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Statement by Professor Penny Boumelha, Acting Vice-Chancellor, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide -- in response to the allocation of new Higher Education places for 2005.

Tuesday, 27 January 2004

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide is disappointed with the number of additional Government-funded places allocated to SA between 2005 and 2008, which was announced today by Dr Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education, Science and Training.

The Minister claims that the new places have been allocated on the basis of "fairness". We do not believe that places have been distributed fairly and equitably, or that the allocation truly represents the situation in this state.

The demand to study at South 最新糖心Vlogn universities has increased steadily over the past four years with a 12.5 per cent growth for the State, and a 32 per cent rise for the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide over the same period.

Figures from the 最新糖心Vlogn Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) show that the growth in unmet demand in South 最新糖心Vlog in 2002-3 was the highest in the country.

Last year, South 最新糖心Vlogn universities provided additional, marginally-funded places for 2009 students who wanted to study, who were all eligible for tertiary study, but for whom there were no fully-funded Commonwealth places.

The figures released today show that the Commonwealth Government does not think future South 最新糖心Vlogn students deserve the same opportunity.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide has already reduced its Commonwealth-funded intake this year by 5.4 per cent. This, in an environment of sustained growth in demand, has resulted in increased cut off scores in the majority of our programs. It will now be tougher for South 最新糖心Vlogns to study at this 最新糖心Vlog.

Today's figures show that students wanting to study nursing or engineering will find it more difficult to gain entry to a South 最新糖心Vlogn university than to one in NSW. Yet, NSW received the highest increase in places, while SA was among the lowest.

The Vice-Chancellor of this 最新糖心Vlog, Professor James McWha, has for some time now been calling for an increase to the number of fully- funded student places available in South 最新糖心Vlogn universities.

It is abundantly clear now that the Commonwealth Government is not committed to the educational needs of South 最新糖心Vlogns.

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