Student engagement and the AUSSE

Student engagement is linked with high-quality learning outcomes. Understanding and effectively managing students' engagement in higher education plays a significant role in enhancing learning processes and outcomes for students. Data from the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) provides information on the time and effort students devote to educationally purposeful activities and on students' perceptions of the quality of other aspects of their university experience. The information collected by the AUSSE can be used by higher education institutions to improve student outcomes, manage and monitor resources, programs and services, and help identify how to attract, and importantly, retain students.

AUSSE 2009 results now available

In 2009, the AUSSE was run with over 30,000 students from 35 institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand. Institutional results from the 2009 AUSSE are now available in the reports section of this website. The 2009 Australasian Student Engagement Report will be published in early 2010.

Sign up for the 2010 AUSSE

If your institution would like to participate in the 2010 AUSSE, please complete the 2010 AUSSE Institution Participation Form and return to ACER.

Contact us

Please feel free to contact us about the AUSSE. You can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Ms Ali Radloff on +61 3 9277 5742 or Dr Hamish Coates on +61 3 9277 5487.