Pathways and transitions for non-ATAR students to and through university: An interim report prepared by Jenny Dean, Natalie Downes and Philip Roberts to fulfill requirements for funding under the CreatEquity Grants Scheme 2022

This report presents progress on a project examining how students’ experiences of, and outcomes from, study at the University of Canberra (UC) have been shaped by their early pathway and transition processes. The project is both an empirical study to inform Student Equity and Participation practices at UC, and an initial study for future projects. Through a more nuanced appreciation of the experiences of HEPPP-supported students’ transitions to, and participation at, the UC, and focussing on students who did not gain an ATAR in their prior schooling, our aim is to build on existing UC and UC College programs to better support these students.