The article 'Bradley targets threatened by high drop-out rates among disadvantaged students' could be read as implying that the low retention rate among institutions with good equity performance is caused by these students being under prepared for the rigours of the university.
Equity experts agree with research findings that the metrics for measuring socioeconomic status (SES) are problematic. But they disagree that it really matters.
The founding director of the country's national research centre for student equity, Trevor Gale, has resigned to take up an academic and strategic advisory role at Deakin University in Victoria.