{"id":19547,"date":"2023-11-12T15:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T04:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/?p=19547"},"modified":"2024-01-24T19:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T08:20:46","slug":"a-snapshot-of-student-diversity-at-sydney-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/a-snapshot-of-student-diversity-at-sydney-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A snapshot of student diversity at Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This article has been updated from the original<\/a>\u00a0and the 2022 version<\/a> to include data covering our current students.<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Our students come from a variety of countries, backgrounds, and life experiences. The University of Sydney is committed through its visions and values<\/a> to cultivating a teaching and learning environment which is stronger because of the diversity of our students\u2019 backgrounds, approaches to learning and unique perspectives. Our shared educational philosophy<\/a> commits us all to build “a diverse, inclusive and intellectually exciting environment” for students. The aspirations of the 2032 Strategy<\/a> takes this further with commitments to a “student-focused education” that “is transformational” and that “by 2032 our community will be more diverse and inclusive”.\u00a0 So what does our student cohort look like? Are our undergraduates all recent school leavers and studying full time? Which countries do our international students come from? Does our student body reflect the diversity of learners and backgrounds of our city, our state and region? Are equity students the first in their families to attend university? Are all first in family students from disadvantaged backgrounds?<\/span><\/p>\n

After the years of seeing students primarily on our screens, it’s wonderful to see our campuses alive with the rich complexities and diversity of our unique student community.\u00a0<\/span>In this article, we present a \u201csnapshot of student diversity\u201d at the University of Sydney based on the students enrolled at the end of 2023 and offer some practical tips\u00a0on\u00a0how can we can embrace diversity in our classes by getting to know our students and ensuring all feel connected, valued and part of our University. The data presented below covers the whole University. You can find equivalent data for each of our faculties and University schools in the updated\u00a0appendix<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Student diversity at the University of Sydney<\/h2>\n
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Country of origin distribution for students at the end of 2022. a) all students; b) undergraduates; c) postgraduates coursework); d) HDR. Data source: PowerBI<\/a> and Knowing Your Students<\/a>. Blue = highest number, followed by dark green, with light green = lowest number.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we look at a snapshot of the student diversity at Sydney, it\u2019s worth also thinking about what we mean when we consider diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes our students diverse is in itself, well, extremely diverse. There are the slightly more obvious things, such as country of origin<\/strong>, residency status<\/strong> (international or local), gender<\/strong> (female\/male\/X), age<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>attendance type<\/strong> (full-time (FT) vs part-time (PT) study load), course type<\/strong> (undergraduate (UG), p<\/span>ostgraduate (PG) by course work,\u00a0<\/span>Higher Degree by Research (HDR)), state residency<\/strong> (NSW vs other), high school types<\/strong> students attended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, diversity can also manifest in other ways, such as our students’:<\/span><\/p>\n