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A report on the destinations of young people who left Queensland schools in Years 10, 11 and prior to completing Year 12 in 2015

Early School Leavers

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Early School Leavers

A report on the destinations of young people who left Queensland schools in Years 10, 11 and prior to completing Year 12 in 2015

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Acknowledgments The Next Step team gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the members of the Next Step survey reference group and the organisations they represent:

Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (Queensland branch)

Catholic Secondary Principals Association of Queensland

Independent Schools Queensland

Queensland Catholic Education Commission

Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Queensland Government Statistician’s Office

Queensland Secondary Principals' Association

Queensland University of Technology

State Schools Division, Department of Education and Training

Training and Skills Division, Department of Education and Training

The Next Step team extends its sincere thanks to the many young Queenslanders who gave up their time to participate in the Early School Leavers survey.

This research is funded by the Queensland Government.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License © State of Queensland (2016)

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Contents

Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................... ii Photograph acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................. v Chapter 1 – Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Survey methodology ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Terminology ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Effects of rounding ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 Data editing ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Profile of early school leavers ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Response rates........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Proxies ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Summary of findings ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2 – Main destinations of early school leavers....................................................... 11 Main destination........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Education and employment destinations ................................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 3 – Destinations over time of early school leavers .............................................. 19 Main destination over time ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Work and study destinations over time ...................................................................................................................... 22 Education and training destinations over time ........................................................................................................... 23 Employment destinations over time .......................................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 4 – Education and training destinations ................................................................ 27 All early school leavers in education or training ......................................................................................................... 27 Education and training by sex ................................................................................................................................... 29 Education and training by year level.......................................................................................................................... 30 Study load................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Field of study ............................................................................................................................................................ 31 Study provider .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Working and non-working students ........................................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 5 – Employment destinations ................................................................................. 39 All early school leavers in employment ..................................................................................................................... 39 Permanent and Casual workers ................................................................................................................................ 48 Working and not in education or training ................................................................................................................... 51 Working and in education or training ......................................................................................................................... 54 Chapter 6 – Apprentices and Trainees ................................................................................. 57 Early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships ............................................................................................ 57 Education and training destinations of apprentices and trainees ............................................................................... 58 Employment destinations of apprentices and trainees ............................................................................................... 61 Chapter 7 – Not studying; not employed; and not studying or employed ....................... 67 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 67 Not studying .............................................................................................................................................................. 68 Not employed ........................................................................................................................................................... 72 Not studying or employed ......................................................................................................................................... 73 Chapter 8 – Regional differences in post-school destinations ......................................... 79 South East Queensland/Regional Queensland ......................................................................................................... 79 Education Council zone differences .......................................................................................................................... 84 ABS Statistical Area Level 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 84

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Chapter 9 – Main destinations of early school leavers by subgroups .............................. 91 Indigenous status ...................................................................................................................................................... 91 Language background other than English ................................................................................................................. 99 Socioeconomic status ............................................................................................................................................. 100 Appendices ........................................................................................................................... 105 Appendix 1 – Queensland schools with early school leavers in 2015 ...................................................................... 105 Appendix 2 – Main destination categorisation ......................................................................................................... 116 Appendix 3 – Fields of study ................................................................................................................................... 117 Appendix 4 – Industry categories ............................................................................................................................ 118 Appendix 5 – Occupational groups ......................................................................................................................... 119 Appendix 6 – Statistical Area Level 4 – Queensland, ABS, 2011 ............................................................................ 120 Appendix 7 – 2016 Early School Leavers survey questionnaire .............................................................................. 122 Appendix 8 – Glossary ............................................................................................................................................ 132

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Early School Leavers Queensland 2016 1

Chapter 1 – Introduction

BackgroundThe 2016 Early School Leavers report documents the results of the annual statewide survey on the destinations of students who left Queensland schools in Years 10, 11 or early in Year 12 during 2015. The survey results show the initial study and work destinations of young people after leaving school.

The Early School Leavers survey is conducted in order to inform understanding of:

• the degree to which ‘early school leaving’ is occurring in schools

• ‘early school leaving’ across Years 10, 11 and 12

• the options taken by students leaving school before completing Year 12

• the potential policy responses as they affect the transition from school to further study and employment for students, especially in the senior years of schooling.

The survey follows the destinations of students who left government, Catholic, independent schools and TAFE secondary colleges, and who did not continue secondary studies at a government or non-government school.

A reference group advises on the design and conduct of the survey. Its members represent the school sectors, principals associations, higher education sector and the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA).

Survey methodology The 2016 Early School Leavers survey was conducted by the Department of Education and Training (DET) through the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office (QGSO), in accordance with the provisions of the Statistical Returns Act 1896 (Qld).

The survey targeted students who exited schools in Queensland during 2015. More specifically, it targeted students who left in Years 10, 11, or early in Year 12 and who did not continue secondary studies at a government or non-government school. The survey was conducted between July and August 2016.

For the purpose of the survey, early school leavers were identified through administrative records maintained by the QCAA and supplemented by departmental enrolment records. This list of early school leavers was then provided to the QGSO.

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To represent more closely the group of students that are of interest in a policy context, young people in the following categories were removed from the list before it was provided to the QGSO:

• students whose records indicated they had moved interstate or overseas

• early school leavers who had returned to a secondary school at the time of the survey

• students over the age of 18 on 1 January 2016.

Responses were predominantly collected via computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). All students were also offered the opportunity to complete an online survey. Students for whom telephone details were not available were invited to participate in the survey online or by calling the QGSO. The average time to complete the survey by CATI was four and three quarter minutes.

Prior to the survey, all identified early school leavers with a usable address were sent a letter from the Minister for Education advising them of the survey.

At the close of the survey, all non-responding students for whom telephone numbers were available had received six attempts at contact.

A total of 4990 completed surveys were received. Of these, 4613 were collected by CATI and 377 via a web survey (7.6% of all responses). The overall response rate was 49.9%.

The first question of the survey asked young people if they had returned to secondary school. Those who indicated that they had returned to secondary school took no further part in the survey.

Terminology The group of young people who left Queensland schools in Years 10, 11, or early in Year 12 in 2015, and responded to the survey, are referred to as early school leavers throughout this report.

Effects of rounding

Percentages in this report have been rounded to one decimal point and so discrepancies may occur between the sum of component items and their totals.

Data editing Data editing was performed throughout data entry and after the survey closed. Examples of data editing include checking the data for invalid entries (e.g. entries which were out of range), as well as checking the accuracy of data which was manually entered.

Profile of early school leavers The 4990 responding early school leavers had previously attended 378 schools and colleges. Table 1.1 highlights selected key characteristics of those who responded.


Table 1.1: Early school leavers who respondend to the Early School Leavers survey, by selected key characteristics, Queensland 2016

SURVEY YEAR

Characteristic 2016 2015

% % Male 59.4

58.9

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57.4

Regional Queenslanda 41.2 42.6 Year 10 16.1

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Year 12 28.9 28.8 Aged 14 years or younger 15.6

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Aged 17 or older 10.7 9.4 Government school 93.4

93.8

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Independent school 2.6 2.6 TAFE secondary college 0.3 0.6

a South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location based on address of school attended in 2015.

Response rates There were 10 004 young people who were identified as being in-scope for the 2016 Early School Leavers survey. Table 1.2 shows the response rate received for the survey overall and for various subgroups.

The survey CATI refusal rate of 1.7% is considered low for a telephone survey. The refusal rate for respondents who didn’t have a known telephone contact is unknown.

Table 1.2: Response rates of early school leavers, by selected key subgroups, Queensland 2016

SURVEY YEAR Subgroup 2016 2015 % % Overall response rate 49.9 52.2 CATI refusal rate 1.7 1.7 Male 52.1 54.3 Female 47.0 49.6 Indigenous students 33.6 34.3 Non-indigenous students 53.2 55.9 South East Queenslandb 50.6 53.4 Regional Queenslandb 48.8 50.7 Government schools 51.5 53.6 Independent schools 34.0 37.7 Catholic schools 34.4 36.2 TAFE secondary colleges 53.3 50.0

a South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location based on address of school attended in 2015.

Proxies The survey methodology allowed for responses to be provided by a proxy. Allowable proxies included parents, siblings and other household members able to respond on behalf of the respondent. Proxy responses represented 46.9% of all responses. The circumstances where responses from proxies could be obtained were:

• if the respondent was away for the duration of the survey and/or interviewers were told by the contact that the respondent was unlikely to be contactable, then interviewers were to interview the proxy immediately.

• if interviewers were told by the contact that the respondent was unable to be interviewed because of a disability or ill health, then interviewers were to interview the proxy immediately.

• from the third attempted contact onwards, if the respondent was unavailable, proxies could be used.

It is possible that some answers supplied by proxies may be different to what would have been stated by the young persons themselves. Therefore, it should be noted that although it is estimated that this error is small, its impact has not been quantified.


Summary of findings Reasons for leaving school

Early school leavers were asked to provide reasons for why they left school, as shown in Figure 1.1. As early school leavers were able to select more than one reason, this figure may include multiple responses from each person.

Early school leavers were also asked to indicate the single most important reason for leaving school, which is shown in Table 1.3.

Figure 1.1: Reasons for leaving school of early school leavers, by sex, Queensland 2016

Table 1.3: Main reason for leaving school of early school leavers, by sex, Queensland 2016 SEX Main reason Male Female Total no. % no. % no. % To get a job/apprenticeship 860 29.0 256 12.6 1 116 22.4 Did not like school 542 18.3 357 17.6 899 18.0 Behaviour of other students disrupted my study 164 5.5 351 17.3 515 10.3 Health reasons 193 6.5 276 13.6 469 9.4 Asked to leave by school 339 11.4 112 5.5 451 9.0 Study options did not meet my needs 198 6.7 186 9.2 384 7.7 Difficult academically 243 8.2 115 5.7 358 7.2 Did not like the way the school was managed 85 2.9 39 1.9 124 2.5 Did not like the teaching staff 75 2.5 48 2.4 123 2.5 Family commitments - excluding pregnancy/parenting own child 61 2.1 58 2.9 119 2.4 Moved away/to a new area 59 2.0 51 2.5 110 2.2 Disability 47 1.6 25 1.2 72 1.4 Pregnancy 0 0.0 53 2.6 53 1.1 Felt I would have access to better resources 24 0.8 16 0.8 40 0.8 Family commitments - parenting own child 4 0.1 21 1.0 25 0.5 Parents made me leave school 5 0.2 3 0.1 8 0.2 Other 65 2.2 59 2.9 124 2.5

Total 2 964 100.0 2 026 100.0 4 990 100.0

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Main destination

As many young people were combining education and employment, all early school leavers were categorised into their main destination, be it education, training or employment.

To achieve this categorisation, early school leavers were grouped in a structured manner, as outlined in Appendix 2 of the report. In particular:

• students were assigned to the education categories regardless of their labour force status (that is, they may have also been employed or seeking work)

• apprentices and trainees were assigned to these training categories rather than any of the VET categories, but it is a given that their training involves study either in a VET location or with their employer

• those grouped in a labour market destination (employed or seeking work) were not in education or training

• there was also a small group who were not in the labour force (that is, not employed and not seeking work), education or training. This group is referred to as NILFET throughout the tables and figures of this report.

The summary of findings presented in Figure 1.2 highlights:

• the majority of early school leavers (65.2%) were studying or in paid employment at the time of the survey

• further study was being undertaken by 35.3% of early school leavers in the year after they had left school

• students undertaking campus-based VET programs accounted for 16.4% of all early school leavers

• employment-based training accounted for 16.4% of early school leavers, either in apprenticeships (14.5%) or traineeships (1.9%)

• a further 29.9% of early school leavers were not participating in education or training but had entered employment, with 13.1% employed full-time and 16.8% employed part-time

• the remaining 34.8% of early school leavers were either seeking work (23.5%) or not in the labour force, education or training (11.3%).

Figure 1.2: Main destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2016

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Bachelor Degree (0.6%)VET Cert IV+ (5.6%)VET Cert III (6.0%)

VET Cert I–II/other (4.8%) Apprenticeship (14.5%)Traineeship (1.9%)Secondary study (1.9%)Full-time employment (13.1%)Part-time employment (16.8%)Seeking work (23.5%)NILFET (11.3%)

VET Categories


Figure 1.3: Main destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

Figure 1.3 compares the main destinations of early school leavers in 2016 with early school leavers surveyed previously.

Education and training destinations

The survey shows that 35.0% of early school leavers continued in some form of education or training in the year after they left school. Most of these students were studying part-time (69.8%). Of those in education or training, 46.1% were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship, and were combining work with training.

The most common fields of study for campus-based students were Food, Hospitality and Personal Services, and Management and Commerce. Apprentices were mainly enrolled in Engineering and Related Technologies (41.5%), while trainees were studying Food, Hospitality and Personal Services (31.5%).

Private training colleges were the largest providers of study for campus-based students (39.7%), while TAFEs were the largest providers of study to apprentices and trainees (48.8%).

The survey also showed that 63.4% of early school leavers in education or training combine their study with some form of employment.

Employment destinations

Most early school leavers enter the workforce, whether or not they undertake further education or training. Ignoring education or training status, 2615 early school leavers (52.4%) were working at the time of the survey.

Of these early school leavers, 41.6% were in part-time employment, while 27.1% were employed full-time. A further 27.6% were completing an apprenticeship and 3.6% were undertaking a traineeship.

The most frequent occupational group for male early school leavers who were not in an apprenticeship or traineeship was Labourers (44.0%). Common occupations within this group included Building and Plumbing Labourers, Miscellaneous Labourers, and Kitchenhands.

For females who were not in apprenticeships or traineeships, the most frequent occupational group was Sales Workers (45.5%). Sales Assistants (General), and Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers were common occupations within this group.

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The most frequent occupational group for apprentices was Technicians and Trades Workers (96.0%), which includes occupations such as Carpenters and Joiners, Motor Mechanics and Hairdressers.

Occupational groups for trainees were more diverse with Technicians and Trades Workers (25.3%) and Sales Workers (23.2%) most prominent. Common occupations for trainees were Sales Assistants and Cooks.

The Construction industry employed the largest proportion of early school leavers who were apprentices (42.3%). Most trainees were employed in the Accommodation and Food Services industry (37.9%).

Excluding apprentices and trainees, 65.6% of early school leavers in employment were working on a casual basis.

Not studying or employed

The survey identified 23.5% of early school leavers were not studying, but were seeking work.

A further 11.3% of early school leavers were not in the labour force, education or training. This group could include young people with family commitments, a disability or health condition, and those who were waiting for their course to commence.

Of those who were not in the labour force, education or training, the main reason given for not continuing in study for males was ‘Not interested in further study/already finished studying’ (22.1%). For females, the main reason for not studying was ‘Heath reasons’ (20.5%).

The main reasons given for not seeking work by early school leavers who were not in the labour force, education or training was ‘Heath reasons’ for both males (21.4%) and females (25.7%).

Destinations by sex

There were differences in the destinations of males and females. In particular:

• females were more likely than males to enrol in campus-based VET programs (24.0% compared to 11.1%)

• females in campus-based study were more likely than males to study in the fields of Food, Hospitality and Personal Services and Society and Culture.

• males were more likely than females to enter an apprenticeship (21.2% compared to 4.6%)

• males undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship were more likely than females to study in the fields of Engineering and Related Technologies and Architecture and Building

• among those working and not in education or training, females were more likely than males to be working part-time (68.2% compared to 48.2%)

• the most common occupation for females not in education or training was Sales Assistants and Salespersons (24.1%)

• for males not in education or training, Construction and Mining Labourers (13.5%), and Other Labourers (10.8%) were common occupations.


