |
Under graduate |
| VCE |
Victorian Certificate of
Education |
| VET |
Vocational education and
training |
| VTAC |
Victorian Tertiary
Admissions Centre |
|