More students opt for non-ATAR pathways to university

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February More students opt for non-ATAR pathways to university More students opt for non-ATAR pathways to university 17/02/2022 | 3 MINS A new national study has found that the proportion of students who accessed higher education through non-ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) pathways over the past decade has steadily increased, although the ATAR route remains the pathway for the majority of students. The report Equity implications of non-ATAR pathways: Participation, academic outcomes, and student experience found that alternative pathways such as Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, access schemes and enabling programs were increasingly being used by students to gain admission to university. Lead author Dr Ian Li, Senior Lecturer in Health and Labour Economics at LIT, said the study aimed to explore the retention, academic performance and student experience outcomes of those taking non-ATAR pathways and that it showed mixed results. ΓÇ£Students who entered university either through VET, mature age provisions, or on

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February More students opt for non-ATAR pathways to university More students opt for non-ATAR pathways to university 17/02/2022 | 3 MINS A new national study has found that the proportion of students who accessed higher education through non-ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) pathways over the past decade has steadily increased, although the ATAR route remains the pathway for the majority of students.

The report Equity implications of non-ATAR pathways: Participation, academic outcomes, and student experience found that alternative pathways such as Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, access schemes and enabling programs were increasingly being used by students to gain admission to university.

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