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Leaving school in Australia: early career and labour market outcomes

This briefing describes the post-school education, training and labour market activities of young people in Austral ... Show more
This briefing describes the post-school education, training and labour market activities of young people in Australia between 1996 to 2000 and identifies factors that affect their chances of getting full-time employment or not becoming unemployed. It is based on the findings of two LSAY research reports: ‘School leavers in Australia: profiles and pathways’ and ‘Dynamics of the Australian youth labour market: the 1975 cohort, 1996-2000. Highlights include: the early career and labour markets of Australian youth are largely positive; less than 10 per cent of young people remain outside full-time education and training or full-time work over a sustained period of time; completing an apprenticeship lowers the risk of unemployment for those who leave school without completing Year 12; and part-time work can be a stepping-stone into full-time employment. Show less

Authors: McMillan, Julie; Rothman, Sheldon

Date: 2005

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: LSAY briefing paper

Subjects: Youth; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more
Life satisfaction of young Australians: relationships between further education, training and employment and general and career satisfaction

This report explores the relationship between life satisfaction and participation in further education, training an ... Show more
This report explores the relationship between life satisfaction and participation in further education, training and employment and assesses whether the relationship between life satisfaction and post-school activities holds after prior levels of life satisfaction are taken into account and whether movement between activities in the post-school years is associated with changes in life satisfaction. It is based on new research that brings together two streams of investigation in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program: emotional well-being of young people; and transitions to further education, training and work. The overall finding of the study is that young Australians are highly satisfied with their life and careers. In particular, the study suggests that young people who were in full-time education, training, employment or a combination of these activities had higher levels of satisfaction than those who were occupied only part-time. Those who were in part-time education, training or employment were in turn more satisfied than those who were not in education, training or employment. Show less

Authors: Hillman, Kylie J.; McMillan, Julie

Corporate authors: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Date: 2005

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: LSAY research report

Subjects: Youth; Research; Statistics ... [+] Show more
Tertiary entrance performance: the role of student background and school factors

The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project studies the progress of several groups of young Austral ... Show more
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project studies the progress of several groups of young Australians as they move from school into post-secondary education and/or work. The oldest group in the project was born in 1961 while the youngest were in Year 9 in 1998. Data is collected through the Australian Youth Survey, a major longitudinal survey of youth that interviews a group of young Australians annually about their school experiences, post-school education and training participation, and employment activities. The first part of this report examines the tertiary entrance performance of students in Year 12 in 1998 using data from the LSAY project to address a variety of demographic, socioeconomic, educational and psychological factors. These include literacy and numeracy achievement, gender, socioeconomic background, school sector, region, ethnicity and indigenous status. The second part of the report focuses on individual schools, examining the impact of schools on student performance. Show less

Authors: Marks, Gary N.; McMillan, Julie; Hillman, Kylie J.

Corporate authors: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Date: 2001

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: LSAY research report

Subjects: Qualifications; Performance; Outcomes ... [+] Show more

Leaving school in Australia: early career and labour market outcomes

Life satisfaction of young Australians: relationships between further education, training and employment and general and career satisfaction

Tertiary entrance performance: the role of student background and school factors