Annual Report 2005 - Publications Unit - The University of Western ...

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2005The key performance indicators that are presented in this section are broadly based on the Mission and VisionStatements of the University together with the more specific statements of goals and objectives in the University'sStrategic Plan. The Planning section of this Annual Report provides details of these strategic and other keyplanning documents.1. Teaching and LearningDesired OutcomesIn broad terms, the desired outcome (broad goal) in teaching and learning is ‘to provide courses of study and alearning environment at the highest possible quality to meet individual, local (state) and national needs andinternationally recognised standards; and to foster the relationship between teaching and the conduct of researchacross the range of its disciplines in a way that sustains the quality of the institution’s teaching and learningactivities and distinguishes it from other institutions in the State and many others in the Unified National System’.[Primary goal in Teaching and Learning, UWA Strategic Plan]Indicator 1.1 Proportion of Top School Leavers Applying for AdmissionOperationally, the priority objective that relates to the desired outcome is ‘to attract, develop and graduate thehighest quality students’ as specified in the 1999 update of the University’s Strategic Plan.The principal performance indicator that relates to attracting the highest quality students is the proportion of theState’s high-achieving school leavers who apply for admission to the University’s undergraduate courses. Theperformance indicators presented in the following table are based on the first preferences of the top five per centand top ten per cent of students who applied for admission or were admitted through the Tertiary InstitutionsService Centre (TISC). The tertiary entrance ranks of applicants have been used to determine the top five percent and ten per cent of applicants, while students without a tertiary entrance rank have been excluded from thepopulation used. It should be noted that many students may have identical tertiary entrance ranks and where sucha tertiary entrance rank coincides with the cut-off for the top five per cent or ten per cent, the numbers ofpreferences for the cut-off group have been reduced proportionately so that the total numbers of preferences usedin the calculations equal exactly five per cent or ten per cent respectively of the overall population.The table shows that a significant majority of the highest ranking Western Australian school leavers who wereseeking admission to WA universities applied for admission to this University, and a significant majority of thosewho subsequently enrolled in WA universities enrolled at this University.Proportions of Top School Leavers (a) Applying for Admission to UWA, 2000 to 2004 (b)2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Proportion of the top 5 per cent of WA school leavers who 79.5% 83.7% 79.7% 80.6% 83.2%applied for admission to UWA (c)Proportion of the top 10 per cent of WA school leavers who 69.2% 73.3% 73.5% 74.4% 78.4%applied for admission to UWA (c)UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of the 79.7% 86.0% 83.9% 83.8% 83.8%top 5 per cent of WA school leavers (by application year) (d)UWA enrolments as a proportion of all enrolments of the 71.1% 73.0% 73.9% 76.0% 81.9%top 10 per cent of WA school leavers (by application year) (d)(a)School leavers are those matriculating with a Tertiary Entrance Rank in the previous two years.(b)By application year; e.g. 2004 refers to those who applied in 2004 to be admitted for the following year.(c)Based on the first preferences of applicants with Tertiary Entrance Ranks who applied for admission through TISC.(d)Based on offers accepted through TISC by applicants with Tertiary Entrance Ranks.86