Higher Education Support (Administration) Guidelines 2022
27Method of calculation of EFTSL values
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27 Method of calculation of EFTSL values
(1) Subject to the situation identified for domestic students studying with overseas higher education institutions in section 28, for the purposes of subsection 169‑28(4) of the Act, the calculation of EFTSL values for units of study is to be undertaken in the manner described in this section. Calculating the proportion of standard study load (2) The EFTSL value of a unit of study is determined by calculating the proportion of standard study load which the unit of study represents of the total standard study load specified by the higher education provider for one year of full-time study in the course of study of which the unit forms part. (3) The calculation of the EFTSL value for a unit of study is to be undertaken using whatever number of decimal places is required to enable the aggregated EFTSL values for all units of study for a full-time year of study to add as close as possible to 1.0.
Note: In reporting data to the Commonwealth for its statistics collections, it may be necessary to round or truncate the results of some calculations.
Allocation of credit points (4) In calculating the EFTSL value for a unit of study, higher education providers may allocate credit points to units of study offered by higher education providers as a means of identifying the relative value of a unit of study within a course of study. E.g.
Image unavailable in extracted text Example of calculation using credit points (5) The following example is provided to illustrate the calculation of EFTSL values for a student enrolled in a number of units of study in a particular course of study in a particular year using credit points—for the purposes of this example, the standard study load prescribed for this course in a particular year comprises five units: Unit A and B are offered on a semester basis and Units C, D and E are offered on an annual basis:
| Unit A | Semester I unit | 2 Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Unit B | Semester II unit | 2 Credit points |
| Unit C | Annual unit | 4 Credit points |
| Unit D | Annual unit | 4 Credit points |
| Unit E | Annual unit | 4 Credit points |
In this example, the EFTSL value for each unit of study has been calculated by dividing the number of credit points for that unit of study by the total number of credit points for all units of study comprising the standard study load for this course of study, in this case 16.