Destinations by year level

The survey identified differences in the destinations of early school leavers from different year levels. In particular:

• early school leavers from Years 10 were more likely to enter campus-based study (16.9%) compared to those from Year 11 (9.5%) and Year 12 (6.3%)

• early school leavers from Year 12 were more likely to be working and not undertaking further study (34.4%) compared to early school leavers from Years 10 and 11 (25.2% and 28.9%).

Destinations by geographic location

Post-school destinations varied across geographic locations. While 65.2% of early school leavers from Queensland were in education, training or employment, this varied across the state. Mackay (72.5%) had the largest proportion of early school leavers in education, training or employment, whereas Townsville (52.5%) had the lowest proportion.

Early school leavers from remote areas were less likely to be undertaking campus-based study (10.2%), and more likely to have entered paid employment (37.8%) than those living in non-remote areas (19.1% and 29.8% respectively).

Destinations by Indigenous status

Care should be taken when comparing findings about the destinations of Indigenous early school leavers. Indigenous persons had substantially lower contact rates, and hence response rates, compared to other groups of early school leavers.

As a result, there is an increased risk that Indigenous responders may have different destination patterns to the entire Indigenous early school leaver population. It is not possible to quantify the degree of bias.

There were 42.8% of Indigenous early school leavers in education, training or employment at the time of the survey, with the most common destination being part-time employment (12.4%). The remaining 57.2% of Indigenous early school leavers were either seeking work (37.5%) or not in the labour force education or training (19.6%).

Male Indigenous early school leavers were more likely to be undertaking an apprenticeship or in employment with no further education or training (9.4% and 23.1% respectively) than their female counterparts (1.9% and 17.1% respectively).

Female Indigenous early school leavers were more likely to be undertaking a campus-based VET study than their male counterparts (17.1% compared to 9.8%).

Destinations by socioeconomic status

The socioeconomic status of early school leavers showed a relationship with their post-school destinations.

Transition to post-school education and training tended to rise as SES quartile increased from 29.6% in the lowest SES quartile to 44.0% in the highest SES quartile.

The proportion of early school leavers who were either seeking work or not in the labour force, education or training tended to decrease with increasing SES (43.8% in the lowest SES quartile to 26.3% in the highest SES quartile).


Conclusion

The survey found that the majority of young Queenslanders who left school in Years 10, 11 or early in Year 12 during 2015 were engaged in study or employment at the time of the survey.

The 10 years of data collected highlight broader macroeconomic pressures for our early school leavers. This trend in findings aligns to that identified in the Next Step survey for Year 12 completers.

The findings suggest a lower likelihood of engagement in work or study for students contemplating leaving school prior to completing Year 12 and without specific ideas and aspirations for work or study.

Immediate post-school status gives only a partial view of the experiences of young people after leaving school, as it can take several years for stable patterns to emerge as young people move between different types of education, training and work.

It is also important to note that the post-school destinations of young people can be influenced by a number of factors such as general economic conditions.

The Early School Leavers Longitudinal study has tracked a cohort of early school leavers from 2010 who participated in the 2011 Early School Leavers survey for four years. This study is providing a greater understanding of the longer term outcomes for Queensland’s early school leavers.

More information on the Early School Leavers survey, and the departments other post-school destination surveys are available at http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/

http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/


Chapter 2 – Main destinations of early school leavers This chapter outlines the main study and labour market destinations of students who exited the Queensland school system in 2015 prior to the completion of Year 12.

Main destination As many young people were combining education and employment, all early school leavers have been categorised into their main destination, be it education, training or employment.

This recognises the important distinction between young people who combine employment with education and those who work because they have followed a labour market destination. It also makes the crucial distinction between someone who is a student and looking for work and someone who is not a student and seeking work.

Similarly, it recognises the distinction between young people who have entered a training contract with their employer (apprentices and trainees) and those who are students with no such contract.

To achieve this categorisation, early school leavers were grouped in a structured manner, as outlined in Appendix 2.

In particular:

• students were assigned to the education categories regardless of their labour force status (that is, they may also have been employed or seeking work)

• apprentices and trainees were assigned to these training categories rather than any of the VET categories, but it is a given that their training involves study either in a VET location or with their employer


• there was also a small group who were not in the labour force (that is, not employed and not seeking work), education or training. This group is referred to as NILFET throughout the tables and figures of this report.

Therefore, all employment categories in this chapter refer only to those young people working who were not in education or training.


Figure 2.1 illustrates the main destination of the 4990 early school leavers from 2015 who participated in the 2016 Early School Leavers survey.

Figure 2.1: Main destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2016

Main destination by sex

Differences between male and female respondents were evident in the main destination of early school leavers as shown in Table 2.1 and Figure 2.2.

Table 2.1: Main destination of early school leavers, by sex, Queensland 2016 SEX Main destination Male Female Total no. % no. % no. % Bachelor Degree 11 0.4 21 1.0 32 0.6 VET

VET Cert IV+ 97 3.3 184 9.1 281 5.6

VET Cert III 109 3.7 189 9.3 298 6.0

VET Cert I–II/other 124 4.2 114 5.6 238 4.8

Apprenticeship 629 21.2 94 4.6 723 14.5

Traineeship 40 1.3 55 2.7 95 1.9

VET Total 999 33.7 636 31.4 1 635 32.8 Secondary study 47 1.6 47 2.3 94 1.9 Work

Full-time employment 464 15.7 190 9.4 654 13.1

Part-time employment 431 14.5 408 20.1 839 16.8

Work Total 895 30.2 598 29.5 1 493 29.9

Seeking work 740 25.0 431 21.3 1 171 23.5 NILFET 272 9.2 293 14.5 565 11.3

Total 2 964 100.0 2 026 100.0 4 990 100.0

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32.8%

Bachelor Degree (0.6%)

VET Cert IV+ (5.6%)

VET Cert III (6.0%)

VET Cert I–II/other (4.8%) Apprenticeship (14.5%)

Traineeship (1.9%)

Secondary study (1.9%)

Full-time employment (13.1%)

Part-time employment (16.8%)

Seeking work (23.5%)

NILFET (11.3%)

VET Categories


Figure 2.2: Main destination of early school leavers, by sex, Queensland 2016

Main destination by year level

Figure 2.3 illustrates the main destination of early school leavers by the year level at which they left the Queensland schooling system.

Figure 2.3: Main destination of early school leavers, by year level, Queensland 2016

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Main destination by age group

Table 2.2 shows the main destination of early school leavers by their age group as at 1 January 2015.

Table 2.2: Main destination of early school leavers, by age group, Queensland 2016 AGE GROUP

Main destination 14 years of age or younger 15 years of age 16 years of age 17 years of age

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no. % no. % no. % no. % Bachelor Degree 2 0.3 4 0.2 18 1.0 8 1.5 VET VET Cert IV+ 40 5.1 113 6.0 91 5.0 37 6.9

VET Cert III 56 7.2 119 6.3 90 5.0 33 6.2

VET Cert I–II/other 44 5.6 85 4.5 82 4.6 27 5.1

Apprenticeship 136 17.5 291 15.5 255 14.2 41 7.7

Traineeship 25 3.2 35 1.9 30 1.7 5 0.9

VET Total 301 38.6 643 34.3 548 30.4 143 26.8

Secondary study 23 3.0 36 1.9 28 1.6 7 1.3 Work Full-time employment 71 9.1 236 12.6 275 15.3 72 13.5

Part-time employment 108 13.9 323 17.2 313 17.4 95 17.8

Work Total 179 23.0 559 29.8 588 32.6 167 31.3 Seeking work 169 21.7 430 22.9 433 24.0 139 26.0 NILFET 105 13.5 203 10.8 187 10.4 70 13.1

Total 779 100.0 1 875 100.0 1 802 100.0 534 100.0

Main destination by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland

There were differences between the main destinations of early school leavers from 2015 based on the area where they attended school. Figure 2.4 highlights the differences in the destinations of early school leavers who attended school in South East Queensland with those who attended school in Regional Queensland. Chapter 8 provides more details on regional differences in post-school destinations.

Figure 2.4: Main destination of early school leavers, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016

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Main destination by Indigenous status

Table 2.3 presents the main destination of Indigenous and non-Indigenous early school leavers from 2015. More details on the destinations of Indigenous early school leavers are contained in Chapter 9.

Table 2.3: Main destination of early school leavers, by Indigenous status, Queensland 2016 INDIGENOUS STATUS

Main destination Indigenous Non-Indigenous Total

no. % no. % no. % Bachelor Degree 0 0.0 32 0.7 32 0.6 VET

VET Cert IV+ 15 2.7 266 6.0 281 5.6

VET Cert III 26 4.6 272 6.1 298 6.0


Apprenticeship 34 6.0 689 15.6 723 14.5

Traineeship 9 1.6 86 1.9 95 1.9

VET Total 117 20.7 1 518 34.3 1 635 32.8

Secondary study 10 1.8 84 1.9 94 1.9 Work



Work Total 115 20.4 1 378 31.1 1 493 29.9 Seeking work 212 37.5 959 21.7 1 171 23.5 NILFET 111 19.6 454 10.3 565 11.3

Total 565 100.0 4 425 100.0 4 990 100.0

Education and employment destinations Table 2.4 presents the study level and labour market destinations of early school leavers. This breakdown provides a more detailed picture than the main destination information previously presented. For example, VET Certificate III students are subdivided into their labour market destinations; be it working (including apprentices and trainees), seeking work or not in the labour force (NILF).

Table 2.4: Study and labour force destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2016 LABOUR FORCE DESTINATION

Study destination Apprenticeship Traineeship Full-time

employment Part-time employment

Seeking work NILF Total

% % % % % % % Advanced Diploma or higher 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.4 1.6 0.7 Diploma 0.7 2.1 1.4 7.1 5.4 7.3 4.8 VET Certificate IV 3.6 3.2 1.1 1.5 0.6 1.4 1.5 VET Certificate III 79.3 62.1 2.8 6.5 8.5 9.1 18.6 VET Certificate I–II 1.8 11.6 0.6 2.2 3.1 3.0 2.5 Secondary study 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.1 1.9 Other 13.7 14.7 1.3 2.9 3.7 4.8 5.0 Not studying 1.0 6.3 92.4 77.0 76.0 67.7 65.0

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 2.5 presents the same data as Table 2.4, but with proportions of each labour force destination within each level of study.

Figure 2.5: Study and labour force destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2016

Figures 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8 provide a picture of study level and labour market destinations of early school leavers who exited Queensland schools by year level.

Figure 2.6: Study and labour force destination of early school leavers from Year 10, Queensland 2016

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Chapter 3 – Destinations over time of early school leavers This chapter provides a number of different time series of the main education and labour market indicators of students from Queensland who left school prior to the completion of Year 12.

Main destination over time Figure 3.1 presents the main destination of early school leavers in 2016 with early school leavers previously surveyed.

Figure 3.1: Main destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

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Figures 3.2 and 3.3 compare the main destination of male and female early school leavers since 2011.

Figure 3.2: Main destination of male early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

Figure 3.3: Main destination of female early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

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Figure 3.4: Main destination of early school leavers from Year 10, Queensland 2011–2016


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Work and study destinations over time Over the last six years the work and study loads undertaken by early school leavers, as shown in Figure 3.7, have been consistent.

Figure 3.7: Work and study load of early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

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The field of study of early school leavers in education or training over the last six years is shown in Figure 3.8.

Figure 3.8: Field of study of early school leavers in education or training, Queensland 2011–2016

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Figure 3.9 presents the level of study being undertaken by early school leavers in education or training over the last six years. As seen in Figure 3.1, apprenticeships are the most common education or training destination for early school leavers, and this is reflected in the high proportion of early school leavers undertaking courses at the VET Certificate III level.

Figure 3.9: Level of study of early school leavers in education or training, Queensland 2011–2016

Employment destinations over time Labour force destination

Figure 3.10 highlights the labour force destination of early school leavers over the last six years, regardless of their education or training status.

Figure 3.10: Labour force destination of early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

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In 2013, the Early School Leavers survey adopted the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations to collect and report on occupation data. Appendix 5 presents the overview of the new classification.

Figures 3.11 and 3.12 show the Ocupational Major Group of early school leavers in employment, regardless of study status, over the last four years.

Figure 3.11: Occupational Major Group of male early school leavers in employment, Queensland 2013–2016

Figure 3.12: Occupational Major Group of female early school leavers in employment, Queensland 2013–2016

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The top seven industries of employment for male early school leavers over the last six years are presented in Figure 3.13.

Figure 3.13: Selected industries of male early school leavers in employment, Queensland 2011–2016

Figure 3.14 displays the top seven industries of employment for female early school leavers over the last six years.

Figure 3.14: Selected industries of female early school leavers in employment, Queensland 2011–2016

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Chapter 4 – Education and training destinations This chapter examines the education and training outcomes of early school leavers from Queensland schools in 2015. Initially, all early school leavers who were participating in post-school education or training are examined; the remaining sections exclude apprentices and trainees and focus on students in campus-based programs.

The chapter also explores differences between working and non-working early school leavers in order to investigate the different study choices and patterns exercised by students in different economic and social situations.

All early school leavers in education or trainingTable 4.1 shows that of the 4990 Early School Leavers survey respondents, 1748 (35.0%) were continuing in some form of education or training after they left school.

Less than half of the 2615 early school leavers who were in employment were also studying (42.4%).

Table 4.1: Labour force destination of early school leavers, by study destination, Queensland 2016

STUDY DESTINATION

Labour force destination Studying Not studying Total

no. % no. % no. % Work

Apprenticeship or traineeshipa 805 98.4 13 1.6 818 100.0

Other 304 16.9 1 493 83.1 1 797 100.0

Work Total 1 109 42.4 1 506 57.6 2 615 100.0

Seeking work 369 24.0 1 171 76.0 1 540 100.0 NILF 270 32.3 565 67.7 835 100.0

Total 1 748 35.0 3 242 65.0 4 990 100.0 a There were 13 apprentices and trainees who indicated they had already completed the study component of their program.


Table 4.2 shows the education and training destinations of early school leavers from 2015 based on whether they were studying in a full-time or part-time capacity, including apprentices and trainees.

Table 4.2: Level of study of early school leavers in education or training, by study load, Queensland 2016

STUDY LOAD

Level of study Full-time Part-time Total


Advanced Diploma 3 0.6 1 0.1 4 0.2

Diploma 162 30.7 76 6.2 238 13.6

VET Certificate IV 28 5.3 47 3.9 75 4.3

VET Certificate III 141 26.7 789 64.7 930 53.2

VET Certificate II 36 6.8 68 5.6 104 5.9

VET Certificate I 5 0.9 15 1.2 20 1.1

VET unspecified 27 5.1 107 8.8 134 7.7

VET Total 402 76.1 1 103 90.4 1 505 86.1 Secondary study

Year 12 31 5.9 12 1.0 43 2.5

Year 11 12 2.3 2 0.2 14 0.8

Year 10 17 3.2 20 1.6 37 2.1

Secondary study Total 60 11.4 34 2.8 94 5.4

Other 41 7.8 76 6.2 117 6.7

Total 528 100.0 1 220 100.0 1 748 100.0

Unless stated otherwise, for the remainder of this chapter, the 818 early school leavers undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship have been excluded from the analysis to illustrate the difference in choices for campus-based students.


Education and training by sex Table 4.3 and Figure 4.1 present the study destinations of male and female early school leavers in campus-based education or training.

Table 4.3: Level of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

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Diploma 72 18.6 159 28.6 231 24.5





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VET Total 289 74.5 446 80.4 735 77.9

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Year 12 20 5.2 23 4.1 43 4.6

Year 11 4 1.0 10 1.8 14 1.5

Year 10 23 5.9 14 2.5 37 3.9


Other 41 10.6 41 7.4 82 8.7

Total 388 100.0 555 100.0 943 100.0

Figure 4.1: Level of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

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Education and training by year level Figure 4.2 compares the study destinations of early school leavers in campus-based education or training who exited the school system during Year 10, Year 11 or before completing Year 12.

