Students and individuals
Leaving school in Australia: Early career and labour market outcomes
- Item:
- 1902
- Title:
- Leaving school in Australia: Early career and labour market outcomes
- Authors:
- Julie McMillan, Sheldon Rothman, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
- Publication date: 
- 1 July 2005
- Type:
- Briefing paper
- Themes:
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > General
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Early school-leavers
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
This briefing paper 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. Highlights include: the early career and labour market outcomes of Australian youth are largely positive; less than 10% 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. Briefing paper no.9 This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Reasearch (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.


