Title: Patterns of participation in year 12 and higher education in Australia : trends and issues
Abstract: This report is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) project which studies the transition of several groups of young Australians from school into postsecondary education and/or work. It discusses changes in the patterns of participation over the last two decades and also addresses several policy and conceptual issues relevant to educational participation. These include rurality, ethnicity, the influence of socioeconomic background, part-time work, and the effect of schools and psychological factors. Findings of this survey include: 76 per cent of the 1995 cohort participated in Year 12 in 1998; females are more likely to participate in Year 12 than males and gender differences have grown with more young women participating in higher education than men; Year 9 students whose parents work in high status occupations and/or come from more educated backgrounds are more likely to continue on to Year 12; students from language backgrounds other than English are consistently more likely to participate in Year 12 and higher education; students living in non-metropolitan areas are less likely to participate in Year 12 and higher education; Year 12 participation is strongly associated with achievement in literacy and numeracy in Year 9; and occupational background, school type and achievement are not as strongly associated with participation in higher education as they once were.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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