Page 5 - JCH Strategic Plan 2024-2029

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.