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School leavers in Australia: profiles and pathways

This report, based upon data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program, examines the process... Show more
This report, based upon data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program, examines the process of school leaving and the transition from school to postcompulsory education, training and the labour market. Young people who do not stay on to complete senior secondary school and are perceived as ‘at risk’ of experiencing a problematic transition are a major focus of the study. Three research questions are asked: (1) What are the influences on school non-completion, and have these influences changed over the past two decades? (2) What are the post-school experiences of school non-completers, and how do these differ from young people who complete Year 12? (3) How do sociodemographic and human capital factors influence the labour market activities of young people? The study found that the same sociodemographic factors that influenced school non-completion in the early 1980s were still in operation by the late 1990s. However, the influence of some factors (socioeconomic background for example) declined while representation among non-completers of young people with Australian-born parents and those living in non-metropolitan areas increased. A majority of non-completers reported that they left school for positive, work-related reasons such as getting a job or an apprenticeship. Analysis of the post-school activities of non-completers revealed that approximately half the non-completers were engaged in some form of education or training. Approximately half the non-completers who entered full-time work immediately or soon after leaving school, combined work with education or training. However, non-completers are less likely than completers to engage in postcompulsory education or training, and non-completers experienced less successful transitions than completers. The evidence presented here suggests that females, especially non-completers, face greater difficulties than males in the early post-school years. The report concludes that it is important to ensure that alternative educational and training pathways are available to all groups of young people. Show less

Authors: McMillan, Julie; Marks, Gary N.

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: LSAY research report

Subjects: Apprenticeship; Traineeship; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Influences on achievement in literacy and numeracy

This report, based on data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program, examines the factors t... Show more
This report, based on data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program, examines the factors that influence Year 9 Australian students’ achievements in literacy and numeracy. Research questions the report addresses include: (1) what factors contribute to achievement in literacy and numeracy; (2) how much variation in achievement results from differences between students and how much results from differences between schools; and (3) what extent of variation in achievement can be explained at the student and school levels. The study found that one sixth of variation results from differences between schools. Similarities and differences were found between literacy and numeracy findings across cohorts. Female students scored higher on reading comprehension while male students scored higher on mathematics tests. There were significantly lower scores in both literacy and numeracy amongst Indigenous students. These findings can assist educators in developing suitable reactions to improve achievement in literacy and numeracy amongst Year 9 Australian students where applicable. Show less

Authors: Rothman, Sheldon; McMillan, Julie

Corporate authors: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Date: 2003

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: LSAY research report

Subjects: Literacy; Numeracy; Gender ... [+] Show more
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Codebook: the LSAY 1995 year 9 sample: wave 7 (2001)

The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program studies the progress of several groups of young Austral... Show more
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program studies the progress of several groups of young Australians as they move from school into post-secondary education and work. This technical report is the codebook for wave seven of the Y95 cohort. The Y95 cohort of LSAY was drawn from the national sample of approximately 13,000 year nine students. It was constructed by randomly selecting two year nine classes from a national sample of 300 schools designed to represent state and sector. The report describes the contents of the dataset and provides an explanation of all the variables in that dataset. Show less

Authors: Hillman, Kylie J.; McMillan, Julie

Corporate authors: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Statistical series

Series name: LSAY technical report

Subjects: Youth; Pathways; Research ... [+] Show more
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Differential access to higher education: the measurement of socioeconomic status, rurality and isolation

This report examines and evaluates suitable and practicable methods other than postcode methodology of identifying ... Show more
This report examines and evaluates suitable and practicable methods other than postcode methodology of identifying students of higher education from low socioeconomic, rural and isolated groups. Past approaches to the identification of such persons are reviewed; current measurement methods adopted by the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) and individual higher education institutions are examined; and new methods are developed. Show less

Authors: Western, John; McMillan, Julie; Durrington, Denise

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA)

Date: 1998

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: Evaluations and Investigations Programme

Subjects: Higher education; Disadvantaged; Students ... [+] Show more

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School leavers in Australia: profiles and pathways

Influences on achievement in literacy and numeracy

Codebook: the LSAY 1995 year 9 sample: wave 7 (2001)

Differential access to higher education: the measurement of socioeconomic status, rurality and isolation