Equity Priority Areas - Overview

The following groups have been identified as the student equity priority areas in higher education. A definition is provided for each group where we have used the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) and/or the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) definition.

• Low socio-economic status

• Women in non-traditional areas

• Rural and isolated

• Cultural and Linguistically Diverse

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

• Disability