Students and individuals
School non-completers: Profiles and initial destinations
- Item:
- 2088
- Title:
- School non-completers: Profiles and initial destinations
- Authors:
- David D. Curtis, Julie McMillan, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
- Publication date:
- 1 July 2008
- Type:
- Research report
- Themes:
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Early school-leavers
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways after compulsory education
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
This report examines non-completion of Year 12 at school for a nationally representative sample of young people who were 15 years old and still attending school in 2003. The study explores relationships between non-completion and selected socio-demographic and school-related factors, and changes in rates of school non-completion from the early 1980s to 2005. Research report no. 54 This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.
