Graduate Surveys

Planning Services Unit conduct the following graduate surveys:

Australian Graduate Survey (AGS)

The Australian Graduate Survey (AGS) is an annual survey of new graduates conducted for Graduate Careers Australia (GCA). The AGS comprises the Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) and, depending on the graduate, either the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) or Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ).

The Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) asks graduates about their their major activities, including employment and salary outcomes, continuing study and labour market status, job search behaviour and previous education history.

For results from the Australian Graduate Survey, please visit:

[Flinders Staff only] 2012 KAMS Graduate Experience (CEQ) and Graduate Work Status (GDS) tabs.

GCA Research Reports

Grads Jobs & Dollars - National statistics on graduate employment rates and salaries by field of study.

AGS Code of Practice (PDF 536KB) (Graduate Careers Australia's Code of Practice for the public disclosure of data from the AGS)

Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ)

In late April and October each year, Flinders University graduates are invited to respond to the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) that accompanies the Graduate Destination Survey (GDS). In the CEQ, graduates express their degree of agreement or disagreement on a five-point scale with 24 statements about five facets of their courses: the quality of teaching, enhancement of their generic skills, quality of student support, development of graduate qualities and overall level of satisfaction with the course.

October 2012 GDS and CEQ Form (PDF 780KB)

Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ)

Gathers data regarding the experience of research higher degree graduates, a group not adequately covered by the CEQ. The aspects of research experience examined include supervision, the thesis examination process, issues about student goals and expectations, faculty/department ethos and intellectual climate issues, infrastructure issues and skills development issues. No survey was conducted during 2001.

October 2012 GDS and PREQ Form (PDF 781KB)

Beyond Graduation Survey

The Beyond Graduation Survey, conducted by Graduate Careers Australia, is a follow-up to the Australian Graduate Survey. It obtains an update on labour market status and some aspects of course experience. The survey also examines career aspirations, perceptions of the relevance of qualifications to employment and the importance of a qualification post-graduation. Findings concerning the activities of Australian resident bachelor degree graduates from Flinders University are compared against national averages.

[Flinders Staff only] 2012 Beyond Graduation Survey Report (PDF 675KB)