Subject choice by students in Year 12 in Australian secondary schools
Authors:
Sue Fullarton, John Ainley, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication date:
1 June 2000
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
ISSN:
1440-3455
ISBN:
0 86431 358 6
Issues investigated in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project include school achievement and school completion, students in part-time work and employment and unemployment levels. This particular study investigates the diverse range of students who now stay to complete secondary school and the subject choices available to them. This report uses data relating to student demographics and achievement in literacy and numeracy. It examines patterns of subject enrolments in Year 12 in Australian schools, and the relationship of those patterns to factors such as gender, socio-economic background, ethnic background, location of school, school system and earlier school enrolment.
Research report no. 15
This report, published by the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
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