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Marrung is a strategy to ensure that all Indigenous Victorians achieve their learning aspirations. The Marrung education plan is aimed at improving performance and success of Indigenous students in Victoria and close the gap in their educational outcomes. The plan outlines the principles that underpin the approach to be employed in meeting Marrung's vision and the actions that will contribute to achieving the desired outcomes. Show less

On Track is a large-scale survey designed to monitor the destination outcomes of Year 12 or equivalent completers and early school leavers six months after leaving school. This information provides insights into post-school destinations and pathways, and highlights the diversity of pathways young people pursue after leaving secondary school. The On Track survey involves students from all Victorian school sectors.

These Local Government Area (LGA) reports present the destination pathways of Year 12 completers and early school leavers for each LGA within Victoria (Alpine, Ararat, Ballarat, Banyule, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Bayside, Benalla, Boroondara, Brimbank, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardini, Casey, Central Goldfields, Colac-Otway, Corangamite, Darebin, East Gippsland, Frankston, Gannawarra, Glen Eira, Glenelg, Greater Bendigo, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Hobsons Bay, Horsham, Hume, Indigo, Kingston, Knox, Latrobe, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Manningham, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Mitchell, Moira, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moorabool, Moreland, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Moyne, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, Port Phillip, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Stonnington, Strathbogie, Surf Coast, Swan Hill, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, West Wimmera, Whitehorse, Whittlesea, Wodonga, Wyndham, Yarra, Yarra Ranges, and Yarriambiack).

Each report provides local level information on the post-school education, training and employment destinations of students who attended schools in the LGA to support post compulsory education planning and to assist with youth support services. The reports draw on data obtained through the 2017 On Track survey.

Edited excerpts from the Alpine publication and publisher's website. Show less

This document reports on the continuing work in 2004 of the On Track project, the research project initiated for the year 2003 which is attempting to provide alternative measures of the success of schools in securing positive outcomes for their students. The On Track survey is designed to provide a valuable tool for guiding program policies both at the government and school level and at the local or regional level. The data collected in this 2004 study are based on a telephone survey of school leavers in March/April of 2004, and were analysed by the research team in the Centre for Post Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of Melbourne. The study found that at this time, 4 out of 5 young Victorians complete secondary school; of the remainder, many begin an apprenticeship, traineeship or other accredited vocational training. This high level of participation in education is taking place in a context in which industry, occupational and labour market changes require an increasing investment of effort in lifelong learning. However, given the complexity of the evolving economic and social environment and the range of different regional settings, no single pattern of destinations can be identified as representing the optimum outcome.

The first report for this project, 'The destinations of school leavers in Victoria: report of the 2003 On Track project', is indexed at TD/TNC 84.165. Show less

The On Track project, the research project on which this report is based, is an attempt to provide alternative measures of the success of schools in securing positive outcomes for their students. Schools and system authorities require a more detailed picture of retention and transition, which is important not only for the global management of the large and complex system of post-compulsory education and training in Victoria, but for achieving effective outcomes for individuals. The project seeks to provide a measure or profile of post-school transition which takes into account the range of academic and vocational pathways available and thereby provide a balanced and accurate view of outcomes for students in a range of settings. To achieve this, school leavers who exited Victorian schools from Years 10, 11 and 12 in 2002 were surveyed by telephone in March-April 2003. Data collected were subsequently analysed by the research team in the Centre for Postcompulsory Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of Melbourne. The project found that it is important that the survey itself become an ongoing aspect of the policy process, in order to compare destinations from year to year, measure progress towards the achievement of educational targets and continue to provide schools with relevant and recent data on the postschooling destinations of their students. Stakeholders have made clear during the process of reporting findings that a longitudinal perspective is needed in order to put the findings reported in this survey into perspective.

The report 'The destinations of school leavers in Victoria: on track 2004' is indexed at TD/TNC 84.166. Show less

This report presents results from the longitudinal survey undertaken as part of the Victorian On Track survey of school leavers. The purpose of the longitudinal research component is to follow samples of Victorian school leavers over a five-year period, to enable in-depth analysis of pathways from school to further study and work. The current report examines the activities and experiences of the cohort of 2003 school leavers in their second year out from school. It maps the experiences of this group of young people in the period between leaving secondary school in 2003 and their interviews in 2005. The results indicate that many school leavers enter study and training or work on leaving school and continue in study in the following year. The completion of a vocational education and training (VET) qualification results in early school leavers having a much greater chance of gaining full-time work. There are strong associations between a student's school experiences and their destinations in their first post-school year. Key findings are that: apprenticeships and traineeships are integral to the pathways of early school leavers; apprenticeship training is an important avenue out of unemployment for early leavers; early experiences of unemployment have lasting effects for early leavers; university continuation rates are strong for Year 12 completers; many who initially defer, enrol in post-school study the following year; apprenticeships and traineeships are increasingly important sources of training for school completers; and completion of Year 12 or a post-school qualification leads to improved employment outcomes. The results highlight the importance of preventative measures in the school system, the need for continuing to support the development of young people's lifelong learning foundation skills at school, and continuing to recognise and reinforce the important role of apprenticeships and other VET certificate courses as viable pathways to employment, particularly for early school leavers. Show less

This report presents results from the longitudinal survey undertaken as part of the Victorian On Track survey of school leavers. The purpose of the longitudinal research component is to follow samples of Victorian school leavers over a five-year period, to enable in-depth analysis of pathways from school to further study and work. The current report examines the activities and experiences of the cohort of 2004 Year 12 completers and early school leavers during their first year since leaving school. The results indicate that many school leavers enter study and training or work on leaving school and continue in study in the following year. The completion of a vocational education and training (VET) qualification results in early school leavers having a much greater chance of gaining full-time work. There are strong associations between a student's school experiences and their destinations in their first post-school year. Key findings are that: apprenticeships and traineeships are integral to the pathways of early school leavers; apprenticeship training is an important avenue out of unemployment for early leavers; early experiences of unemployment have lasting effects for early leavers; university continuation rates are strong for Year 12 completers; many who initially defer, enrol in post-school study the following year; apprenticeships and traineeships are increasingly important sources of training for school completers; and completion of Year 12 or a post-school qualification leads to improved employment outcomes. The results highlight the importance of preventative measures in the school system, the need for continuing support for the development of young people's lifelong learning foundation skills at school, and continuing to recognise and reinforce the important role of apprenticeships and other VET certificate courses as viable pathways to employment, particularly for early school leavers.

Earlier reports are indexed at TD/TNC 84.165 and TD/TNC 84.166. Show less