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STRATEGIC GOALS                                                                                                        What is a
                                                                                                                                 NEED-BLIND
          In order to fulfil our Purpose in the                                                                                  ADMISSIONS POLICY?
          present and achieve our Vision in
          the future, we commit ourselves to                                                                                           eed-blind admission refers to an
          the 10 strategic objectives below.                                                                                           admissions policy that does not take
                                                                                                                                Ninto account an applicant’s financial
          STUDENT EXPERIENCE                                                                                                     status when deciding whether or not to accept
          •  We will continue to foster a warm,                                                                                  them. This means that applicants are assessed

          welcoming, and inclusive College culture for                                                                           strictly on their merit and potential, rather
                                                                                                                                 than on their ability to pay.
          students, staff, and visitors.                                                                                            Applicants are still asked to provide
          •  We will promote, support, and celebrate                                                                             the institution with information about
          intellectual development and academic                                                                                  their financial situation as part of a Major
          achievement.                                                                                                           Scholarship application, but this is not seen by
                                                                                                                                 those staff making admissions decisions until
          WIDENING PARTICIPATION                                                                                                 after an admissions decision has been made.
          •  We will attract more of the most promising                                                                             This approach typically results in a

          young people in Australia and internationally,                                                                         higher percentage of accepted students
                                                                                                                                 who require financial assistance and means
          particularly those who have historically been                                                                          that an institution will require a substantial
          excluded from higher education and colleges,                                                                           endowment or other funding sources to
          with the ultimate goal of administering a                                                                              support the policy.
          need-blind admissions process and meeting                                                                                 Institutions that are need-blind and meet
          100% of demonstrated financial need by 2035.                                                                           full need for all accepted students tend to be
          •  We will support all our students to become                                                                          highly selective due to the large number of
                                                                                                                                 high-quality applications they receive.
          career- and life-ready through a wide range
          of leadership and personal development                                                                                 What does it mean for the
          opportunities.                                                                                                         College to meet 100% of                                    NEW IMAGE TO COME

          REPUTATION AND                                                                                                         DEMONSTRATED
          RELATIONSHIPS                                                                                                          FINANCIAL NEED?
          •  We will build our reputation, both nationally

          and globally, and be recognised as a leading                                                                            f an applicant to the College requires
          institution within the sector.                                                                                          financial support to meet the cost of their
          •  We will have a positive social impact in our                                                                       Iresidence fee, they will be invited to submit
          communities through volunteering and outreach.                                                                         a Major Scholarship application, evidencing
                                                                                                                                 their financial circumstances, including
          ADVANCEMENT AND                                                                                                        household or parental income, expected
          PHILANTHROPY                                                                                                           parental contributions, personal savings,
          •  We will strengthen links with alumni from                                                                           income from part-time work, eligibility
                                                                                                                                 for Centrelink payments, and any other
          all decades to build a global community                                                                                scholarships or bursaries awarded.
          through enhanced engagement.                                                                                              If they are offered a place, the College
          •  We will significantly grow our endowment                                                                            will then assess their Major Scholarship
          through donor relationships to support our                                                                             application, working out how much they
          strategic aims, including our need-blind                                                                               can reasonably afford to pay towards their
          admissions policy, the care of our heritage-                                                                           residence fee. The College commits to
                                                                                                                                 covering the “gap” between what they can
          listed buildings, and the resourcing of our                                                                            reasonably afford and the full cost of their
          educational programs.                                                                                                  residence fee. For example, if a student can

          ESTATE AND FACILITIES                                                                                                  reasonably afford to pay $24,000 of their
                                                                                                                                 $35,842 residence fee (based on the 2024 fee)
          •  We will invest significantly in our heritage-                                                                       from a combination of parental contributions,
          listed buildings and grounds to provide an                                                                             Centrelink payments, and income from part-
          attractive living and learning environment                                                                             time work, the College commits to covering
          for current and future students.                                                                                       the remaining $11,842.
          •  We will strive to operate in an

          environmentally sustainable way.
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