Figure 4.2: Level of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

Study load Table 4.4 presents the level of study of early school leavers who entered campus-based education or training based on whether they were studying full-time or part-time.

Table 4.4: Level of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by study load, Queensland 2016

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Level of study Full-time Part-time Total



Diploma 162 30.7 69 16.6 231 24.5





VET unspecified 27 5.1 29 7.0 56 5.9

VET Total 402 76.1 333 80.2 735 77.9

Secondary study

Year 12 31 5.9 12 2.9 43 4.6

Year 11 12 2.3 2 0.5 14 1.5

Year 10 17 3.2 20 4.8 37 3.9


Other 41 7.8 41 9.9 82 8.7

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Field of study The field of study entered by early school leavers in campus-based education or training are shown in Figure 4.3. The field of study categories are based on the Australian Standard Classification of Education; Appendix 3 contains an explanation of the types of courses included in each field of study.

Figure 4.3: Field of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, Queensland 2016

Table 4.5 displays the differences in the choices of early school leavers in campus-based education or training by sex across different fields of study.

Table 4.5: Field of study of early school leavers in campus-based education and training, by sex, Queensland 2016

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no. % no. % no. % Food, Hospitality and Personal Services 54 13.9 136 24.5 190 20.1 Management and Commerce 58 14.9 83 15.0 141 15.0 Mixed Field Programs 63 16.2 74 13.3 137 14.5 Society and Culture 29 7.5 96 17.3 125 13.3 Health 10 2.6 60 10.8 70 7.4 Creative Arts 30 7.7 34 6.1 64 6.8 Information Technology 44 11.3 5 0.9 49 5.2 Education 5 1.3 41 7.4 46 4.9 Engineering and Related Technologies 40 10.3 2 0.4 42 4.5 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 19 4.9 5 0.9 24 2.5 Architecture and Building 13 3.4 5 0.9 18 1.9 Natural and Physical Sciences 5 1.3 4 0.7 9 1.0 Other 18 4.6 10 1.8 28 3.0

Total 388 100.0 555 100.0 943 100.0

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Differences in the field of study chosen by early school leavers in campus-based education or training from Years 10, 11 and 12 are presented in Figure 4.4.

Figure 4.4: Field of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

Table 4.6 explores the study fields for early school leavers in campus-based education or training in terms of the different levels of study available in these fields.

Table 4.6: Field of study of early school leavers in education or training, by level of study, Queensland 2016

LEVEL OF STUDY

Field of study Adv Dip or higher Diploma VET

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% % % % % % % Food, Hospitality and Personal Services 0.0 18.2 17.4 25.8 37.0 0.0 18.8 Management and Commerce 11.1 21.2 10.9 20.8 9.0 0.0 8.7 Mixed Field Programs 2.8 1.3 6.5 0.3 8.0 100.0 19.6 Society and Culture 16.7 15.6 28.3 16.8 4.0 0.0 11.6 Health 11.1 9.1 17.4 9.1 4.0 0.0 4.3 Creative Arts 27.8 13.0 6.5 3.4 3.0 0.0 5.8 Information Technology 8.3 10.0 6.5 4.7 4.0 0.0 1.4 Education 2.8 6.5 2.2 7.4 1.0 0.0 4.3 Engineering and Related Technologies 2.8 1.3 4.3 3.4 16.0 0.0 7.2 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 0.0 0.4 0.0 5.7 5.0 0.0 0.7 Architecture and Building 0.0 0.9 0.0 2.0 6.0 0.0 2.9 Natural and Physical Sciences 13.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 Other 2.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 13.8

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Study provider ‘Study provider’ refers to the type of institution that students attended for their post-school study. The type of study provider attended by early school leavers from 2015 who were in campus-based education or training is presented in Table 4.7.

Table 4.7: Study provider of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, Queensland 2016

Study provider no. % Private training college 374 39.7 TAFE 360 38.2 University 81 8.6 Adult and community education provider 60 6.4 Other 42 4.5 Training provided by work 19 2.0 Agricultural college 5 0.5 Armed Forces 2 0.2

Total 943 100.0

On the following page, Table 4.8 presents a detailed list of post-schooling institutions attended by 2015 early school leavers who were in campus-based education or training in 2016.


Table 4.8: Post-school institutions of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, Queensland 2016

Post-school institution Institution type Overall

no. % % University

University of the Sunshine Coast 24 29.6 2.5

Central Queensland University 13 16.0 1.4

Other/Unspecified Queensland university 9 11.1 1.0

University of Southern Queensland 8 9.9 0.8

James Cook University 6 7.4 0.6

Griffith University 5 6.2 0.5

Queensland University of Technology 5 6.2 0.5

Interstate university 5 6.2 0.5

The University of Queensland 4 4.9 0.4

Southern Cross University 2 2.5 0.2

University Total 81 100.0 8.6

TAFE

TAFE Queensland Brisbane 118 32.8 12.5

TAFE Queensland South West 51 14.2 5.4

TAFE Queensland East Coast 45 12.5 4.8

TAFE Queensland Gold Coast 44 12.2 4.7

TAFE Queensland North 31 8.6 3.3

Other/Unspecified Queensland TAFE 28 7.8 3.0

Interstate TAFE 23 6.4 2.4

Central Queensland University (TAFE program) 17 4.7 1.8

TAFE Queensland SkillsTech 3 0.8 0.3

TAFE Total 360 100.0 38.2

Other institutions

Private training college 276 55.0 29.3

Hair and makeup training 30 6.0 3.2

Open Colleges 26 5.2 2.8

Careers Australia 16 3.2 1.7

Fitness training 15 3.0 1.6

Fast-food restaurant 8 1.6 0.8

Evocca College 8 1.6 0.8

Sarina Russo 7 1.4 0.7

Australian Institute of Creative Design 6 1.2 0.6

Dance/Performing arts 5 1.0 0.5

Aviation Australia 4 0.8 0.4

Busy At Work 3 0.6 0.3

SAE (Qantm College) 3 0.6 0.3

Armed Forces 2 0.4 0.2

Trade training school 2 0.4 0.2

Other 91 18.1 9.7

Other institutions Total 502 100.0 53.2

Total 943 100.0


Working and non-working students The labour market destinations of early school leavers are presented in detail in Chapter 5. However, this section compares aspects of the study patterns of the 304 early school leavers in campus-based education or training who were working, with those 639 early school leavers in campus-based education or training who were not working. Table 4.9 shows the proportions of these groups within each level of study.

Table 4.9: Level of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by student work status (proportion within study level), Queensland 2016

STUDENT WORK STATUS

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no. % no. % no. % Advanced Diploma or higher 17 47.2 19 52.8 36 100.0 Diploma 87 37.7 144 62.3 231 100.0 VET Certificate IV 24 52.2 22 47.8 46 100.0 VET Certificate III 91 30.5 207 69.5 298 100.0 VET Certificate I–II 28 28.0 72 72.0 100 100.0 Secondary study 16 17.0 78 83.0 94 100.0 Other 41 29.7 97 70.3 138 100.0

Total 304 32.2 639 67.8 943 100.0

Table 4.10 presents the same numbers as Table 4.9, but with proportions of each study level within working and non-working early school leavers in campus-based education and training.

Table 4.10 : Level of study of early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by student work status (proportion within student work status), Queensland 2016

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no. % no. % no. % Advanced Diploma or higher 17 5.6 19 3.0 36 3.8 Diploma 87 28.6 144 22.5 231 24.5 VET Certificate IV 24 7.9 22 3.4 46 4.9 VET Certificate III 91 29.9 207 32.4 298 31.6 VET Certificate I–II 28 9.2 72 11.3 100 10.6 Secondary study 16 5.3 78 12.2 94 10.0 Other 41 13.5 97 15.2 138 14.6

Total 304 100.0 639 100.0 943 100.0


Figure 4.5 shows the level of study patterns for male and female, working and non-working, early school leavers in campus-based education or training.

Figure 4.5: Level of study of working and non-working early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

The level of study patterns for working and non-working early school leavers in campus-based education and training is presented in Figure 4.6 by the year level of exit from the school system.

Figure 4.6: Level of study of working and non-working early school leavers in campus-based education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

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Table 4.11 compares the study load of both working and non-working early school leavers in campus-based education or training.

Table 4.11: Study load of early school leavers, by working and non-working students, Queensland 2016

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Student work status Full-time Part-time Total

no. % no. % no. % Working student 133 25.2 171 41.2 304 32.2 Non-working student 395 74.8 244 58.8 639 67.8

Total 528 100.0 415 100.0 943 100.0


Chapter 5 – Employment destinations This chapter examines the labour market outcomes of early school leavers from 2015 in Queensland. Initially, all early school leavers who were in the work force are examined. The remaining sections focus on early school leavers who were employed by whether they were engaged on a casual or permanent basis and by whether they were undertaking further education or training. More details about the employment destinations of apprentices and trainees can be found in Chapter 6.

All early school leavers in employment Most early school leavers from Queensland schools in 2015 entered the workforce, whether or not they were undertaking further education or training.

Table 5.1 summarises the study and labour force destinations of early school leavers from 2015. Ignoring study or training status, there were 2615 (52.4%) early school leavers working at the time of the survey.


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Other 304 17.4 1 493 46.1 1 797 36.0

Work Total 1 109 63.4 1 506 46.5 2 615 52.4




Figure 5.1 shows the work destination for male and female early school levers in employment.

Figure 5.1: Work destination of early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

Figure 5.2 compares the work destination of early school leavers in employment who exited the school system during Year 10, Year 11 or early in Year 12.

Figure 5.2: Work destination of early school leavers in employment, by year level, Queensland 2016

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Table 5.2 presents a more detailed breakdown of the work destination of early school leavers in employment. The table highlights the differences in early school leavers who combine their employment with education or training with those who do not and whether early school leavers were employed in a permanent or casual capacity.

Table 5.2: Detailed work destination of early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

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Work destination Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Apprenticeship 629 37.8 94 9.9 723 27.6 Traineeship 40 2.4 55 5.8 95 3.6 Working and not in further education or training

Permanent employmenta 355 21.3

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Working and not in further education or training total 895 53.8 598 62.9 1 493 57.1

Working and in further education or training

Permanent employmenta 22 1.3 58 6.1 80 3.1

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Working and in further education or training total 100 6.0 204 21.5 304 11.6

Total 1 664 100.0 951 100.0 2 615 100.0 a Includes early school leavers for whom casual employment status was unknown.

Table 5.3 reports the occupational groups of early school leavers in employment by sex. Occupation categories are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations and are presented in Appendix 5.

Table 5.3: Occupational Major Group of early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

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no. % no. % no. % Technicians and Trades Workers 842 50.6 149 15.7 991 37.9 Labourers 467 28.1 124 13.0 591 22.6 Sales Workers 153 9.2 381 40.1 534 20.4 Community and Personal Service Workers 67 4.0 210 22.1 277 10.6 Machinery Operators and Drivers 88 5.3 9 0.9 97 3.7 Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 1.2 53 5.6 73 2.8 Professionals 14 0.8 13 1.4 27 1.0 Managers 11 0.7 8 0.8 19 0.7 Other 2 0.1 4 0.4 6 0.2

Total 1 664 100.0 951 100.0 2 615 100.0


Table 5.4 compares the occupational groups of early school leavers in employment by the year they exited the school system.

Table 5.4: Occupational Major Group of early school leavers in employment, by year level, Queensland 2016

YEAR LEVEL

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no. % no. % no. % no. % Technicians and Trades Workers 154 40.0 575 40.1 262 32.9 991 37.9 Labourers 99 25.7 302 21.1 190 23.8 591 22.6 Sales Workers 74 19.2 298 20.8 162 20.3 534 20.4 Community & Personal Service Workers 33 8.6 155 10.8 89 11.2 277 10.6 Machinery Operators & Drivers 11 2.9 44 3.1 42 5.3 97 3.7 Clerical & Administrative Workers 7 1.8 35 2.4 31 3.9 73 2.8 Professionals 3 0.8 14 1.0 10 1.3 27 1.0 Managers 3 0.8 9 0.6 7 0.9 19 0.7 Other 1 0.3

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Total 385 100.0 1 433 100.0 797 100.0 2 615 100.0

Figure 5.3 shows the occupational groups of early school leavers in employment by the type of employment being undertaken.

Figure 5.3: Occupational Major Group of early school leavers in employment, by employment type, Queensland 2016

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In addition to occupation, early school leavers provided details of the industry in which their employment was taking place. Industry categories are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification, and are presented in Appendix 4. Table 5.5 details the industry categories for employed early school leavers.

Table 5.5: Industry category of early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016 SEX

Industry category Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Accommodation and Food Services 261 15.7 387 40.7 648 24.8 Construction 509 30.6 17 1.8 526 20.1 Retail Trade 174 10.5 209 22.0 383 14.6 Other Services 188 11.3 93 9.8 281 10.7 Manufacturing 186 11.2 35 3.7 221 8.5 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 105 6.3 19 2.0 124 4.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 17 1.0 76 8.0 93 3.6 Administrative and Support Services 35 2.1 20 2.1 55 2.1 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 42 2.5 11 1.2 53 2.0 Public Administration and Safety 42 2.5 11 1.2 53 2.0 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 24 1.4 16 1.7 40 1.5 Arts and Recreation Services 17 1.0 20 2.1 37 1.4 Information Media and Telecommunications 15 0.9 5 0.5 20 0.8 Education and Training 7 0.4 12 1.3 19 0.7 Wholesale Trade 13 0.8 5 0.5 18 0.7 Mining 13 0.8 0 0.0 13 0.5 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate services 5 0.3 8 0.8 13 0.5 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 8 0.5 0 0.0 8 0.3 Financial and Insurance Services 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 Other 3 0.2 6 0.6 9 0.3

Total 1 664 100.0 951 100.0 2 615 100.0


Table 5.6 compares the industry categories of early school leavers in employment who exited the school system during Year 10, Year 11 or early in Year 12.

Table 5.6: Industry category of early school leavers in employment, by year level, Queensland 2016

YEAR LEVEL

Industry category Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Total

no. % no. % no. % no. % Accommodation and Food Services 80 20.8 390 27.2 178 22.3 648 24.8 Construction 77 20.0 308 21.5 141 17.7 526 20.1 Retail Trade 62 16.1 189 13.2 132 16.6 383 14.6 Other Services 52 13.5 151 10.5 78 9.8 281 10.7 Manufacturing 30 7.8 118 8.2 73 9.2 221 8.5 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 32 8.3 56 3.9 36 4.5 124 4.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 11 2.9 50 3.5 32 4.0 93 3.6 Administrative and Support Services 9 2.3 29 2.0 17 2.1 55 2.1 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 6 1.6 23 1.6 24 3.0 53 2.0 Public Administration and Safety 8 2.1 18 1.3 27 3.4 53 2.0 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 4 1.0 24 1.7 12 1.5 40 1.5 Arts and Recreation Services 5 1.3 19 1.3 13 1.6 37 1.4 Information Media and Telecommunications 2 0.5 11 0.8 7 0.9 20 0.8 Education and Training 2 0.5 12 0.8 5 0.6 19 0.7 Wholesale Trade 3 0.8 12 0.8 3 0.4 18 0.7 Mining 0 0.0 8 0.6 5 0.6 13 0.5 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate services 1 0.3 6 0.4 6 0.8 13 0.5 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 0 0.0 5 0.3 3 0.4 8 0.3 Financial and Insurance Services 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 Other 1 0.3

4 0.3

4 0.5

9 0.3

Total 385 100.0 1 433 100.0 797 100.0 2 615 100.0


Figure 5.4 shows the industry categories of early school leavers in employment by the type of employment being undertaken.

