Understanding youth transitions
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) is a study that follows young Australians over 10 years, from their mid-teens to mid-twenties, as they move through school to further study, work and beyond.
25 years of LSAY
Our latest infographic ‘25 years of LSAY’ presents research highlights from all LSAY cohorts past and present.
25 years of school
School attributes such as sector and single sex vs coed are responsible for nearly 20% of variation in TER scores
25 years of VET
At age 16, 10% of females and 15% of males plan to study VET after leaving school.
25 years of university
Students are more like to plan to go to university if their friends do too
25 years of employment
75% of unemployed 25- year-olds believe they do not have enough work experience to gain full-time work.
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25 years of LSAY: research from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
This publication presents research highlights from the past 25 years of the LSAY program.
Latest infographic: 25 years of LSAY
This infographic showcases research findings from the very first LSAY cohort (Y95) through to the most recent (Y15).
LSAY Y15 wave 4 (2018) data now available
Data collected from the Y15 wave 4 (2018) interviews are now available. Apply to access the LSAY data from the ADA Dataverse.
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