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About On Track
On Track is a Victorian Government initiative that helps young people make the transition from school to further education, training and work and researches the destinations of those who have left school.
The On Track project contacts young people who left school in years 10-12 in the previous year to find out if they are studying or in full time work. Those not studying or in full time work are put in contact with local services to help them get their career plans back on track. The BGK LLEN plays a part in this initiative by assisting local young people requesting further support to make contact with local services.
On Track also includes a research component to provide a comprehensive picture of what happens to young people after they leave school.
On Track Data 2009
The first On Track data has been released, revealing the destinations of 2008's Year 12 completers and early school leavers.
On Track Report - 2008 Statewide School Leavers
Data presented in this report is based on the On Track telephone survey of 33,250 Year 12 or equivalent completers and 4740 early leavers from the 2007 school year in Victoria. The first large-scale On Track survey was in 2003 and this is the sixth annual report in the series. The project is designed to provide a valuable database and tool for guiding policy and practice at government, school, regional and local levels. The program enables schools and other education providers to monitor how their students fare in a context of rapid labour market change and complex educational pathways.
The 2008 data was collected by the Social Research Centre (SRC) and analysed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). This report was prepared by ACER for the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD). The data for Year 12 or equivalent completers, broken down by school, was published in the Victorian print media in June 2008 and reports were prepared for the LLENs in July 2008. Participants in the On Track survey are guaranteed confidentiality and it is not possible to identify individual school leavers in any reporting.
BGK LLEN On Track Report - 2008 BGK LLEN Region School Leavers
This report provides information about the destinations of 2008 exiting students in schools in the BGK LLEN region.
2009 On Track news articles that may be of interest:
The Age - ‘Further education pathway stagnates'
Herald-Sun - ‘Teens from poorer families lead the push to higher education'
2006 Cohort On Track Data
Melbourne University leads the research component of the On Track Project, and will release a report containing comprehensive data about the outcomes of those students who left school in 2006 (both Year 12 completers and early school leavers).
BGK LLEN On Track Research - ‘Five Year Evaluation Report, 2002 - 2006'
The BGK LLEN has examined the destination data of BGK region students who completed Year 12 between the years 2002 and 2006. This report snapshots and comments on the destinations of Year 12 completers in the Bayside Glen Eira and Kingston (BGK) regions over the last five years, as drawn from data produced by Melbourne University over this period. The report examines student destinations for the entire BGK region, as well as each of the local government areas.
This report notes some changes in destination patterns over this period, including increased University entry, increased deferrals, small increases in apprenticeship and traineeship destinations, a reduction in VET entry level and Certificate 4 level destinations, as well as a reduction in the proportion of Year 12 completers directly entering the labour market or looking for work.
BGK LLEN On Track Five Year Evaluation Report, 2002 - 2006 Cohorts
Further Information
On Track website - www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/voced/ontrack/
Media Reports
The Age - ‘School leavers shun trades for university: report'
The Herald Sun - ‘On track to succeed'
Education Times - 'Young Victorians On Track for the Future'
Moorabbin / Glen Eira Leader - ‘A year off helps'
Caulfield / Glen Eira Leader - ‘Most opt for more study'
Bayside Leader - ‘Education'
The Age - 'Uni costs turn rural students off'
About On Track
On Track is a Victorian Government initiative that helps young people make the transition from school to further education, training and work and researches the destinations of those who have left school.
The On Track project contacts young people who left school in years 10-12 in the previous year to find out if they are studying or in full time work. Those not studying or in full time work are put in contact with local services to help them get their career plans back on track. The BGK LLEN plays a part in this initiative by assisting local young people requesting further support to make contact with local services.
On Track also includes a research component to provide a comprehensive picture of what happens to young people after they leave school.
2006 Cohort On Track Data
Melbourne University leads the research component of the On Track Project, and will release a report containing comprehensive data about the outcomes of those students who left school in 2006 (both Year 12 completers and early school leavers).
BGK LLEN On Track Research - ‘Five Year Evaluation Report, 2002 - 2006'
The BGK LLEN has examined the destination data of BGK region students who completed Year 12 between the years 2002 and 2006. This report snapshots and comments on the destinations of Year 12 completers in the Bayside Glen Eira and Kingston (BGK) regions over the last five years, as drawn from data produced by Melbourne University over this period. The report examines student destinations for the entire BGK region, as well as each of the local government areas.
This report notes some changes in destination patterns over this period, including increased University entry, increased deferrals, small increases in apprenticeship and traineeship destinations, a reduction in VET entry level and Certificate 4 level destinations, as well as a reduction in the proportion of Year 12 completers directly entering the labour market or looking for work.
BGK LLEN On Track Five Year Evaluation Report, 2002 - 2006 Cohorts
Further Information
On Track website - www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/voced/ontrack/
Media Reports
The Age - ‘School leavers shun trades for university: report'
The Herald Sun - ‘On track to succeed'
Education Times - 'Young Victorians On Track for the Future'
Moorabbin / Glen Eira Leader - ‘A year off helps'
Caulfield / Glen Eira Leader - ‘Most opt for more study'
Bayside Leader - ‘Education'
The Age - 'Uni costs turn rural students off'
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