Figure 5.4: Industry category of early school leavers in employment, by employment type, Queensland 2016

Unless stated otherwise, for the remainder of this chapter the 818 early school leavers undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship have been excluded from the analysis to illustrate the difference in work force choices of other early school leavers. More details about the employment destinations of apprentices and trainees can be found in Chapter 6.

Figure 5.5 reports the occupational groups of early school leavers in employment by sex.

Figure 5.5: Occupational Major Group of early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

0 10 20 30 40

Other

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Public Administration and Safety

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Administrative and Support Services

Health Care and Social Assistance

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

Manufacturing

Other Services

Retail Trade

Construction

Accommodation and Food Services

% Apprentice Trainee Other employment

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Other

Managers

Professionals

Clerical and Administrative Workers

Machinery Operators and Drivers


Technicians and Trades Workers

Sales Workers

Labourers

% Male Female


Table 5.7 breaks down the largest occupation group for males—Labourers—and provides a more detailed breakdown of occupations within this group.

Table 5.7: Occupational Unit Group of male early school leavers employed as Labourers, Queensland 2016

Occupation - Unit Group no. % Building and Plumbing Labourers 63 14.4 Other Miscellaneous Labourers 46 10.5 Kitchenhands 36 8.2 Shelf Fillers 28 6.4 Fencers 25 5.7 Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers 24 5.5 Fast Food Cooks 24 5.5 Concreters 23 5.3 Livestock Farm Workers 23 5.3 Other Cleaners 16 3.7 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers 13 3.0 Deck and Fishing Hands 13 3.0 Other Factory Process Workers 11 2.5 Crop Farm Workers 11 2.5 Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers 10 2.3 Car Detailers 9 2.1 Structural Steel Construction Workers 7 1.6 Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Fitters 7 1.6 Timber and Wood Process Workers 6 1.4 Insulation and Home Improvement Installers 5 1.1 Garden and Nursery Labourers 5 1.1 Packers 4 0.9 Freight and Furniture Handlers 4 0.9 Commercial Cleaners 3 0.7 Food Trades Assistants 3 0.7 Caretakers 3 0.7 Handypersons 3 0.7 Food and Drink Factory Workers 2 0.5 Product Assemblers 2 0.5 Plastics and Rubber Factory Workers 2 0.5 Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 2 0.5 Paving and Surfacing Labourers 1 0.2 Other Construction and Mining Labourers 1 0.2 Metal Engineering Process Workers 1 0.2 Forestry and Logging Workers 1 0.2 Vending Machine Attendants 1 0.2

Total 438 100.0


The largest occupational group for females—Sales Workers—is broken down into more detailed occupations in Table 5.8.

Table 5.8: Occupational Unit Group of female early school leavers employed as Sales Workers, Queensland 2016

Occupation - Unit Group no. % Sales Assistants (General) 184 50.4 Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers 161 44.1 Pharmacy Sales Assistants 6 1.6 Real Estate Sales Agents 4 1.1 ICT Sales Assistants 2 0.5 Retail Supervisors 2 0.5 Other 6 1.6

Total 365 100.0 The differences in industry categories by sex can be seen in Figure 5.6.

Figure 5.6: Industry category of early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Other



Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Administrative and Support Services

Other Services



Manufacturing

Construction

Retail Trade


% Male Female


Permanent and Casual workers Permanent workers are employed on an ongoing basis until the employer or employee ends the employment relationship by providing the required period of notice. Permanent workers can expect to work regular hours each week and are entitled to paid sick leave and annual leave. Excluding apprentices or trainees, there were 618 early school leavers in permanent employment.

Casual workers are not employed on a permanent basis and can generally end employment without notice. Casual workers are not guaranteed regular hours of work and tend to work irregular hours. Casual workers are not entitled to paid sick or annual leave and they usually receive a higher rate of pay to compensate for this. Overall, there were 1179 early school leavers who were employed on a casual basis, which accounts for 65.6% of the 1797 early school leavers in paid employment.

Table 5.9 shows the male and female distribution of early school leavers in employment by their workload, study status and employment type.

Table 5.9: Sex, workload and study status of early school leavers in employment, by employment type, Queensland 2016

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Sex Workload and study status

Permanenta Casual Total no. % no. % no. %

Male


Full-time employment 15 4.0

7 1.1

22 2.2

Part-time employment 7 1.9

71 11.5

78 7.8


Working and not in further education or training


182 29.4

464 46.6


358 57.9

431 43.3

Working and not in further education or training total 355 94.2 540 87.4 895 89.9

Male total 377 100.0 618 100.0 995 100.0 Female



12 2.1

32 4.0


134 23.9

172 21.4




90 16.0

190 23.7


325 57.9

408 50.9

Working and not in further education or training total 183 75.9 415 74.0 598 74.6

Female total 241 100.0 561 100.0 802 100.0 Total



19 1.6

54 3.0


205 17.4

250 13.9




272 23.1

654 36.4


683 57.9

839 46.7

Working and not in further education or training total 538 87.1 955 81.0 1 493 83.1

Total 618 100.0 1 179 100.0 1 797 100.0 a Includes early school leavers for whom casual employment status was unknown.


Figure 5.7 shows the relationship between employment type, workload and study status.

Figure 5.7: Sex, workload and study status of early school leavers in employment, by employment type, Queensland 2016

Figure 5.8 compares the workload and study status of early school leavers in casual employment who exited the school system during Year 10, Year 11 or early in Year 12.

Figure 5.8: Early school leavers in casual employment as a proportion of all early school leavers in workload, by year level, Queensland 2016

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90

In education or training -Full-time employment

In education or training -Part-time employment

Not in education or training -Full-time employment

Not in education or training -Part-time employment

%

Male - Casual Female - Casual

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%



Table 5.10 presents the occupational group of early school leavers in employment by employment type.

Table 5.10: Occupational Sub-Major Group of early school leavers in employment, by employment type, Queensland 2016

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Occupation - Sub-Major Group Permanenta Casual Total

no. % no. % no. % Sales Assistants and Salespersons 91 14.7 198 16.8 289 16.1 Sales Support Workers 46 7.4 170 14.4 216 12.0 Hospitality Workers 30 4.9 126 10.7 156 8.7 Construction and Mining Labourers 47 7.6 79 6.7 126 7.0 Other Labourers 44 7.1 71 6.0 115 6.4 Food Preparation Assistants 30 4.9 81 6.9 111 6.2 Food Trades Workers 32 5.2 73 6.2 105 5.8 Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 39 6.3 43 3.6 82 4.6 Carers and Aides 32 5.2 33 2.8 65 3.6 Construction Trades Workers 30 4.9 32 2.7 62 3.5 Factory Process Workers 30 4.9 32 2.7 62 3.5 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 16 2.6 45 3.8 61 3.4 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers 23 3.7 14 1.2 37 2.1 Skilled Animal and Horticultural Workers 10 1.6 23 2.0 33 1.8 Road and Rail Drivers 10 1.6 17 1.4 27 1.5 Storepersons 6 1.0 20 1.7 26 1.4 Machine and Stationary Plant Operators 13 2.1 12 1.0 25 1.4 Inquiry Clerks and Receptionists 11 1.8 12 1.0 23 1.3 General Clerical Workers 11 1.8 9 0.8 20 1.1 Sports and Personal Service Workers 7 1.1 12 1.0 19 1.1 Other Technicians and Trades Workers 5 0.8 13 1.1 18 1.0 Mobile Plant Operators 6 1.0 11 0.9 17 0.9 Protective Service Workers 10 1.6 5 0.4 15 0.8 Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers 7 1.1 4 0.3 11 0.6 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 5 0.8 5 0.4 10 0.6 Arts and Media Professionals 1 0.2 9 0.8 10 0.6 Engineering, ICT and Science Technicians 4 0.6 3 0.3 7 0.4 Numerical Clerks 3 0.5 2 0.2 5 0.3 Clerical and Office Support Workers 2 0.3 3 0.3 5 0.3 Other Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 0.5 2 0.2 5 0.3 Other 14 2.3 20 1.7 34 1.9

Total 618 100.0 1 179 100.0 1 797 100.0 a Includes early school leavers for whom casual employment status was unknown.


Working and not in education or training This section examines the labour market outcomes of those early school leavers who made a direct entry to employment, with no further education or training. As highlighted in Chapter 2, this is an important group, comprising 29.9% of all early school leavers.

Table 5.11 shows the occupational group for the 1493 employed early school leavers not in further education or training, by sex.

Table 5.11: Occupational Minor Group of early school leavers in employment and not in education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Occupation - Sub-Major Group Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Sales Assistants and Salespersons 77 8.6 144 24.1 221 14.8 Sales Support Workers 45 5.0 127 21.2 172 11.5 Construction and Mining Labourers 121 13.5 1 0.2 122 8.2 Hospitality Workers 28 3.1 89 14.9 117 7.8 Other Labourers 97 10.8 9 1.5 106 7.1 Food Trades Workers 63 7.0 27 4.5 90 6.0 Food Preparation Assistants 54 6.0 35 5.9 89 6.0 Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 60 6.7 15 2.5 75 5.0 Factory Process Workers 48 5.4 11 1.8 59 4.0 Construction Trades Workers 55 6.1 2 0.3 57 3.8 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 24 2.7 25 4.2 49 3.3 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers 36 4.0 0 0.0 36 2.4 Carers and Aides 3 0.3 29 4.8 32 2.1 Skilled Animal and Horticultural Workers 25 2.8 3 0.5 28 1.9 Machine and Stationary Plant Operators 24 2.7 1 0.2 25 1.7 Road and Rail Drivers 23 2.6 2 0.3 25 1.7 Storepersons 19 2.1 5 0.8 24 1.6 Inquiry Clerks and Receptionists 5 0.6 13 2.2 18 1.2 Mobile Plant Operators 17 1.9 0 0.0 17 1.1 Other Technicians and Trades Workers 10 1.1 6 1.0 16 1.1 Sports and Personal Service Workers 2 0.2 12 2.0 14 0.9 General Clerical Workers 4 0.4 9 1.5 13 0.9 Protective Service Workers 12 1.3 0 0.0 12 0.8 Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers 11 1.2 0 0.0 11 0.7 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 4 0.4 5 0.8 9 0.6 Arts and Media Professionals 6 0.7 2 0.3 8 0.5 Engineering, ICT and Science Technicians 5 0.6 1 0.2 6 0.4 Sales Representatives and Agents 0 0.0 5 0.8 5 0.3 Farmers and Farm Managers 4 0.4 0 0.0 4 0.3 Other 13 1.5 20 3.3 33 2.2

Total 895 100.0 598 100.0 1 493 100.0


Table 5.12 reports the industries of employment entered by early school leavers not in education or training.

Table 5.12: Industry category of early school leavers in employment and not in education or training, by workload, Queensland 2016

WORKLOAD

Industry category Full-time Part-time Total

no. % no. % no. % Accommodation and Food Services 95 14.5 348 41.5 443 29.7 Retail Trade 69 10.6 206 24.6 275 18.4 Construction 133 20.3 69 8.2 202 13.5 Manufacturing 93 14.2 32 3.8 125 8.4 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 79 12.1 30 3.6 109 7.3 Other Services 44 6.7 24 2.9 68 4.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 32 4.9 17 2.0 49 3.3 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 24 3.7 20 2.4 44 2.9 Administrative and Support Services 15 2.3 24 2.9 39 2.6 Public Administration and Safety 16 2.4 14 1.7 30 2.0 Arts and Recreation Services 6 0.9 17 2.0 23 1.5 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 13 2.0 8 1.0 21 1.4 Wholesale Trade 10 1.5 4 0.5 14 0.9 Information Media and Telecommunications 7 1.1 7 0.8 14 0.9 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate services 4 0.6 6 0.7 10 0.7 Education and Training 3 0.5 6 0.7 9 0.6 Mining 5 0.8 1 0.1 6 0.4 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 3 0.5 0 0.0 3 0.2 Other 3 0.5 6 0.7 9 0.6

Total 654 100.0 839 100.0 1 493 100.0

Table 5.13 compares the hours worked per week by male and female early school leavers who were employed and not in education or training.

Table 5.13: Hours worked by early school leavers in employment and not in education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Hours worked per week Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Part-time employment

1–7 27 3.0 21 3.5 48 3.2

8–14 63 7.0 54 9.0 117 7.8

15–24 156 17.4 152 25.4 308 20.6

25–34 185 20.7 181 30.3 366 24.5

Part-time employment Total 431 48.2 408 68.2 839 56.2

Full-time employment

35–39 188 21.0 98 16.4 286 19.2

40 or more 276 30.8 92 15.4 368 24.6

Full-time employment Total 464 51.8 190 31.8 654 43.8

Total 895 100.0 598 100.0 1 493 100.0


Figure 5.9 shows the hours worked per week by early school leavers who were employed and not in education or training across each year level.

Figure 5.9: Hours worked by early school leavers in employment and not in education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

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30

1–7 8–14 15–24 25–34 35–39 40 or more

%



Working and in education or training Of the 2615 early school leavers who were employed, 304 (11.6%) were also undertaking campus-based education or training. Table 5.14 reports the occupational groups for early school leavers who were employed and studying, excluding apprentices and trainees.

Table 5.14: Occupational Minor Group of early school leavers in employment and study, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Occupation - Minor Group Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Sales Assistants and Salespersons 16 16.0 52 25.5 68 22.4 Sales Support Workers 7 7.0 37 18.1 44 14.5 Hospitality Workers 9 9.0 30 14.7 39 12.8 Carers and Aides 1 1.0 32 15.7 33 10.9 Food Preparation Assistants 9 9.0 13 6.4 22 7.2 Food Trades Workers 10 10.0 5 2.5 15 4.9 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 4 4.0 8 3.9 12 3.9 Other Labourers 8 8.0 1 0.5 9 3.0 General Clerical Workers 2 2.0 5 2.5 7 2.3 Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 6 6.0 1 0.5 7 2.3 Construction Trades Workers 4 4.0 1 0.5 5 1.6 Skilled Animal and Horticultural Workers 2 2.0 3 1.5 5 1.6 Sports and Personal Service Workers 2 2.0 3 1.5 5 1.6 Inquiry Clerks and Receptionists 0 0.0 5 2.5 5 1.6 Construction and Mining Labourers 4 4.0 0 0.0 4 1.3 Protective Service Workers 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 Factory Process Workers 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 Arts and Media Professionals 1 1.0 1 0.5 2 0.7 ICT Professionals 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 0.7 Other Technicians and Trades Workers 0 0.0 2 1.0 2 0.7 Road and Rail Drivers 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 0.7 Storepersons 1 1.0 1 0.5 2 0.7 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.3

Other 3 3.0 3 1.5 6 2.0

Total 100 100.0 204 100.0 304 100.0


The main industry areas entered by early school leavers in employment who were also undertaking campus-based education or training is presented in Table 5.15.

Table 5.15: Industry category of early school leavers in employment and study, by work load, Queensland 2016

WORK LOAD

Industry category Full-time Part-time Total no. % no. % no. %

Accommodation and Food Services 15 27.8 108 43.2 123 40.5 Retail Trade 4 7.4 62 24.8 66 21.7 Health Care and Social Assistance 10 18.5 21 8.4 31 10.2 Construction 4 7.4 9 3.6 13 4.3 Other Services 1 1.9 10 4.0 11 3.6 Administrative and Support Services 3 5.6 7 2.8 10 3.3 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 4 7.4 5 2.0 9 3.0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 5 9.3 1 0.4 6 2.0 Education and Training 1 1.9 5 2.0 6 2.0 Arts and Recreation Services 0 0.0 6 2.4 6 2.0 Manufacturing 1 1.9 4 1.6 5 1.6 Information Media and Telecommunications 1 1.9 4 1.6 5 1.6 Public Administration and Safety 4 7.4 1 0.4 5 1.6 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 1 1.9 2 0.8 3 1.0 Wholesale Trade 0 0.0 2 0.8 2 0.7 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate services 0 0.0 2 0.8 2 0.7 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 0 0.0 1 0.4 1 0.3

Total 54 100.0 250 100.0 304 100.0


Table 5.16 compares the hours worked per week according to study level of early school leavers in employment and campus-based education or training.

