The Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) registers and evaluates the performance of higher education providers against the Higher Education Standards Framework, specifically, the Threshold Standards.

TEQSA’s Objectives:

• Ensure national consistency in the regulation of higher education using a standards-based quality framework and applying three regulatory principles
• Protect and enhance Australia’s reputation for quality higher education and excellence, innovation and diversity
• Protect students undertaking higher education
• Ensure that students have access to information relating to higher education.

Encourage and promote a higher education system that is appropriate to meet Australia’s social and economic needs.