Australian Graduate Survey

The Australian Graduate Survey is a national survey conducted by Griffith in association with Graduate Careers Australia. The survey consists of two components, the Graduate Destination Survey and the Course Experience Questionnaire for coursework graduates, or the Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire for higher degree by research students. It is the only national survey conducted on an annual basis by all Australian universities and obtains information from graduates about their employment and further study outcomes as well as their higher education experiences.

Important information about the Australian Graduate Survey

The aggregated data from the Australian Graduate Survey has a variety of uses:

  • Griffith uses the data in a number of performance indicators as part of the Strategic Plan, Academic Plan and program monitoring reporting, and benchmarking is conducted for some of these indicators
  • Australian Graduate Survey data is used at Griffith in Reviews of academic areas and Programs
  • The Federal Government uses the data as part of the performance indicators for the higher education sector. In particular, five of the seven indicators in the 2006 and 2007 Learning and Teaching Performance Fund are derived from the Australian Graduate Survey data
  • Careers Service uses data from the Australian Graduate Survey to advise prospective and current students, particularly in relation to the employers, occupations and average/median salaries of students who completed the same program in previous years
  • Qualitative comments from the Australian Graduate Survey are able to be analysed using the CEQuery software tool to assist in the development of programs
  • Graduate Careers Australia produces a number of publications that are disseminated widely amongst tertiary institutions, employers and schools
  • Good Universities Guide use the data as part of their process for determining the ratings of national universities
  • The media uses the data in commentary on graduate employment outcomes and the quality of universities

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