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• In 2005, the national load pass rate for Indigenous students (66.6 per cent) waslower than the national load pass rate for non-Indigenous students (79.2 per cent)(figure 3.4.4).• In 2002 there was 13.9 percentage points difference between Indigenous andnon-Indigenous VET load pass rates, in 2005 the gap was 12.6 percentagepoints.• The load pass rate for Indigenous students increased nationally from63.8 per cent in 2002 to 66.6 per cent in 2005. Over the same period, the loadpass rate for non-Indigenous students also increased, from 77.7 per cent to79.2 per cent (table 3A.4.17).The load pass rates for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students by State andTerritory and remoteness areas can be found in tables 3A.4.16 and 17.Figure 3.4.5 VET load pass rate by course level, 2005 a10080IndigenousNon-IndigenousPer cent6040200Diploma orhigherCertificateIVCertificate III Certificate II Certificate I Othera Other includes senior secondary education and other education (bridging and enabling courses). Does notinclude non-award courses and individual subjects (no qualification).Source: National 2002–2005 VET provider collections (unpublished); table 3A.4.18.• In 2005, the highest national load pass rates achieved by Indigenous studentswere in the groups who undertook training at certificate level 3 (72.9 per cent)and diploma or higher (72.8 per cent) (figure 3.4.5).• Between 2002 and 2005 there was an increase in load pass rates for all courselevels for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students (table 3A.4.18).Although the measures are based on different calculations, the success rate forhigher educational institutions shows similar results to the load pass rate for VET.The success rate is the proportion of units passed within a year compared with thetotal units enrolled.HEADLINEINDICATORS37