Education and labour market outcomes for young Indigenous people
Authors:
Sheldon Rothman, Tracey Frigo, John Ainley, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication date:
1 August 2005
Type:
Briefing paper
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Attitudes to learning
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Indigenous students
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
Students and individuals > Student achievements and outcomes > General
This briefing paper focuses on the findings from the 1995 and 1998 Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) cohorts of the Year 9 Indigenous students. It looks at attitudes of Indigenous students to, and their engagement with, school, their achievement in reading, comprehension and mathematics, their participation in Year 12 and subject choice in Year 12, their transition from school, their post-secondary education, training and employment, and their satisfaction with life and work. Briefing paper no.10 This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
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