Planning Unit
Deakin University
The Australian Graduate Survey (AGS) is an annual survey of graduates from Australian higher education institutions who have recently completed an award course. The survey asks graduates about their work, study and job seeking activities after completing their course (previously called the Graduate Destination Survey or GDS). A separate section of the survey asks graduates to reflect on their experience of the recently completed course (previously called the Course Experience Questionnaire, or CEQ). Graduates who complete the requirements for a higher degree by research receive the Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ).
The survey is conducted annually by all higher education institutions within Australia in association with Graduate Careers Australia (GCA). The survey is conducted approximately four months following completion of the course. Published results report on graduates who completed their course in the previous year. For example, 2007 reports relate to graduates who completed their course in 2006. A ‘Read Me’ document is available to assist in the interpretation of statistics used in reporting AGS outcomes.
| Report | Size |
| GDS Summary 2007 (2006 Graduates) |  (PDF, 856 kB) |
| GDS Summary 2006 (2005 Graduates) | (PDF, 211 kB) |
| GDS Summary 2005 (2004 Graduates | (PDF, 983 kB) |
| GDS Summary 2004 (2003 Graduates) | (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
| GDS Summary 2003 (2002 Graduates) | (PDF, 560 kB) |
| GDS Summary 2002 (2001 Graduates) | (PDF, 2.4 MB) |
| GDS Summary 2002 International Students | (PDF, 310 kB) |
| GDS Summary 2001 (2000 Graduates) | (PDF, 2.65 MB) |
| GDS Summary 2000 (1999 Graduates) | (PDF, 120 kB) |
A ‘Read Me’ document is available to assist in the interpretation of statistics used in reporting AGS outcomes.
| Report | Size |
 (ZIP, 116kB) |
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2007 Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences (2006 Graduates) |
(ZIP, 116kB) |
| (ZIP, 127kB) |
These reports contain information regarding all Australian Universities. (Deakin staff and students only)
The Graduate Destination Report contains information regarding the activites of new university graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications.
The Graduate Course Experience Report analyses the course experience opinions of those students who completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an Australian University.
The Graduate Starting Salaries report includes baseline information on the median starting salaries of recent bachelor degree graduates.
The Postgraduate Research Experience report examines the experience of students who completed a PhD or research masters degree.
| Graduate Destination Report | Size |
| 2007 | (PDF, 2.28MB) |
| 2006 | (PDF, 321 kB) |
| 2005 | (PDF, 422 kB) |
| 2004 | (PDF, 842 kB) |
| Graduate Course Experience Report | Size |
| 2007 | (PDF, 2.09 MB) |
| 2006 | (PDF, 663 kB) |
| 2005 | (PDF, 717 kB) |
| 2004 | (PDF, 706 kB) |
| Graduate Starting Salaries Report | Size |
| 2007 | (PDF, 1.32 MB) |
| 2006 | (PDF, 803 kB) |
| 2005 | (PDF, 788 kB) |
| 2004 | (PDF, 346 kB) |
| Postgraduate Research Experience Report | Size |
| 2006 | (PDF, 2 MB) |
| 2005 | (PDF, 1 MB) |
| 2004 | (PDF, 834 kB) |
