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The transition young people make from school to work is a major focus of the Brotherhood of St Laurence's current strategic planning, as well as a key policy concern for the state and federal governments. While education is critical to gaining employment, not all young people benefit from an adequate, let alone, 'good' education. It is important that we know which young people miss out, why, and what becomes of them, to inform appropriate policy and service responses. Stage 8 of the longitudinal Life Chances Study explored the situations of 125 young Australians (75 girls and 50 boys) from diverse backgrounds, their current engagement with school and work and their future plans at the age of 16. The young people and their parents completed short surveys at the end of 2006. The study has followed these young people since their birth in Melbourne in 1990.