Indigenous student definition

Indigenous student means any graduate student who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander;

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Indigenous student means an individual who self-identifies as a member of an Indigenous people, is of school age and meets the definition of student under section 1 of the School Act; and “reserve” means a reserve as defined in the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5.

Indigenous student means a Student identified in the University records as being indigenous.

Examples of Indigenous student in a sentence

• Actively enrolled students who successfully complete the required application and application fee by the upper year application deadline, meet minimum returning eligibility requirements, and identify as an Indigenous student*, will be guaranteed a room in residence for the academic year.

• By building student understanding of mental health and increasing knowledge of strategies and resources, we can enhance Indigenous student wellbeing.

• This is particularly relevant today, and across the life of this Compact, as the sector tackles challenges in improving Indigenous student access and outcomes outlined most recently in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Report.

• All students also have access to all key services at each of our campuses: Student Success; Engagement and Employment advisors including transition support; Indigenous student support; health and counselling; library, and industry engagement support.

• Actively enrolled students who successfully complete the required residence application and application fee by the upper year or first year application deadline respectively, complete the required self-identification form by the deadline, meet minimum returning eligibility requirements, and self-identify as an Indigenous student*, will be guaranteed a room in residence for the academic year.

• AUArts has a significant Indigenous student population and has graduated a cohort of Indigenous alumni who have received national and international recognition.

• Consistent with our broader university strategies for specialisation, we will explore opportunities to further align Indigenous student studies and pathways at RMIT with our high impact areas and industry specialisations.

• Feedback through the Enhancement Agreement renewal process clearly articulated the need to strengthen processes and structures that allow opportunities for Indigenous student leaders to be heard.

• Key performance indicators include annual targets for Indigenous student enrolments, regional enrolments, Indigenous staff employment outcomes and gender balance related measures.

• Similarly, we are proud of our track record in supporting Indigenous student retention and note that we are exceeding the national average for Indigenous success in higher education.2 The wide variety of programs and disciplines that Indigenous students undertake and our continued strong retention and success rates are testament to the success of RMIT’s approach.

More Definitions of Indigenous student

Indigenous student means any self-identified Indigenous student, as determined by the University Census;

Indigenous student means any student who identifies as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander;

Indigenous student means an individual who self-identifies as a member of an Indigenous people, is of school age and meets the definition of student under section 1 of the School Act; and

Indigenous student means any postgraduate student who identifies as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander;