Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency

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Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)

Agency overview
Formed	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Agency executive	Dr Mary Russell, Acting CEO
Website	www.teqsa.gov.au

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia's independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education.^[1]

The agency's purpose^[2] is to protect student interests and the reputation of Australia's higher education sector through a proportionate, risk-reflective approach to quality assurance that supports diversity, innovation and excellence.

All organisations that offer higher education qualifications (diploma or above) in or from Australia must be registered^[3] by TEQSA. Higher education providers that have not been granted self-accrediting authority must also have their courses of study accredited by the agency. Australian universities have self-accrediting authority and are not required to have their courses accredited by TEQSA.

The Australian higher education sector includes public and private universities, Australian branches of overseas universities, TAFEs, government agencies, professional bodies, faith-based colleges and other independent for-profit and not-for-profit providers.