INFORMATICS PLANNING CONFERENCE (27-28 November) Domestic Student Numbers and Trends for 2009 Need to change the date each year.

Up and down trend. 2008 is 16% down from 2007, 62% from peak in 2002

Postgraduate Trends Overall downward trend Research enrolments decreasing since 2002 Coursework enrolments decreasing since 2002 PhD enrolments decreasing since 2002

2004 down 18% on 2003 2005 down 7% on 2004 2006 down 16.5% on 2005 2007 down 1% on 2006 2008 down 13% on 2007 Peak in 2001; now almost down to half of that peak Figures include ONLY Wollongong campus and commencers (ses 1 comm, ses 2 comm ,ses 3 comm). Excluded are transfers, International, mature age students and study abroad.

Undergraduate Trends overall 2008 enrolments down 13% on 2007 SECTE 20% down SCSSE 3% down SISAT 3% down SMAS down 32% Remember these numbers are only Wollongong campus students, does not include study abroad, mature age students, international students

Outlook for 2009 15 – 17 year age group forecast to grow increased demand for University places over next 2 years the market is growing slowly but . . . our market share of UAC first preferences is diminishing relative to the market

Trend line is same – down Main source of ug commencing students is via the UAC system Hard to target directs – how do we know who the target market is?

About 9% down on last year’s total

Total quota UAC quota = 200 Direct quota = 37

UAC first prefs as at 21/11/08

Barriers National problem - how do we make an impact? High School subject choice – ICT, Maths Changing the public’s perceptions

Challenges Marketing Enrichment program, High School Challenge, Women in Engineering New ideas wanted!! Directs: mature age Girls: very low female enrolment numbers overall Equity groups: low socio economic, indigenous Marketing: new ideas?

Challenges cont. Recruitment: Attrition Rates Direct market Postgraduate market Girls, girls, girls! Equity groups Attrition Rates

Where to Now? Things are looking up…our first preferences are currently higher than last year’s at this time Ring-around and forced offers process is still vital