Table 5.16: Level of study of early school leavers in employment and study, by hours worked per week, Queensland 2016

LEVEL OF STUDY

Hours worked per week Adv Dip or higher Diploma VET

Cert IV VET Cert III

no. % no. % no. % no. % Part-time employment 1–7 2 11.8 5 5.7 0 0.0 3 3.3

8–14 7 41.2 19 21.8 6 25.0 19 20.9

15–24 4 23.5 34 39.1 5 20.8 22 24.2

25–34 3 17.6 19 21.8 5 20.8 27 29.7

Part-time employment Total 16 94.1 77 88.5 16 66.7 71 78.0

Full-time employment 35–39 1 5.9 5 5.7 2 8.3 12 13.2

40 or more 0 0.0 5 5.7 6 25.0 8 8.8

Full-time employment Total 1 5.9 10 11.5 8 33.3 20 22.0

Total 17 100.0 87 100.0 24 100.0 91 100.0

LEVEL OF STUDY

Hours worked per week VET Cert I–II Secondary

study Other Total

no. % no. % no. % no. % Part-time employment

1–7 1 3.6 1 6.3 3 7.3 15 4.9

8–14 8 28.6 5 31.3 6 14.6 70 23.0

15–24 9 32.1 6 37.5 14 34.1 94 30.9

25–34 6 21.4 2 12.5 9 22.0 71 23.4

Part-time employment Total 24 85.7 14 87.5 32 78.0 250 82.2


35–39 1 3.6 0 0.0 5 12.2 26 8.6

40 or more 3 10.7 2 12.5 4 9.8 28 9.2

Full-time employment Total 4 14.3 2 12.5 9 22.0 54 17.8

Total 28 100.0 16 100.0 41 100.0 304 100.0


Chapter 6 – Apprentices and Trainees This chapter highlights the differences in the education, training and employment outcomes of early school leavers from 2015 in Queensland who were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Apprentices and trainees differ from other students in post-school education or training in that they are contracted to an employer while developing the skills needed to achieve a qualification. Both apprenticeships and traineeships involve on-the-job training by an employer and off-the-job instruction delivered by a registered training organisation to enable the achievement of workplace competency in the qualification.

Early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships Table 6.1 summarises the study and labour force destinations of early school leavers from 2015, listing apprentices and trainees separately. There were 723 (14.5%) early school leavers participating in an apprenticeship and 95 (1.9%) participating in a traineeship at the time of the survey.

Within this group of apprentices and trainees were 13 young people who indicated that they had already completed the study component of their apprenticeship or traineeship. These 13 young people are excluded from the education and training section of this chapter.


STUDY DESTINATION



Apprenticeshipa 716 41.0 7 0.2 723 14.5

Traineeshipa 89 5.1 6 0.2 95 1.9

Other 304 17.4 1 493 46.1 1 797 36.0

Work Total 1 109 63.4 1 506 46.5 2 615 52.4


Total 1 748 100.0 3 242 100.0 4 990 100.0 a There were 7 apprentices and 6 trainees who indicated they had already completed the study component of their program.


Table 6.2 provides selected key characteristics of the 818 early school leavers who were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Table 6.2: Early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships, by selected key characteristics, Queensland 2016

APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES

Characteristic Apprentice Trainee

no. %a no. %a All early school leavers 723 14.5 95 1.9

Male 629 21.2 40 1.3

Female 94 4.6 55 2.7

Indigenous 34 6.0 9 1.6

Non-Indigenous 689 15.6 86 1.9

South East Queenslandb 420 14.3 52 1.8

Regional Queenslandb 303 14.7 43 2.1

Year 10 114 14.2 24 3.0

Year 11 421 15.3 44 1.6

Year 12 188 13.0 27 1.9

14 years or younger 136 17.5 25 3.2

15 years of age 291 15.5 35 1.9

16 years of age 255 14.2 30 1.7 17 years or older 41 7.7 5 0.9

a Percentages based on proportion within characteristic. b South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location based on address of school attended in 2015.

Education and training destinations of apprentices and trainees Level of study of apprentices and trainees

The main difference between apprenticeships and traineeships is that apprenticeships usually involve a longer contract of employment and instruction (up to four years), and study should be at the VET Certificate III level or higher. Traineeships may be undertaken at VET Certificate I level or higher.

Table 6.3 indicates the level of study reported by apprentices and trainees in this survey.

Table 6.3: Level of study of early school leavers undertaking apprenticeships or traineeships, Queensland 2016


Level of study Apprentice Trainee Total

no. % no. % no. % VET

Diploma 5 0.7 2 2.2 7 0.9





VET unspecified 71 9.9 7 7.9 78 9.7

VET Total 688 96.1 82 92.1 770 95.7

Other 28 3.9 7 7.9 35 4.3

Total 716 100.0 89 100.0 805 100.0 The level of study of apprentices and trainees and other early school leavers undertaking post-school education or training is compared in Figure 6.1.


Figure 6.1: Level of study of early school leavers in education or training, by student type, Queensland 2016

Field of study of apprentices and trainees

The differences between apprenticeships and traineeships were reflected in their fields of study, as presented in Table 6.4.

Table 6.4: Field of study of early school leavers undertaking apprenticeships or traineeships, Queensland 2016


Field of study Apprentice Trainee Total

no. % no. % no. % Engineering and Related Technologies 297 41.5 3 3.4 300 37.3 Architecture and Building 232 32.4 4 4.5 236 29.3 Food, Hospitality and Personal Services 151 21.1 28 31.5 179 22.2 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 14 2.0 9 10.1 23 2.9 Management and Commerce 0 0.0 23 25.8 23 2.9 Society and Culture 4 0.6 5 5.6 9 1.1 Education 0 0.0 8 9.0 8 1.0 Information Technology 1 0.1 3 3.4 4 0.5 Health 0 0.0 3 3.4 3 0.4 Creative Arts 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1 Mixed Field Programs 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1 Other 15 2.1 3 3.4 18 2.2

Total 716 100.0 89 100.0 805 100.0

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Table 6.5 shows the field of study of apprentices and trainees by sex and paints a very traditional picture of the trade pathways undertaken by males and females.

Table 6.5: Field of study of early school leavers undertaking apprenticeships or traineeships, by sex, Queensland 2016

Field of study Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Engineering and Related Technologies 294 44.7 6 4.1 300 37.3 Architecture and Building 234 35.6 2 1.4 236 29.3 Food, Hospitality and Personal Services 81 12.3 98 66.2 179 22.2 Management and Commerce 19 2.9 4 2.7 23 2.9 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 6 0.9 17 11.5 23 2.9 Society and Culture 3 0.5 6 4.1 9 1.1 Health 1 0.2 7 4.7 8 1.0 Creative Arts 4 0.6 0 0.0 4 0.5 Information Technology 0 0.0 3 2.0 3 0.4 Natural and Physical Sciences 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.1 Education 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.1 Other 13 2.0 5 3.4 18 2.2

Total 657 100.0 148 100.0 805 100.0

Figure 6.2 highlights the differences between the fields of study of apprentices and trainees and other early school leavers in post-school education or training.

Figure 6.2: Field of study of early school leavers in education or training, by student type, Queensland 2016

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Other




Education

Creative Arts

Health

Society and Culture






% Apprentice Trainee Campus-based study


Study provider of apprentices and trainees

The type of study provider that was providing training to early school leavers who were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship is presented in Table 6.6.

Table 6.6: Study provider of early school leavers undertaking apprenticeships or traineeships, Queensland 2016


Study provider Apprentice Trainee Total

no. % no. % no. % TAFE 378 52.8

15 16.9

393 48.8

Private training college 197 27.5

19 21.3

216 26.8 Training provided by work 111 15.5

46 51.7

157 19.5

University 2 0.3

1 1.1

3 0.4 Adult and community education provider 1 0.1

2 2.2

3 0.4

Armed Forces 2 0.3

0 0.0

2 0.2 Other 25 3.5

6 6.7

31 3.9

Total 716 100.0 89 100.0 805 100.0

Employment destinations of apprentices and trainees It is also important to note that the employment destinations of apprentices and trainees were quite different from those entered by the broader cohort of early school leavers.

Occupations of apprentices and trainees

Table 6.7 compares the occupational groups for early school leavers who were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Table 6.7: Occupational Major Group of early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships, Queensland 2016


Occupation - Major Group Apprenticeship Traineeship Total

no. % no. % no. % Technicians and Trades Workers 694 96.0 24 25.3 718 87.8 Labourers 21 2.9 13 13.7 34 4.2 Sales Workers 2 0.3 22 23.2 24 2.9 Community and Personal Service Workers 3 0.4 18 18.9 21 2.6 Clerical and Administrative Workers 1 0.1 13 13.7 14 1.7 Managers 0 0.0 3 3.2 3 0.4 Professionals 1 0.1 1 1.1 2 0.2 Machinery Operators and Drivers 1 0.1 1 1.1 2 0.2

Total 723 100.0 95 100.0 818 100.0


The largest occupational group for early school leavers undertaking an apprenticeship—Technicians and Trades Workers—is broken down into more detailed occupations by sex in Table 6.8.

Table 6.8: Occupational Unit Group of early school leavers in apprenticeships employed as Technicians and Trades Workers, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Occupation - Unit Group Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Carpenters and Joiners 114 18.9

1 1.1

115 16.6

Motor Mechanics 88 14.6

1 1.1

89 12.8 Hairdressers 7 1.2

63 69.2

70 10.1

Plumbers 44 7.3

1 1.1

45 6.5 Metal Fitters and Machinists 42 7.0

1 1.1

43 6.2

Electricians 42 7.0

1 1.1

43 6.2 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers 41 6.8

0 0.0

41 5.9

Chefs 27 4.5

14 15.4

41 5.9 Butchers and Smallgoods Makers 24 4.0

0 0.0

24 3.5

Painting Trades Workers 23 3.8

0 0.0

23 3.3 Panelbeaters 21 3.5

1 1.1

22 3.2

Cabinetmakers 19 3.2

1 1.1

20 2.9 Wall and Floor Tilers 17 2.8

1 1.1

18 2.6

Bricklayers and Stonemasons 13 2.2

0 0.0

13 1.9 Bakers and Pastrycooks 10 1.7

3 3.3

13 1.9

Gardeners 8 1.3

1 1.1

9 1.3 Vehicle Painters 8 1.3

0 0.0

8 1.2

Glaziers 8 1.3

0 0.0

8 1.2 Plasterers 8 1.3

0 0.0

8 1.2

Automotive Electricians 6 1.0

0 0.0

6 0.9 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics 5 0.8

0 0.0

5 0.7

Roof Tilers 4 0.7

0 0.0

4 0.6 Cooks 3 0.5

1 1.1

4 0.6

Floor Finishers 3 0.5

0 0.0

3 0.4 Greenkeepers 3 0.5

0 0.0

3 0.4

Boat Builders and Shipwrights 3 0.5

0 0.0

3 0.4 Metal Casting, Forging and Finishing Trades Workers 2 0.3

0 0.0

2 0.3

Other 10 1.7

1 1.1

11 1.6

Total 603 100.0 91 100.0 694 100.0


Table 6.9 breaks down the occupations early school leavers who were trainees employed in the Labourers, Sales Workers, and Community and Personal Service Workers occupational groups.

Table 6.9: Occupational Unit Group of early school leavers in traineeships employed as Labourers, Sales Workers, or Community and Personal Service Workers Queensland 2016

SEX

Occupation - Unit Group Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Sales Assistants (General) 4 15.4

8 21.1

12 18.8

Cooks 5 19.2

6 15.8

11 17.2 Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers 3 11.5

6 15.8

9 14.1

Child Carers 0 0.0

8 21.1

8 12.5 Bar Attendants and Baristas 1 3.8

3 7.9

4 6.3

Motor Mechanics 2 7.7

0 0.0

2 3.1 Gardeners 2 7.7

0 0.0

2 3.1

Waiters 0 0.0

2 5.3

2 3.1 Agricultural Technicians 1 3.8

0 0.0

1 1.6

ICT Support Technicians 1 3.8

0 0.0

1 1.6 Metal Casting, Forging and Finishing Trades Workers 0 0.0

1 2.6

1 1.6

Panelbeaters 1 3.8

0 0.0

1 1.6 Other 6 23.1

4 10.5

10 15.6

Total 26 100.0 38 100.0 64 100.0


Industries of apprentices and trainees

Table 6.10 reports the industry categories for early school leavers who were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Table 6.10: Industry category of early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships, Queensland 2016


Industry category Apprenticeship Traineeship Total

no. % no. % no. % Construction 306 42.3 5 5.3 311 38.0 Other Services 196 27.1 6 6.3 202 24.7 Manufacturing 90 12.4 1 1.1 91 11.1 Accommodation and Food Services 46 6.4 36 37.9 82 10.0 Retail Trade 31 4.3 11 11.6 42 5.1 Public Administration and Safety 11 1.5 7 7.4 18 2.2 Health Care and Social Assistance 2 0.3 11 11.6 13 1.6 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7 1.0 3 3.2 10 1.2 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 6 0.8 3 3.2 9 1.1 Arts and Recreation Services 6 0.8 2 2.1 8 1.0 Mining 7 1.0 0 0.0 7 0.9 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 5 0.7 1 1.1 6 0.7 Administrative and Support Services 3 0.4 3 3.2 6 0.7 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 4 0.6 0 0.0 4 0.5 Education and Training 0 0.0 4 4.2 4 0.5 Wholesale Trade 2 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.2 Information Media and Telecommunications 0 0.0 1 1.1 1 0.1 Other 1 0.1 1 1.1 2 0.2

Total 723 100.0 95 100.0 818 100.0 Differences in the industry of employment of apprentices and trainees by sex are shown in Figure 6.3.

Figure 6.3: Selected industry categories of early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships, by sex, Queensland 2016

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Mining

Arts and Recreation Services





Retail Trade


Manufacturing

Other Services

Construction

% Male Female


Table 6.11 compares the hours worked by early school leavers who were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Table 6.11: Hours worked by early school leavers in apprenticeships or traineeships, Queensland 2016


Hours worked per week Apprenticeship Traineeship Total


1–7 1 0.1 2 2.1 3 0.4

8–14 2 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.2

15–24 7 1.0 15 15.8 22 2.7

25–34 31 4.3 21 22.1 52 6.4

Part-time employment Total 41 5.7 38 40.0 79 9.7 Full-time employment

35–39 267 36.9 28 29.5 295 36.1

40 or more 415 57.4 29 30.5 444 54.3


Total 723 100.0 95 100.0 818 100.0

Figure 6.4 demonstrates the differences in the work patterns of apprentices and trainees with other early school leavers in employment.

Figure 6.4: Hours worked per week by early school leavers in employment, by study destination, Queensland 2016

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1–7 8–14 15–24 25–34 35–39 40 or more

%

Apprentice Trainee Working and in further education or training Working and not in further education or training


Chapter 7 – Not studying; not employed; and not studying or employed The Early School Leavers survey found that 23.5% of early school leavers were not employed and were not in education or training but were seeking work. A further 11.3% of early school leavers from 2015 were not in the labour force, education or training.

This chapter highlights the data captured regarding the groups of early school leavers who were not studying; not employed; not studying or employed, but were seeking work; and those who were not in the labour force, education or training at the time of the survey.

Overview Table 7.1 shows that 3242 (65.0%) of early school leavers were not undertaking further education or training. The reasons for this are complex social and economic issues, and reflect the diversity of early school leavers today.

As discussed in Chapter 5, whilst most early school leavers were in paid employment at the time of the survey, 2375 (47.6%) were not. Table 7.1 shows that 67.7% of early school leavers not in the labour force were also not undertaking study. Of those seeking work, 76.0% were not studying.


