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Academic performance of low SES students at an Australian university satellite campus
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Academic performance of low SES students at an Australian university satellite campus

Judy A Craft
Studies in Higher Education, Vol.44(8), pp.1372-1385
2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1440382
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Education Systems Specialist Studies in Education low socio-economic status satellite campus entry rank university performance grade point average
The satellite university campus is becoming more prominent in Australia, and may consist of a large proportion of students of low socio-economic status (SES). Concurrently, there is a governmental target to increase the proportion of low SES students at university. However, there are concerns that students of low SES may be less successful at university, and accordingly, this study aimed to identify whether SES impacted on student success. Retrospective analysis was undertaken of satellite campus students to relate their SES and university entry rank to their academic results. There was no strong relationship between students' entry rank and their results, nor was there a significant effect of SES on results. This demonstrates that students of low SES, and those of lower entry ranks, were successful in their first year. These results indicate that universities can recruit low SES students to meet governmental policy, without the concerns of increased failure rates.

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