Planning & University Performance

The team are higher education planning and policy experts with skills in higher education strategy, planning, PGPA Act performance, governance, quality assurance, benchmarking and advanced analytical modelling.

The team manages University planning; Government Funding Agreements, data submissions and verification; student and revenue planning; fee setting; administration of school and unit reviews; and, higher education policy, compliance and governance. This team is the custodian of the Planning and Performance Framework.

The team also manages the University’s performance indicator framework and associated data, including directing the University’s School Review framework and providing leadership in building capability for strategic planning across the organisation including student cohort forecasts.

Key functions of this team include:

• Developing and co-ordinating the University’s planning framework, ensuring the University complies with its planning obligations as specified within the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (PGPA) Act.
• Reviewing, evaluating and developing the University’s strategic, operational and business planning processes.
• Designing and monitoring the University’s Key Performance Indicators framework.
• Developing and co-ordinating the University’s School Review framework ensuring a culture of continuous performance improvement.
• Developing and managing the University’s student cohort planning processes.
• Annually reviewing student’s fees and admission quotas.
• Managing the preparation of Commonwealth supported student load forecasts and developing methodologies and approaches to manage available funding and student demand.
• Managing the University’s Organisational Structure.

School Reviews

The team is currently overseeing the school reviews across the University. For more information, please see the School Reviews page.

For a summary of site visits, see the School Reviews 2026 page.

For resources to help conduct school reviews, see the Resource - School Reviews page on the ANU Data Hub.

The ANU Data Hub is live

The ANU Data Hub is a platform for all University staff. It draws from different sources across ANU and beyond to provide a single portal to search for and access analysis, evaluations, and visualisations of data relevant to different aspects of the University.