The destinations of school leavers in Victoria: report of the 2004 On Track project

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