Surveys allow students to submit feedback on their courses, uni experience, student services and more.
During and after your learning at RMIT, you will be prompted to complete a variety of surveys at different points in your learning journey so that we can better understand your experiences and make improvements to our courses and campus.
Different surveys provide different opportunities to provide feedback on varied aspects of your experience at RMIT, including in and outside the classroom, your access to support services and campus amenities.
Find out more about the various surveys at RMIT below.
RMIT recognises that anonymity in giving feedback is important in ensuring fairness for all students. All surveys we conduct are confidential and anonymous. All results used in reporting are aggregated at course or program levels and all qualitative comments are de-identified.
Course Experience Survey (CES)
The Course Experience Survey (CES) is an important tool for RMIT to understand the quality of student experience at a course level. In the CES, students are prompted to provide feedback on their learning experience, including course content, structure, assessments, their teachers and more.
When the CES is open, all students enrolled into a higher education course or vocational education program will receive an email in their RMIT student inbox with a direct link to complete the surveys.
The CES is usually completed towards the end of the semester, however results are not released back to teachers until students receive their results for the semester.
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Past survey results
Survey results are shared with various business units within RMIT to help with improving learning and teaching. Course and Program Coordinators also review the results as part of continuous improvement of courses.
If you’d like to know more about the results from your course, please contact your Course Coordinator.
See below for the RMIT summary reports for students.
FAQs
Yes, all CES answers are confidential.
However, students are expected to observe the values of RMIT when writing their answers, as reflected in relevant University regulations and policies. Formal actions can be taken when students behave in a manner that is considered inappropriate.
The survey is the best avenue for providing feedback as it ensures it reaches the right individuals. However, if you would like to submit further feedback in addition to the survey, please email it to your course coordinator.
If a course is not appearing on your list of surveys, this may indicate that the School has opted not to survey that particular course. For more information, please contact your teacher or email the Surveys team.
The CES dates have been selected to ensure the survey does not interfere with the exam and holiday periods.
We understand this may result in courses being surveyed before final assessments have been submitted. However, we ask that students give as comprehensive feedback as possible on their experience in the course up until the time of completing the survey.
Aggregated reports of students’ multiple choice answers are sent to teachers once student exam results have been released.
Additionally, aggregated reports of de-identified student comments are sent to course coordinators, who will then pass these on to teachers after they have dealt with sensitive issues such as the mention of other teachers' names to facilitate course improvements.
Weekly email reminders are sent out during the survey period to all students who have surveys showing as ‘open’ or ‘in progress’.
If you completed the survey less than twelve hours before receiving the reminder email, please disregard.
If you completed the survey more than twelve hours before receiving the reminder email, this may indicate that the survey was ‘saved’ rather than ‘submitted’. Please go back into the survey, click through to the last page and select ‘submit’. The status of the survey should then say ‘complete’. If it still showing as ‘open’ or ‘in progress’, please contact the surveys team.
Student Experience Survey (SES) for higher education students
The Student Experience Survey (SES) is an important tool for RMIT to understand the overall student experience.
The SES is conducted once a year by the Social Research Centre on behalf of the Australian Government to understand student satisfaction toward their enrolled tertiary institution and their experience at university.
The survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
In the SES, students are prompted to provide feedback on their overall student experience at RMIT, including learning at a program level and the general campus experience, including services, support, amenities and more.
The SES is open to first year and final year higher education students. When the SES is open, all eligible students will receive an email from ses@srcentre.com.au in their RMIT student inbox with a direct link to complete the survey.
More general information can be found on the Social Research Centre website.
You can contact the SRC team at:
- Phone: 1800 055 818
- Email: ses@srcentre.com.au
By completing the survey, you will be entered into a prize draw to win various prizes ranging from $250 - $1000! See Terms and Conditions for the 2025 gift card giveaway.
Student Experience Survey for higher degree by research and foundation studies students
All higher degree by research (HDR) and foundation studies (RMIT UP) students are eligible to complete the student experience survey.