STUDY DESTINATION




Other 304 16.9 1 493 83.1 1 797 100.0

Work Total 1 109 42.4 1 506 57.6 2 615 100.0




Not studying This section explores those early school leavers from 2015 who were not in education or training. Excluded from this section are the 13 apprentices and trainees who indicated that they had already completed the study component of their apprenticeship/traineeship.

Table 7.2 provides selected key characteristics of this group of early school leavers.

Table 7.3 compares the main destination of male and female early school leavers who were not in education or training at the time of the survey.

Table 7.2: Early school leavers not in education or training, by selected key characteristics, Queensland 2016

Characteristic no. %a All early school leavers 3 229 64.7

Male 1 907 64.3

Female 1 322 65.3

Indigenous 438 77.5

Non-Indigenous 2 791 63.1

South East Queenslandb 1 877 64.0

Regional Queenslandb 1 352 65.7

Year 10 500 62.2

Year 11 1 742 63.5

Year 12 987 68.4

14 years or younger 453 58.2

15 years of age 1 192 63.6

16 years of age 1 208 67.0

17 years or older 376 70.4 a Percentages based on proportion within characteristic. b South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location

based on address of school attended in 2015.

Table 7.3: Main destination of early school leavers not in education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Main destination Male Female Total




Work Total 895 46.9 598 45.2 1 493 46.2 Seeking work 740 38.8 431 32.6 1 171 36.3 NILF 272 14.3 293 22.2 565 17.5

Total 1 907 100.0 1 322 100.0 3 229 100.0


Figure 7.1 shows the main destination of early school leavers who were not in education or training based on the year level they exited the school system.

Figure 7.1: Main destination of early school leavers not in education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

Early school leavers were asked to provide reasons why they were not undertaking study, as shown in Figure 7.2. As early school leavers were able to select up to five reasons, this figure may include multiple responses from each person.

Figure 7.2: Reasons for not studying of early school leavers not in education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Full-time employment Part-time employment Seeking work NILF

%


0 5 10 15 20 25

Family commitments - parenting own child

Wanted a break from study

Disability

Health reasons

Course fees and other costs are a barrier

Wanted to earn own money

Don't feel ready for study at the moment

Waiting for course/training to begin

Work commitments

Looking for work/apprenticeship/traineeship

Undecided and considering options

Not interested in further study/already finished studying

% Male Female


Early school leavers were also asked to indicate the single most important reason for not being in education or training, which is shown in Table 7.4.

Table 7.4: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers not in education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Main reason Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Not interested in further study/already finished studying 413 21.7 177 13.4 590 18.3 Undecided and considering options 271 14.2 233 17.6 504 15.6 Looking for work/apprenticeship/traineeship 299 15.7 78 5.9 377 11.7 Waiting for course/training to begin 138 7.2 171 12.9 309 9.6 Work commitments 193 10.1 102 7.7 295 9.1 Don't feel ready for study at the moment 107 5.6 70 5.3 177 5.5 Health reasons 80 4.2 95 7.2 175 5.4 Course fees and other costs are a barrier 49 2.6 96 7.3 145 4.5 Wanted to earn own money 84 4.4 35 2.6 119 3.7 Disability 65 3.4 18 1.4 83 2.6 Family commitments - parenting own child 3 0.2 69 5.2 72 2.2 Wanted a break from study 22 1.2 29 2.2 51 1.6 Don't meet the entry criteria for the program I want to do 18 0.9 19 1.4 37 1.1 Would have to move away from home 21 1.1 13 1.0 34 1.1 Going into, or already in, the armed services 24 1.3 7 0.5 31 1.0 Pregnancy 0 0.0 28 2.1 28 0.9 Family commitments - excluding pregnancy/parenting own child 12 0.6 16 1.2 28 0.9

Working in order to finance further study 8 0.4 13 1.0 21 0.7 Working to qualify for independent Youth Allowance 2 0.1 4 0.3 6 0.2 Sports commitments 3 0.2 1 0.1 4 0.1 Other 95 5.0 48 3.6 143 4.4

Total 1 907 100.0 1 322 100.0 3 229 100.0


Figure 7.3 shows the main reason for not studying by early school leavers not in education or training based on the year level they exited the school system.

Figure 7.3: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers not in education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

Table 7.5 reports the main reason for not studying by early school leavers not in education or training based on the geographical location of their school.

Table 7.5: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers not in education or training, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016

SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND/REGIONAL QUEENSLANDa

Main reason South East Queensland Regional

Queensland Total

no. % no. % no. % Not interested in further study/already finished studying 332 17.7 258 19.1 590 18.3 Undecided and considering options 290 15.5 214 15.8 504 15.6 Looking for work/apprenticeship/traineeship 223 11.9 154 11.4 377 11.7 Waiting for course/training to begin 192 10.2 117 8.7 309 9.6 Work commitments 179 9.5 116 8.6 295 9.1 Don't feel ready for study at the moment 100 5.3 77 5.7 177 5.5 Health reasons 120 6.4 55 4.1 175 5.4 Course fees and other costs are a barrier 82 4.4 63 4.7 145 4.5 Wanted to earn own money 66 3.5 53 3.9 119 3.7 Disability 45 2.4 38 2.8 83 2.6 Family commitments - parenting own child 32 1.7 40 3.0 72 2.2 Wanted a break from study 35 1.9 16 1.2 51 1.6 Don't meet the entry criteria for the program I want to do 25 1.3 12 0.9 37 1.1 Would have to move away from home 10 0.5 24 1.8 34 1.1 Going into, or already in, the armed services 13 0.7 18 1.3 31 1.0 Pregnancy 20 1.1 8 0.6 28 0.9 Family commitments - excluding pregnancy/parenting own child 12 0.6 16 1.2 28 0.9

Other 101 5.4 73 5.4 174 5.4

Total 1 877 100.0 1 352 100.0 3 229 100.0 a South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location based on address of school attended in 2015.

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Other



Disability

Wanted to earn own money


Health reasons


Work commitments





% Year 10 Year 11 Year 12


Not employed A selection of key characteristics of the 2375 early school leavers who were not employed at the time of the survey are shown in Table 7.6.

Table 7.6: Early school leavers not employed, by selected key characteristics, Queensland 2016


Male 1 300 43.9

Female 1 075 53.1

Indigenous 397 70.3

Non-Indigenous 1 978 44.7

South East Queenslandb 1 376 46.9

Regional Queenslandb 999 48.5

Year 10 419 52.1

Year 11 1 311 47.8

Year 12 645 44.7


15 years of age 880 46.9


17 years or older 286 53.6 a Percentages based on proportion within characteristic. b South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location based on address of school attended in 2015.

Table 7.7 reports the main destination of male and female early school leavers who were not employed at the time of the survey.

Table 7.7: Main destination of early school leavers not employed, by sex, Queensland 2016 SEX


no. % no. % no. % Bachelor Degree 8 0.6

8 0.7

16 0.7

VET

VET Cert IV+ 58 4.5

111 10.3

169 7.1

VET Cert III 84 6.5

123 11.4

207 8.7

VET Cert I-II/other 96 7.4 73 6.8 169 7.1

VET Total 238 18.3 307 28.6 545 22.9

Secondary study 42 3.2

36 3.3

78 3.3 Seeking work 740 56.9

431 40.1

1 171 49.3

NILFET 272 20.9

293 27.3

565 23.8

Total 1 300 100.0 1 075 100.0 2 375 100.0


Not studying or employed Of the 1736 early school leavers who were not studying or employed there were two distinct groups of young people; the 1171 young people (23.5% of all early school leavers) who were seeking work, and the 565 (11.3% of all early school leavers) who were not seeking work. The data in this section reflects the situation at the time of the survey only.

Seeking work

Table 7.8 provides key characteristics of the 1171 early school leavers who were not in employment, education or training but were seeking work.

Table 7.8: Early school leavers not studying and not employed but seeking work, by selected key characteristics, Queensland 2016


Male 740 25.0

Female 431 21.3

Indigenous 212 37.5

Non-Indigenous 959 21.7

South East Queenslandb 673 23.0


Year 10 178 22.1

Year 11 649 23.7

Year 12 344 23.9





Early school leavers who were not in employment, education or training but seeking work were asked to indicate the industries in which they were seeking work. The most common responses are shown in Figure 7.4. Respondents may have chosen multiple industry categories.

Figure 7.4: Proportion of early school leavers not studying and not employed seeking work in selected industry catagories, by sex, Queensland 2016

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Other


Manufacturing




Retail Trade


Other Services

Construction

No preference

% Female Male


Not seeking work

The survey found that 565 early school leavers were not in the labour force, education or training, representing 11.3% of early school leavers overall (as shown in Table 2.1). Selected key characteristics of the early school leavers in this category are displayed in Table 7.9.

Table 7.9: Early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, by selected key characteristics, Queensland 2016

Characteristic no. %a All early school leavers 565 11.3

Male 272 9.2

Female 293 14.5

Indigenous 111 19.6

Non-Indigenous 454 10.3

South East Queenslandb 322 11.0


Year 10 119 14.8

Year 11 299 10.9

Year 12 147 10.2






Figure 7.5 shows the main reason given for not studying by male and female early school leavers who were not in the labour force, education or training.

Figure 7.5: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

The survey also asked for the main reason for not seeking work among this group and these results are presented in Figure 7.6.

Figure 7.6: Main reason for not seeking work of early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, by sex, Queensland 2016

0 5 10 15 20

Other

Would have to move away from home

Don't meet the entry criteria for the program I want to do


Family commitments - excluding pregnancy/parenting own…



Pregnancy


Disability





Health reasons

% Male Female

0 5 10 15 20 25

Other

Sports commitments

No financial need to undertake paid employment

Travel

Transport difficulties

Have been unsuccessful finding a job

Family commitments - excluding pregnancy/parenting own…

Accepted a job that will start at a later date

Pregnancy

Don't feel ready for paid employment

Don't wish to work

Disability


Future study commitments

Health reasons

% Male Female


The geographical location of the last school attended by early school leavers who were not studying or employed and not seeking work did not have a major influence over the main reasons given for not studying and for not seeking work. However, there were some variations as highlighted in Figures 7.7 and 7.8.

Figure 7.7: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016

Figure 7.8: Main reason for not seeking work of early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

Health reasons Waiting forcourse/training to begin

Family commitments -parenting own child

Don't feel ready forstudy at the moment

%


More influential in South East Queensland

More influential in Regional Queensland

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Future studycommitments

Health reasons Family commitments -parenting own child

Have beenunsuccessful finding a

job

%


More influential in South East Queensland

More influential in Regional Queensland


The year level early school leavers left school also did not have a major influence over the main reasons given for not studying and for not seeking work. Figure 7.9 highlights the most notable reasons for not studying by year level and Figure 7.10 shows the most notable reasons for not seeking work by year level.

Figure 7.9: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

Figure 7.10: Main reason for not seeking work of early school leavers not in the labour force, education or training, by year level, Queensland 2016

0

5

10

15

20

Waiting forcourse/training to begin

Not interested in furtherstudy/already finished

studying

Family commitments -parenting own child

Health reasons

%


More influential for earlier school leavers

More influential for later school leavers

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

Future studycommitments

Don't wish to work Family commitments -parenting own child

Disability

%


More influential for earlier school leavers

More influential for later school leavers


Chapter 8 – Regional differences in post-school destinations This chapter outlines regional differences in the destinations of early school leavers and provides a comparison of South East Queensland and Regional Queensland areas, followed by analysis of Education Council zones and ABS Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4). Early school leavers were assigned to an area based on the address of the school they attended in 2015.

South East Queensland/Regional QueenslandSouth East Queensland is defined as the SA4s of Brisbane - East, Brisbane - North, Brisbane - South, Brisbane - West, Brisbane Inner City, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan - Beaudesert, Moreton Bay - North, Moreton Bay - South and Sunshine Coast.

Regional Queensland encompasses the SA4s of Cairns, Darling Downs - Maranoa, Fitzroy,

Mackay, Queensland - Outback, Toowoomba, Townsville and Wide Bay. See Appendix 6 for a further explanation of the regional areas.

Table 8.1 and Figure 8.1 on the following page compare the main destination of early school leavers from South East Queensland with those from Regional Queensland.

Table 8.1: Main destination of early school leavers, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016

SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND/REGIONAL QUEENSLAND

Main destination South East Queensland Regional

Queensland Total


VET Cert IV+ 197 6.7 84 4.1 281 5.6

VET Cert III 167 5.7 131 6.4 298 6.0


Apprenticeship 420 14.3 303 14.7 723 14.5

Traineeship 52 1.8 43 2.1 95 1.9

VET Total 974 33.2 661 32.1 1 635 32.8

Secondary study 54 1.8 40 1.9 94 1.9 Work



Work Total 882 30.1 611 29.7 1 493 29.9 Seeking work 673 23.0 498 24.2 1 171 23.5 NILFET 322 11.0 243 11.8 565 11.3

Total 2 932 100.0 2 058 100.0 4 990 100.0


Figure 8.1: Main destination of early school leavers, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016

Region by sex

Figure 8.2 compares the main destination of early school leavers in South East Queensland and Regional Queensland areas by sex.

Figure 8.2: Main destination of early school leavers, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, by sex, Queensland 2016

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25

%


0

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20

25

%

Male - South EastQueensland

Female - South EastQueensland

Male - RegionalQueensland

Female - RegionalQueensland


Region by year level

Figures 8.3 and 8.4 highlight the main destination of early school leavers by year level in South East Queensland and Regional Queensland respectively.

Figure 8.3: Main destination of early school leavers from South East Queensland, by year level, Queensland 2016

Figure 8.4: Main destination of early school leavers from Regional Queensland, by year level, Queensland 2016

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Region by study level

Table 8.2 presents the study level of early school leavers who were in education or training from South East Queensland and Regional Queensland.

Table 8.2: Level of study of early school leavers in education or training, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016


Level of study South East Queensland Regional

Queensland Total



Diploma 169 16.1 69 9.9 238 13.6





VET unspecified 72 6.9 62 8.9 134 7.7

VET Total 894 85.2 611 87.4 1 505 86.1 Secondary study

Year 12 27 2.6 16 2.3 43 2.5

Year 11 8 0.8 6 0.9 14 0.8

Year 10 19 1.8 18 2.6 37 2.1


Other 74 7.1 43 6.2 117 6.7

Total 1 049 100.0 699 100.0 1 748 100.0


Region by occupation

The differences in the occupations of early school leavers in employment from South East Queensland and Regional Queensland are presented in Table 8.3.

Table 8.3: Occupational Sub-Major Group of early school leavers in employment, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016


Occupation - Sub-Major Groupa South East Queensland Regional

Queensland Total

no. % no. % no. % Sales Assistants and Salespersons 199 12.8 104 9.8 303 11.6 Construction Trades Workers 198 12.7 103 9.7 301 11.5 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers 116 7.5 142 13.4 258 9.9 Sales Support Workers 137 8.8 89 8.4 226 8.6 Food Trades Workers 117 7.5 81 7.6 198 7.6 Hospitality Workers 86 5.5 76 7.2 162 6.2 Construction and Mining Labourers 91 5.8 48 4.5 139 5.3 Other Labourers 65 4.2 56 5.3 121 4.6 Food Preparation Assistants 76 4.9 42 4.0 118 4.5 Other Technicians and Trades Workers 84 5.4 32 3.0 116 4.4 Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 22 1.4 66 6.2 88 3.4 Carers and Aides 43 2.8 31 2.9 74 2.8 Factory Process Workers 36 2.3 28 2.6 64 2.4 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 39 2.5 22 2.1 61 2.3 Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers 31 2.0 28 2.6 59 2.3 Skilled Animal and Horticultural Workers 35 2.2 15 1.4 50 1.9 Inquiry Clerks and Receptionists 18 1.2 11 1.0 29 1.1 Road and Rail Drivers 17 1.1 10 0.9 27 1.0 Machine and Stationary Plant Operators 14 0.9 12 1.1 26 1.0 Storepersons 24 1.5 2 0.2 26 1.0 Other 108 6.9 61 5.8 169 6.5

Total 1 556 100.0 1 059 100.0 2 615 100.0 a Occupational groups are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations. See Appendix 5 for further

information.


