Research reports examine policy-relevant issues and comprise original analysis using the LSAY data sets and other extant data where relevant. Topics explored cover school, post-school study and transitions, work and equity groups.
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1 September 1996Completing school in Australia: Trends in the 1990s1 September 1996This report looks at the decline in student retention rates in Australian schools. Student retention rates up to Year 12 grew significantly across Australia from around 33 per cent in the 1980s to 77 …https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1890
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1 July 2003Patterns of participation in Year 121 July 2003This report looks at changes in participation in Year 12 from 1980 to 2001 and changes in the influences on participation. It also examines subject choices made by students in the final year of…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1857
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12 January 2011Lost talent? The occupational ambitions and attainments of young Australians12 January 2011This study, which defines the lowering of educational or occupational ambitions by high school students as 'lost talent', looks at the extent to which talent loss occurs among high achieving…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/2313
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1 July 2003Active citizenship and the secondary school experience: Community participation rates of Australian youth1 July 2003This report aims to address the relationship between volunteering, active citizenship and community participation for young Australians. The project seeks to report those aspects of the relationship…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1858
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1 November 2001Participation and achievement in VET of non-completers of school1 November 2001This report assesses the vocational education and training (VET) experiences and activities of young people in their initial post-school years who left school prior to completion. The report…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1871
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1 November 2005Participation in and progress through New Apprenticeships1 November 2005This report focuses on New Apprenticeships. New Apprenticeships provide a pathway from school to adult working life for a significant proportion of young people. New Apprenticeships are based on a…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1842
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1 April 2006The transition to full-time work of young people who do not go to university1 April 2006This report looks at the transition to full-time work of young Australians who did not attend university after leaving school. It focuses on identifying the factors that are important in promoting…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1837
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1 March 1999The effects of part-time work on school students1 March 1999This report examines the effects of working part-time on Australian high school students. It looks at the types of jobs students are likely to be employed in to examine the influence of this…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1882
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1 November 2001Tertiary entrance performance: The role of student background and school factors1 November 2001This report examines the tertiary entrance performance of students in Year 12 in 1998 using data from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY) project to address a variety of demographic,…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1869
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1 March 2007Completing university: Characteristics and outcomes of completing and non-completing students1 March 2007This report looks at factors that influence university course completion by young Australians. It follows a group of young Australians over a period of nine years. It provides understanding into…https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/1835