This is an opportunity for HDR and Foundation Studies students to give RMIT feedback on what you love about your experience and what you think can be improved.
You can provide feedback on the quality of teaching and supervision at RMIT, campus facilities, student support services and more.
Eligible students will receive an email from surveys@rmit.edu.au in their RMIT student inbox with a direct link to complete the surveys.
By completing a survey, you will also go into a draw to win a $1,000 or $250 gift card! See the Terms and Conditions for the 2025 gift card giveaway.
Learner Questionnaire (LQ) for vocational education students
The Learner Questionnaire is an annual survey conducted across vocational educational institutions in Australia to better understand students’ experiences and feedback.
You can provide feedback on the quality of teaching at RMIT, campus facilities, student support services and more.
Eligible students will receive an email from surveys@rmit.edu.au in their RMIT student inbox with a direct link to complete the surveys.
By completing a survey, you will also go into a draw to win a $1,000 or $250 gift card! See the Terms and Conditions for the 2025 gift card giveaway.
Past survey results
National results are published on the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) portal.
RMIT survey results are shared with various business units within RMIT to help with improving the student experience.
All results at program levels can be found in the SES results folder.
FAQs
No. The survey is only sent out to students who have completed at least one semester of study.
This survey is sent by the Social Research Council who administer the QILT surveys for students studying in Australia in a HE Program. Other students will receive the survey directly from RMIT.
If you have commenced your program mid-year, you will not be surveyed until the following year.
No. The survey is confidential and all comments are de-identified before being distributed.
Yes. The feedback gathered is used to make improvements to programs of study and university facilities.
If you are in your first semester of study or are currently on study leave, you are not required to partake in the survey and will not be sent an SES email invitation. Otherwise, please contact the Student Surveys Team through the below link.
Student Outcomes Survey (SOS)
The Student Outcomes Survey (SOS) collects feedback from vocational education (VE) students who have completed or left early from government funded vocational education programs.
In the SOS, students have the opportunity to provide feedback on their training experience and share information on their graduate employment outcomes and further study pathways so that we can continue to improve the quality of vocational training.
The survey highlights both the positive and negative outcomes from training and monitors the effectiveness of the VE system. The information collected assists in administering, planning, and evaluating the VE system.
Vocational education graduates are emailed the survey link approximately four months after completing their qualification.
Eligible students will receive the survey link via email four months after completing or leaving a vocational education qualification.
The Social Research Centre conducts and collects the survey results which are provided to The National Centre for Vocational Education Research who report back to RMIT.
All publications are available on NCVER’s portal.
If you want more information or have any questions, email surveys_req@ncver.edu.au.
Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS)
The Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) is a national survey conducted by the Australian Government to better understand how well higher education students are being prepared for post-graduation success and graduates’ overall program satisfaction.
Eligible students will receive the survey via email four months after graduation, so they can provide information on their employment outcomes, further study pathways and overall satisfaction with learning.
This information is critical for RMIT to continue improving the student learning experience, learning resources, support services and campus facilities.
The Social Research Centre conducts and collects the survey results which are provided to The National Centre for Vocational Education Research who report back to RMIT.
All publications are available on the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) portal.
You can contact the SRC team at:
- Phone: 1800 055 818
Email: gos@srcentre.com.au
More general information can be found on the Social Research Centre website.
International Student Barometer (ISB)
The International Student Barometer (ISB) is a global survey of international students conducted independently by Etio on behalf of universities around the world to gather information on the international student experience both in and outside the classroom environment.
The ISB survey is run every two years and is open to all international students studying at RMIT in Australia and on campus, including study abroad and exchange students at all years and levels of study.
The ISB covers core areas of pre-arrival, arrival, learning, living and support, and the information gathered helps to inform future policy and practice directly related to international students at RMIT.
If you have any questions, please contact help@etioglobal.org.
Need help?
If you have questions about student surveys or would like to know more about how they work at RMIT, contact the survey team by emailing surveys@rmit.edu.au.
