In Principio August 2017

Quality Indicators for Learning & Teaching (QILT) Result 89.80% 90.30% 90.80% 79.10% 85% National average 79.90% 81.40% 81.10% 64.10% 71.70% WA&NSWposition 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st National position 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd Overall quality of educational experience #1 in NSW & WA Learner engagement #1 in NSW & WA qilt.edu.au Skills development #1 in NSW & WA qilt.edu.au qilt.edu.au Student support #1 in NSW & WA Teaching quality #1 in NSW & WA qilt.edu.au Combined 2015 and 2016 Student Experience Survey results NOTRE DAME EXCELS AGAIN IN LEADING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY RANKED #1 IN FIVE KEY INDICATORS IN WA AND NSW For the second year running Notre Dame has excelled in a nationwide survey of university students commissioned by the Federal Government. Findings from the combined 2015 and 2016 Student Experience Survey (SES), announced inApril, showoutstanding results for Notre Dame placing it first in Western Australia and New South Wales in five of seven key indicators – ‘Overall Quality of Education Experience’, ‘Teaching Quality’, ‘Skills Development’, ‘Learner Engagement’ and ‘Student Support’. The SES, published on the government’s Quality Indicators for Teaching and Learning (QILT) website (www.qilt.edu.au) , is unique in that it draws feedback from current university students with the aim of helping future students compare universities across States and disciplines. More than 327,000 students from around Australia responded to the survey, including more than 4000 students from Notre Dame’s Fremantle and Sydney Campuses. Notre Dame also continued to excel on a national level, being placed in the top two universities in Australia for ‘Overall Quality of Educational Experience’ with an 89.8% rating, well above the national average of 79.9%. It was ranked second nationally for ‘Learner Engagement’ with a 79.1% rating, compared to 64.1% nationally, and ‘Skills Development’ at 90.8% compared to the national average of 81.1%. The SES survey builds on Notre Dame’s success in graduate employment outcomes. In a separate survey, published on QILT in December 2016, Notre Dame outshone its colleagues in the area of graduate employment with 94% getting a job soon after leaving the University. Findings fromthe survey are published on the Government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) website. I N P R I N C I P I O | 9

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