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2013 publications

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Single-sex schools and science engagement

By Joanna Sikora

This paper considers whether single-sex schooling affects gendered patterns in the uptake of science courses in year 11 and the development of science-related career paths.

The returns to literacy skills in Australia

By Jenny Chesters, Chris Ryan, Mathias Sinning

This study goes beyond looking at how the financial return to training varies with qualification level and investigates the relationship between literacy skills and the incomes of workers in the Australian labour market and whether this varies with level of education. 

The impact of schools on young people's transition to university

By Sinan Gemici, Patrick Lim, Tom Karmel

This report uses Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) data to look at the impact of schools on a student’s tertiary entrance rank (TER) and the probability of them going to university (controlling for TER).

Research messages 2012

By NCVER

This publication is a collection of summaries of research projects published by NCVER in 2012.