This evaluation report presents findings from the 2016 evaluation of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program HEPPP, established in 2010. It assesses program effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness. The evaluation finds HEPPP funding supports diverse university activities increasing access, retention and completion for low Socioeconomic Status students, and makes twelve recommendations to further strengthen outcomes...

Abstract Career guidance and positive secondary school experiences have a significant bearing on equity students’ propensity to enrol in tertiary education. This report provides new, contemporary Australian evidence on the interrelations between equity group membership­, school experiences and university enrolment in young people from advantaged and disadvantaged social strata. Background

This report outlines research from Australia and the UK informing ten 'National Guidelines to Improve Student Outcomes in Online Education'.

Equity groups have increasing access to higher education enrolment, but factors including health, finance and disposition towards study can contribute to the decision of disadvantaged students to drop out of university study. This study looked at the determinants of student satisfaction and academic outcomes at university, with a focus on equity group differences. Background The...

In recent years, the divide between the richest and the poorest has been growing in many Western countries, and it may now be harder for someone born to low income parents to become economically successful later in life.