1. What Next for Online Learning: The Australian Experience Stuart Hamilton AO Chief Executive Officer

2. 39 universities: 37 public and 2 private 3 other self-accrediting specialist higher education institutions about 120 generally small specific-purpose non- self-accrediting higher education providers Higher Education in Austhralia

3. 1.066m student enrolments in 2008 –772k domestic students (up 7.7%) –294k overseas students (up 2%) 69% full time 94% at public universities Size of Sector

4. Operating Grants linked to a specified number of Commonwealth Supported Places each year. Scheme to cover tuition fees through income-contingent loans. Range of grants to universities for specific purposes including quality, learning and teaching, research and research training programs. Students can also receive a living allowance (Austudy) subject to a centrally administered income test. University Funding

5. 44% from federal grants 14% from student loans 22% from fees and charges 5% from royalties and licences Sources of Revenue

6. By 2025, 40 per cent of all 25 to 34 year olds will hold a qualification at bachelor level or above. By 2020, 20 per cent of higher education enrolments at the undergraduate level will be of people from a low SES background. Government Targets

7. Main DE Providers 2008 by number of students

8. no entry requirements for first year UG units from any provider gain automatic credit study at any time of the year study 1 unit or a full degree and stop and start when they like access to income contingent loans without a fee Whats in OUA for students

9. national marketing no quota, central enrolment and student administration cost-effective sharing of teaching economies of scale support, including financial grants, for upgrading courses, shareholders may also receive dividends Whats in OUA for universities

10. OUA Total Annual Enrolments

11. 4 days or fewer on campus: 57% < 65% average weekly contact hours: 16 >15 number who believe they are known by at least one lecturer: 66% > 58% number of hours a week studying online: 4.2 < 6.5 proportion in paid work: 55% < 61% Source: Richard James et al: The First Year Experience in Australian Universities: Findings from 1994 to 2009 (Uni of Melbourne & Griffith Uni) First Year Trends 2004-09

12. Students by Age Band