Education Council zone differences The main destination of early school leavers was also analysed by geographical location, as shown in Figure 8.5. The Education Council classification was used to define the geographical location of each student. Students were allocated, on the basis of the school they attended, to categories based on remoteness and population of the location.

Figure 8.5: Main destination of early school leavers, by SCSEEC zone, Queensland 2016

ABS Statistical Area Level 4 Analysis was also conducted by Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) (2011). Boundaries for these SA4s in South East Queensland and Regional Queensland are shown in Appendix 6.

Figure 8.6 shows the proportions of early school leavers in post-school education, training and employment with those just in post-school education or training highlighted separately.

0

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%

Capital City Urban 100,000+ Provincial 25,000-99,999 Provincial <25,000 Remote Very remote


Figure 8.6: Proportion of early school leavers in post-school education, training or employment, by SA4, Queensland 2016

Bachelor Degree and Secondary study

Table 8.4 presents the proportion of early school leavers undertaking a Bachelor Degree or undertaking secondary studies at a non-school provider as their main destination by SA4.

Table 8.4: Main destination (Bachelor Degree and Secondary study) of early school leavers, by SA4, Queensland 2016

MAIN DESTINATION

Region Bachelor Degree Secondary

study Total

no. %a no. %a no. Brisbane - East 1 0.5

3 1.5 199

Brisbane - North 0 0.0

1 0.8 118 Brisbane - South 7 2.2

7 2.2 312

Brisbane - West 0 0.0

2 2.2 89 Brisbane Inner City 0 0.0

0 0.0 62

Cairns 2 0.6

4 1.1 349 Darling Downs - Maranoa 1 0.6

2 1.1 181

Fitzroy 0 0.0

4 1.3 313 Gold Coast 3 0.5

16 2.8 566

Ipswich 2 0.6

6 1.9 322 Logan - Beaudesert 2 0.5

6 1.6 373

Mackay 0 0.0

2 1.1 189 Moreton Bay - North 3 1.0

6 2.0 295

Moreton Bay - South 3 1.9

3 1.9 161 Queensland - Outback 0 0.0

0 0.0 72

Sunshine Coast 6 1.4

4 0.9 435 Toowoomba 0 0.0

6 3.0 203

Townsville 0 0.0

5 1.9 257 Wide Bay 2 0.4

17 3.4 494

Total 32 0.6 94 1.9 4 990 a Percentages based on proportion within region.

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Campus-based VET

Table 8.5 shows the proportion of early school leavers undertaking campus-based VET as their main destination by SA4.

Table 8.5: Main destination (Campus-based VET) of early school leavers, by SA4, Queensland 2016

MAIN DESTINATION

Region VET Cert IV+ VET Cert III VET Cert I–II

/other Total

no. %a no. %a no. %a no. Brisbane - East 12 6.0 11 5.5 8 4.0 199 Brisbane - North 6 5.1 4 3.4 3 2.5 118 Brisbane - South 37 11.9 24 7.7 15 4.8 312 Brisbane - West 6 6.7 4 4.5 6 6.7 89 Brisbane Inner City 4 6.5 3 4.8 4 6.5 62 Cairns 9 2.6 20 5.7 18 5.2 349 Darling Downs - Maranoa 4 2.2 8 4.4 9 5.0 181 Fitzroy 12 3.8 17 5.4 11 3.5 313 Gold Coast 39 6.9 30 5.3 25 4.4 566 Ipswich 13 4.0 21 6.5 19 5.9 322 Logan - Beaudesert 22 5.9 18 4.8 15 4.0 373 Mackay 9 4.8 13 6.9 10 5.3 189 Moreton Bay - North 18 6.1 24 8.1 15 5.1 295 Moreton Bay - South 19 11.8 10 6.2 9 5.6 161 Queensland - Outback 0 0.0

5 6.9 1 1.4 72


18 4.1 19 4.4 435 Toowoomba 19 9.4

16 7.9 6 3.0 203

Townsville 10 3.9

14 5.4 9 3.5 257 Wide Bay 21 4.3

38 7.7 36 7.3 494

Total 281 5.6 298 6.0 238 4.8 4 990 a Percentages based on proportion within region.


Employment-based VET

The proportion of early school leavers participating in employment-based VET programs by SA4 is presented in Table 8.6.

Table 8.6: Main destination (Employment-based VET) of early school leavers, by SA4, Queensland 2016

MAIN DESTINATION

Region Apprenticeship Traineeship Total

no. %a no. %a no. Brisbane - East 34 17.1 5 2.5 199 Brisbane - North 17 14.4 0 0.0 118 Brisbane - South 30 9.6 6 1.9 312 Brisbane - West 10 11.2 2 2.2 89 Brisbane Inner City 8 12.9 1 1.6 62 Cairns 60 17.2 5 1.4 349 Darling Downs - Maranoa 36 19.9 3 1.7 181 Fitzroy 54 17.3 9 2.9 313 Gold Coast 100 17.7 11 1.9 566 Ipswich 31 9.6 3 0.9 322 Logan - Beaudesert 38 10.2 7 1.9 373 Mackay 42 22.2 2 1.1 189 Moreton Bay - North 44 14.9 4 1.4 295 Moreton Bay - South 25 15.5 3 1.9 161 Queensland - Outback 10 13.9

4 5.6 72


10 2.3 435 Toowoomba 23 11.3

2 1.0 203

Townsville 29 11.3

6 2.3 257 Wide Bay 49 9.9

12 2.4 494



Employment with no further education or training

Table 8.7 shows the proportion of early school leavers who transitioned to employment with no further education or training by SA4.

Table 8.7: Main destination (Work) of early school leavers, by SA4, Queensland 2016 MAIN DESTINATION

Region Full-time employment Part-time

employment Total


10 13.9 72


88 20.2 435 Toowoomba 30 14.8

28 13.8 203

Townsville 26 10.1

36 14.0 257 Wide Bay 66 13.4

82 16.6 494



Seeking work and Not in the labour force, education or training

The final two main destinations of seeking work and not in the labour force, education or training by SA4 are shown in Table 8.8.

Table 8.8: Main destination (Seeking work and NILFET) of early school leavers, by SA4, Queensland 2016

MAIN DESTINATION

Region Seeking work NILFET Total


11 15.3 72


37 8.5 435 Toowoomba 56 27.6

17 8.4 203

Townsville 83 32.3

39 15.2 257 Wide Bay 116 23.5

55 11.1 494

Total 1 171 23.5 565 11.3 4 990 a Percentages based on proportion within region.


Chapter 9 – Main destinations of early school leavers by subgroups This chapter examines the main destinations of early school leavers according to Indigenous status, language background and socioeconomic status. An examination of main destinations by sex, year level and geographic location is provided in earlier chapters.

Indigenous status Of the 4990 respondents to the survey, 565 early school leavers identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.

Care should be taken when comparing findings in this chapter with those from other groups of young people and over previous years. Indigenous persons had substantially lower contact rates, and hence response rates, to other groups and as a result there is an increased risk that Indigenous responders may have different destination patterns to the entire Indigenous early school leaver population. It is not possible to quantify the degree of bias.

Main destination

Figure 9.1 illustrates the main destination of Indigenous early school leavers from 2015 who responded to the 2016 Early School Leavers survey.

Figure 9.1: Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers, Queensland 2016

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VET Cert III (4.6%)

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Apprenticeship (6.0%)

Traineeship (1.6%)

Secondary study (1.8%)

Full-time employment (8.0%)

Part-time employment (12.4%)

Seeking work (37.5%)

NILFET (19.6%)

VET Categories


Indigenous status

Table 9.1 and Figure 9.2 compare the main destination of Indigenous and non-Indigenous early school leavers.

Table 9.1: Main destination of early school leavers, by Indigenous status, Queensland 2016 INDIGENOUS STATUS

Main destination Indigenous Non-Indigenous Total


VET Cert IV+ 15 2.7 266 6.0 281 5.6

VET Cert III 26 4.6 272 6.1 298 6.0


Apprenticeship 34 6.0 689 15.6 723 14.5

Traineeship 9 1.6 86 1.9 95 1.9

VET Total 117 20.7 1 518 34.3 1 635 32.8 Secondary study 10 1.8 84 1.9 94 1.9 Work



Work Total 115 20.4 1 378 31.1 1 493 29.9 Seeking work 212 37.5 959 21.7 1 171 23.5 NILFET 111 19.6 454 10.3 565 11.3

Total 565 100.0 4 425 100.0 4 990 100.0

Figure 9.2: Main destination of early school leavers, by Indigenous status, Queensland 2016

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Indigenous destinations by sex

Table 9.2 and Figure 9.3 report the main destination of Indigenous early school leavers by sex.

Table 9.2: Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers, by sex, Queensland 2016 SEX



VET Cert IV+ 5 1.6 10 3.9 15 2.7

VET Cert III 9 2.9 17 6.6 26 4.6


Apprenticeship 29 9.4 5 1.9 34 6.0

Traineeship 5 1.6 4 1.6 9 1.6

VET Total 64 20.8 53 20.5 117 20.7 Secondary study 5 1.6 5 1.9 10 1.8 Work



Work Total 71 23.1 44 17.1 115 20.4 Seeking work 121 39.4 91 35.3 212 37.5 NILFET 46 15.0 65 25.2 111 19.6

Total 307 100.0 258 100.0 565 100.0

Figure 9.3: Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers, by sex, Queensland 2016

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Indigenous destinations by year level

Figure 9.4 shows the main destination of Indigenous early school leavers by year level.

Figure 9.4: Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers, by year level, Queensland 2016

Indigenous destinations by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland

Geographical differences in the main destination of Indigenous early school leavers are shown in Table 9.3.

Table 9.3: Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers, by South East Queensland/Regional Queensland, Queensland 2016


Main destination South East Queensland Regional

Queensland Total


VET Cert IV+ 10 4.7 5 1.4 15 2.7

VET Cert III 9 4.2 17 4.8 26 4.6


Apprenticeship 20 9.3 14 4.0 34 6.0

Traineeship 7 3.3 2 0.6 9 1.6

VET Total 57 26.6 60 17.1 117 20.7 Secondary study 3 1.4 7 2.0 10 1.8 Work



Work Total 47 22.0 68 19.4 115 20.4

Seeking work 76 35.5 136 38.7 212 37.5 NILFET 31 14.5 80 22.8 111 19.6

Total 214 100.0 351 100.0 565 100.0 Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers over time

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Figure 9.5 compares the main destinations of Indigenous early school leavers surveyed in 2016 with Indigenous early school leavers surveyed previously.

Care should also be taken when interpreting these results due to the varying response rates achieved across the years, these are in Table 9.4.

Table 9.4: Response rates of Indigeneous early school leavers, 2007–2016

Year Respondents Response

Rate no. %

2007 336

35.8 2008 400

38.1

2009 399

41.9 2010 329 43.6 2011 322 20.0 2012 623 30.4 2013 551 35.6 2014 577 32.8 2015 619 34.3

2016 565 33.6

Figure 9.5: Main destination of Indigenous early school leavers, Queensland 2011–2016

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Education and training destinations of Indigenous early school leavers

Table 9.5 presents the study destinations of Indigenous early school leavers in post-school education or training.

Table 9.5: Level of study of Indigenous early school leavers in education or training, Queensland 2016

Level of study no. %

Bachelor Degree 0 0.0

VET

Associate Degree 0 0.0

Advanced Diploma 0 0.0

Diploma 14 11.3

VET Certificate IV 4 3.2

VET Certificate III 56 45.2

VET Certificate II 10 8.1

VET Certificate I 3 2.4

VET unspecified 13 10.5

VET Total 100 80.6 Secondary study Year 12 5 4.0

Year 11 2 1.6

Year 10 3 2.4

Secondary study Total 10 8.1 Other 14 11.3

Total 124 100.0 The field of study enrolled in by Indigenous early school leavers in education or training is shown in Figure 9.6.

Figure 9.6: Field of study of Indigenous early school leavers in education or training, Queensland 2016

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Employment destinations of Indigenous early school leavers

Table 9.6 reports the occupations of Indigenous early school leavers in employment.

Table 9.6: Occupational Sub-Major Group of Indigenous early school leavers in employment, Queensland 2016

Occupation - Sub-Major Group no. % Sales Assistants and Salespersons 23 13.7 Construction Trades Workers 19 11.3 Sales Support Workers 19 11.3 Food Trades Workers 18 10.7 Other Labourers 11 6.5 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers 9 5.4 Construction and Mining Labourers 9 5.4 Skilled Animal and Horticultural Workers 7 4.2 Hospitality Workers 7 4.2 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 6 3.6 Other Technicians and Trades Workers 5 3.0 Carers and Aides 5 3.0 Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 5 3.0 Food Preparation Assistants 5 3.0 Road and Rail Drivers 3 1.8 Factory Process Workers 3 1.8 Sports and Personal Service Workers 2 1.2 Other 12 7.1

Total 168 100.0

Indigenous early school leavers also provided details of the industry in which their employment takes place, as shown in Table 9.7.

Table 9.7: Industry category of Indigenous early school leavers in employment, Queensland 2016

Industry category no. % Accommodation and Food Services 45 26.8 Construction 30 17.9 Retail Trade 27 16.1 Manufacturing 17 10.1 Other Services 10 6.0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 7 4.2 Administrative and Support Services 6 3.6 Public Administration and Safety 6 3.6 Arts and Recreation Services 6 3.6 Health Care and Social Assistance 5 3.0 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 2 1.2 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 2 1.2 Mining 1 0.6 Information Media and Telecommunications 1 0.6 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate services 1 0.6 Education and Training 1 0.6 Other 1 0.6

Total 168 100.0


Table 9.8 and Figure 9.7 compare the hours worked by Indigenous early school leavers in employment by sex.

Table 9.8: Hours worked per week of Indigenous early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

SEX

Hours worked per week Male Female Total


1–7 6 5.6 2 3.3 8 4.8

8–14 3 2.8 9 15.0 12 7.1

15–24 18 16.7 14 23.3 32 19.0

25–34 20 18.5 13 21.7 33 19.6

Part-time employment Total 47 43.5 38 63.3 85 50.6 Full-time employment

35–39 22 20.4 9 15.0 31 18.5

40 or more 39 36.1 13 21.7 52 31.0


Total 108 100.0 60 100.0 168 100.0

Figure 9.7: Hours worked per week of Indigenous early school leavers in employment, by sex, Queensland 2016

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Language background other than English Table 9.9 and Figure 9.8 show the main destination of early school leavers according to whether they identified as having a language background other than English (LBOTE).

Table 9.9: Main destination of early school leavers, by language background, Queensland 2016 LBOTE

Main destination Yes No Total


VET Cert IV+ 14 7.8 267 5.5 281 5.6

VET Cert III 11 6.1 287 6.0 298 6.0


Apprenticeship 13 7.3 710 14.8 723 14.5

Traineeship 0 0.0 95 2.0 95 1.9

VET Total 47 26.3 1 588 33.0 1 635 32.8 Secondary study 4 2.2 90 1.9 94 1.9 Work



Work Total 43 24.0 1 450 30.1 1 493 29.9

Seeking work 54 30.2 1 117 23.2 1 171 23.5 NILFET 30 16.8 535 11.1 565 11.3

Total 179 100.0 4 811 100.0 4 990 100.0

Figure 9.8: Main destination of early school leavers, by language background, Queensland 2016

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Socioeconomic status The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2011 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) has been used to analyse the main destinations of early school leavers by socioeconomic status, based on the residential address of the students. Early school leavers were assigned to a SES quartile based on the state percentile rank for the Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage.

