In the 2009-10 Federal Budget the Australian Government announced a reform package for the higher education sector which included mission-based compacts with Australian universities.
The 2011-13 compacts provide a framework for universities to pursue their distinctive missions and strategic goals while contributing to the Australian Government's national objectives for higher education, research, research training and innovation.
A copy of each university compact is provided below.
Higher education performance funding is a key component of the teaching and learning section of compacts. Performance funding will provide incentives to universities to achieve national quality, participation and attainment objectives. Further information about performance funding is available from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.
During consultations, universities requested that the government report back to the sector on the compacts. The compacts summary report [
PDF 256KB] [
DOC 173KB] provides an overview of university missions noting that they are well aligned with the government's objectives for higher education. The report also provides overarching information relating to growth and improving access, research activity, universities' plans to build capacity, pathways for delivery of teaching and learning, and initiatives for collaboration, both locally and internationally.
2011-13 Mission-based compacts
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
South Australia
Victoria
Multi-State
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New South Wales
Queensland
Tasmania
Western Australia
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