Modern Australian

ANU's new entrance criteria won't do much to improve equity

  • Written by Shane Duggan, Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University
ANU's new entrance criteria won't do much to improve equity

The Australian National University recently announced that from 2020 it will require all students to meet co-curricular requirements alongside the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) requirement.

The diverse list of co-curricular requirements includes part-time employment, participation in the creative arts, sports, and community and service...