Rural and Regional access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities

18 December 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-234-2

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 10KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 6KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 6KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 18KB)
The inquiry Definitions Scope of the inquiry Structure of the report Previous studies
Chapter 2 - Secondary School Education in Rural and Regional Australia	(PDF 191KB)
Introduction Education alternatives for rural and regional secondary school students Disparities in performance and completion rates for rural and regional secondary schools Challenges and barriers in relation to accessing educational opportunities Government measures to provide for rural and regional students
Chapter 3 - Barriers to accessing tertiary education opportunities in rural and regional Australia	(PDF 221KB)
Introduction Tertiary educational alternatives for rural and regional students Income support for students Family and community impacts
Chapter 4 - Delivery of tertiary educational opportunities by regional institutions	(PDF 120KB)
Introduction Funding for regional universities Attracting Students to Regional Institutions
Chapter 5 - Conclusions and Recommendations	(PDF 26KB)
Secondary school Tertiary education
Government Senators Dissenting Report	(PDF 20KB)
Response to Recommendation 1 Response to Recommendation 2 Response to Recommendation 3 Response to Recommendation 4 Response to Recommendation 5 Response to Recommendation 6 Response to Recommendation 7 Response to Recommendation 8 Conclusion References
APPENDIX 1	(PDF 94KB)
Submissions Received Additional Information Received   Answers to questions taken on notice   Tabled documents
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 31KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3511
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5811
Email:	rrat.sen@aph.gov.au