Table 9.10 provides selected key characteristics of early school leavers based on their socioeconomic status.

Table 9.10: Selected key characteristics of early school leavers, by socioeconomic status, Queensland 2016

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSa

Characteristic Lowest SES quartile Second lowest

SES quartile Second highest SES quartile Highest

SES quartile

no. %b no. %b no. %b no. %b All early school leavers 1 669 33.4 1 389 27.8 1 193 23.9 739 14.8

Male 965 32.6 834 28.1 729 24.6 436 14.7

Female 704 34.7 555 27.4 464 22.9 303 15.0

Indigenous 306 54.2 129 22.8 91 16.1 39 6.9

Non-Indigenous 1 363 30.8 1 260 28.5 1 102 24.9 700 15.8

South East Queenslandb 772 26.3 795 27.1 826 28.2 539 18.4

Regional Queenslandb 897 43.6 594 28.9 367 17.8 200 9.7

Year 10 299 37.2 223 27.7 175 21.8 107 13.3

Year 11 905 33.0 755 27.5 656 23.9 428 15.6

Year 12 465 32.2 411 28.5 362 25.1 204 14.1

14 years or younger 271 34.8 229 29.4 176 22.6 103 13.2

15 years of age 626 33.4 504 26.9 463 24.7 282 15.0

16 years of age 588 32.6 517 28.7 429 23.8 268 14.9

17 years or older 184 34.5 139 26.0 125 23.4 86 16.1 a Percentages based on proportion within characteristic. b South East Queensland/Regional Queensland location based on address of school attended in 2015.


The association between socioeconomic status and the main destination of early school leavers is illustrated in Table 9.11 and Figure 9.9.

Table 9.11: Main destination of early school leavers, by socioeconomic status, Queensland 2016

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

Main destination Lowest SES quartile Second lowest

SES quartile Second highest SES quartile Highest

SES quartile

no. % no. % no. % no. % Bachelor Degree 5 0.3 8 0.6 9 0.8 10 1.4 VET VET Cert IV+ 71 4.3 67 4.8 81 6.8 62 8.4

VET Cert III 95 5.7 84 6.0 72 6.0 47 6.4

VET Cert I–II/other 87 5.2 63 4.5 53 4.4 35 4.7

Apprentice 168 10.1 225 16.2 192 16.1 138 18.7

Trainee 31 1.9 22 1.6 26 2.2 16 2.2

VET Total 452 27.1 461 33.2 424 35.5 298 40.3 Secondary study 37 2.2

19 1.4

21 1.8

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Work Full-time employment 192 11.5 205 14.8 166 13.9 91 12.3

Part-time employment 252 15.1 234 16.8 224 18.8 129 17.5

Work Total 444 26.6 439 31.6 390 32.7 220 29.8 Seeking work 478 28.6 305 22.0 252 21.1 136 18.4 NILFET 253 15.2 157 11.3 97 8.1 58 7.8

Total 1 669 100.0 1 389 100.0 1 193 100.0 739 100.0

Figure 9.9: Main destination of early school leavers, by socioeconomic status, Queensland 2016

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The main reason for not continuing with study was also examined by the socioeconomic background of early school leavers as shown in Table 9.12.

Table 9.12: Main reason for not studying of early school leavers, by socioeconomic status, Queensland 2016

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

Main reason Lowest SES quartile

Second lowest SES quartile

Second highest SES quartile

Highest SES quartile

no. % no. % no. % no. % Not interested in further study/already finished studying 204 17.4 177 19.6 133 18.0 76 18.4 Undecided and considering options 184 15.7 134 14.9 116 15.7 70 16.9 Looking for work/apprenticeship/traineeship 125 10.6 106 11.8 104 14.1 42 10.1 Waiting for course/training to begin 116 9.9 85 9.4 68 9.2 40 9.7 Work commitments 101 8.6 88 9.8 62 8.4 44 10.6 Don't feel ready for study at the moment 69 5.9 49 5.4 34 4.6 25 6.0 Health reasons 58 4.9 45 5.0 45 6.1 27 6.5 Course fees and other costs are a barrier 50 4.3 39 4.3 38 5.1 18 4.3 Wanted to earn own money 37 3.1 34 3.8 30 4.1 18 4.3 Disability 33 2.8 25 2.8 18 2.4 7 1.7 Family commitments - parenting own child 34 2.9 21 2.3 11 1.5 6 1.4 Wanted a break from study 18 1.5 12 1.3 12 1.6 9 2.2 Don't meet the entry criteria for the program I want to do 15 1.3 7 0.8 9 1.2 6 1.4 Would have to move away from home 18 1.5 8 0.9 7 0.9 1 0.2 Going into, or already in, the armed services 7 0.6 8 0.9 10 1.4 6 1.4 Pregnancy 13 1.1 9 1.0 6 0.8 0 0.0 Family commitments - excluding pregnancy/parenting own child 16 1.4 5 0.6 4 0.5 3 0.7 Working in order to finance further study 6 0.5 5 0.6 9 1.2 1 0.2 Working to qualify for independent Youth Allowance 2 0.2 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.5 Sports commitments 1 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.3 1 0.2 Other 68 5.8 43 4.8 20 2.7 12 2.9

Total 1 175 100.0 901 100.0 739 100.0 414 100.0


Main destination by lowest SES quartile over time

Figure 9.10 shows a time series of the main destination of early school leavers from the lowest SES quartile.

Care should be taken when interpreting these results due to the varying response rates achieved across the years.

Figure 9.10: Main destination of early school leavers in the lowest SES quartile, Queensland 20011–2016

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Appendices

Appendix 1 – Queensland schools with early school leavers in 2015 School Locality

A B Paterson College Arundel

Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School Acacia Ridge

Agnew School Wakerley

Albany Creek State High School Albany Creek

Albert Park Flexible Learning Centre Brisbane

Aldridge State High School Maryborough

Alexandra Hills State High School Alexandra Hills

All Saints Anglican School Merrimac

All Souls St Gabriels School Charters Towers

Allora P-10 State School Allora

Anglican Church Grammar School East Brisbane

Annandale Christian College Annandale

Aquinas College Ashmore

Arcadia College Varsity Lakes

Arethusa College Deception Bay

Aspley State High School Aspley

Assisi Catholic College Upper Coomera

Assumption College Warwick

Atherton State High School Atherton

Australian Christian College - Moreton Caboolture

Australian Industry Trade College Robina

Australian International Islamic College Durack

Australian Trade College North Brisbane Scarborough

Aviation High Hendra

Ayr State High School Ayr

Babinda State School Babinda

Balmoral State High School Balmoral

Baralaba State School Baralaba

Barcaldine Prep-12 State School Barcaldine

Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School Tennyson

Beaudesert State High School Beaudesert

Beenleigh Special School Mount Warren Park

Beenleigh State High School Beenleigh


School Locality

Beerwah State High School Beerwah

Benowa State High School Benowa

Bentley Park College Bentley Park

Biggenden State School Biggenden

Biloela State High School Biloela

Blackall State School Blackall

Blackheath and Thornburgh College Charters Towers

Blackwater State High School Blackwater

Boonah State High School Boonah

Bowen State High School Bowen

Bracken Ridge State High School Bracken Ridge

Bray Park State High School Bray Park

Bremer State High School Ipswich

Bribie Island State High School Bongaree

Brigidine College Indooroopilly

Brisbane Bayside State College Wynnum West

Brisbane Boys' College Toowong

Brisbane Christian College Salisbury

Brisbane Grammar School Brisbane

Brisbane School of Distance Education Coorparoo

Brisbane State High School South Brisbane

Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre Wacol

Browns Plains State High School Browns Plains

Bundaberg Christian College Bundaberg

Bundaberg North State High School Bundaberg North

Bundaberg State High School Bundaberg South

Bundamba State Secondary College Bundamba

Burdekin Catholic High School Ayr

Burnett State College Gayndah

Burnett Youth Learning Centre Elliott

Burnside State High School Burnside

Bwgcolman Community School Palm Island

Caboolture State High School Caboolture

Cairns School of Distance Education Manunda

Cairns State High School Cairns North

Calamvale Community College Calamvale

Calen District State College Calen

Caloundra Christian College Caloundra

Caloundra City Private School Pelican Waters

Caloundra State High School Caloundra

Calvary Christian College - Carbrook Carbrook

Calvary Christian College - Mount Louisa Mount Louisa

Cannon Hill Anglican College Cannon Hill


School Locality

Canterbury College Waterford

Capalaba State College Capalaba

Capella State High School Capella

Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education Emerald

Carinity Education - Glendyne Nikenbah

Carinity Education - Southside Sunnybank

Carmel College Thornlands

Cavendish Road State High School Holland Park

Centenary Heights State High School Centenary Heights

Centenary State High School Jindalee

Chancellor State College Sippy Downs

Chanel College Gladstone

Charleville State High School Charleville

Charters Towers School of Distance Education Millchester

Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers

Chinchilla State High School Chinchilla

Chisholm Catholic College Cornubia

Citipointe Christian College Carindale

Clairvaux MacKillop College Upper Mount Gravatt

Claremont Special School Silkstone

Clermont State High School Clermont

Cleveland District State High School Cleveland

Cleveland Education and Training Centre Rowes Bay

Clifton State High School Clifton

Cloncurry State School Cloncurry

Clontarf Beach State High School Clontarf

Collinsville State High School Collinsville

Columba Catholic College Charters Towers

Concordia Lutheran College Toowoomba

Cooktown State School Cooktown

Coolum State High School Coolum Beach

Coombabah State High School Coombabah

Coomera Anglican College Coomera

Coorparoo Secondary College Coorparoo

Corinda State High School Corinda

Craigslea State High School Chermside West

Crow's Nest State School Crows Nest

Cunnamulla State School Cunnamulla

Dakabin State High School Dakabin

Dalby State High School Dalby

Darling Downs Christian School Toowoomba

Darling Point Special School Manly

Deception Bay Flexible Learning Centre Deception Bay


School Locality

Deception Bay State High School Deception Bay

Djarragun College Gordonvale

Doomadgee State School Doomadgee

Downlands College Toowoomba

Dysart State High School Dysart

Eagleby Learning Centre - Centre for Continuing Secondary Education Eagleby

Earnshaw State College Banyo

Elanora State High School Elanora

Emerald Christian College Emerald

Emerald State High School Emerald

Emmanuel College Carrara

Emmaus College - Jimboomba Jimboomba

Emmaus College - Rockhampton Park Avenue

Everton Park State High School Everton Park

Faith Christian School of Distance Education Karawatha

Faith Lutheran College - Plainland Plainland

Faith Lutheran College - Redlands Thornlands

Ferny Grove State High School Ferny Grove

Flagstone State Community College Jimboomba

Forest Lake State High School Forest Lake

Freshwater Christian College Brinsmead

Gilroy Santa Maria College Ingham

Gin Gin State High School Gin Gin

Gladstone State High School West Gladstone

Glasshouse Christian College Beerwah

Glenala State High School Durack

Glenmore State High School Kawana

Good Counsel College Innisfail

Good Shepherd Catholic College Mount Isa

Good Shepherd Christian School Albany Creek

Goodna Special School Goodna

Goondiwindi State High School Goondiwindi

Gordonvale State High School Gordonvale

Grace Lutheran College Rothwell

Groves Christian College Kingston

Gympie Flexible Learning Centre Gympie

Gympie State High School Gympie

Harristown State High School Harristown

Heatley Secondary College Heatley

Heights College North Rockhampton

Helensvale State High School Helensvale

Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre Hemmant

Herberton State School Moomin


School Locality

Hervey Bay Christian Academy Urraween

Hervey Bay Special School Kawungan

Hervey Bay State High School Pialba

Hillbrook Anglican School Enoggera

Hillcrest Christian College Reedy Creek

Hills International College Jimboomba

Holland Park State High School Holland Park West

Holy Spirit College Mount Pleasant

Home Hill State High School Home Hill

Horizons College Caboolture

Hughenden State School Hughenden

Hymba Yumba Community Hub Springfield

Ignatius Park College Cranbrook

Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim

Indooroopilly State High School Indooroopilly

Ingham State High School Ingham

Injune P-10 State School Injune

Innisfail State College Innisfail Estate

Iona College Lindum

Ipswich Grammar School Ipswich

Ipswich State High School Brassall

Ipswich West Special School West Ipswich

Isis District State High School Childers

Islamic College of Brisbane Karawatha

Jabiru Community College Bracken Ridge

James Nash State High School Gympie

John Paul College Daisy Hill

Jubilee Christian College - Atherton Atherton

Kairos Community College Deception Bay

Kawana Waters State College Bokarina

Kedron State High School Kedron

Keebra Park State High School Southport

Kelvin Grove State College Kelvin Grove

Kenmore State High School Kenmore

Kepnock State High School Kepnock

Kilcoy State High School Kilcoy

Kilkivan State School Kilkivan

Kingaroy State High School Kingaroy

King's Christian College Reedy Creek

Kingston Centre for Continuing Secondary Education Kingston

Kingston College Kingston

Kirwan State High School Kirwan

Kowanyama State School Kowanyama


School Locality

Kuranda District State College Kuranda

Laidley State High School Laidley

Lockhart State School Lockhart River

Lockyer District State High School Gatton

Loganlea State High School Loganlea

Longreach School of Distance Education Longreach

Longreach State High School Longreach

Lourdes Hill College Hawthorne

Lowood State High School Lowood

Mabel Park State High School Slacks Creek

MacGregor State High School Macgregor

Mackay Christian College North Mackay

Mackay North State High School North Mackay

Mackay Northern Beaches State High School Rural View

Mackay State High School South Mackay

Malanda State High School Malanda

Maleny State High School Maleny

Mansfield State High School Mansfield

Mareeba State High School Mareeba

Marist College - Emerald Emerald

Marist College Ashgrove Ashgrove

Maroochydore State High School Maroochydore

Marsden State High School Waterford West

Maryborough Special School Maryborough

Maryborough State High School Maryborough

Marymount College Burleigh Waters

Matthew Flinders Anglican College Buderim

Meridan State College Meridan Plains

Merrimac State High School Mermaid Waters

Miami State High School Miami

Middlemount Community School Middlemount

Miles State High School Miles

Milpera State High School Chelmer

Mirani State High School Mirani

Mitchelton State High School Mitchelton

Monto State High School Monto

Moranbah State High School Moranbah

Morayfield State High School Morayfield

Moreton Bay College Manly West

Mornington Island State School Wellesley Islands

Mossman State High School Mossman

Mount Alvernia College Kedron

Mount Gravatt State High School Mount Gravatt


School Locality

Mount Isa School of the Air Pioneer

Mount Larcom State School Mount Larcom

Mount Morgan State High School Mount Morgan

Mount St Bernard College Herberton

Mountain Creek State High School Mountain Creek

Moura State High School Moura

Mt Maria College Mitchelton

Mueller College Rothwell

Mundubbera State School Mundubbera

Murgon State High School Murgon

Murrumba State Secondary College Murrumba Downs

Music Industry College Fortitude Valley

Nambour Christian College Woombye

Nambour Special School Burnside

Nambour State College Nambour

Nanango State High School Nanango

Narangba Valley State High School Narangba

Nerang State High School Nerang

Noosa District State High School Cooroy

Noosa Flexible Learning Centre Sunshine Beach

Normanton State School Normanton

North Lakes State College North Lakes

North Rockhampton State High School Frenchville

Northern Beaches State High School Deeragun

Northern Peninsula Area State College Bamaga

Northpine Christian College Dakabin

Northside Christian College Everton Park

Oakey State High School Oakey

Ormeau Woods State High School Ormeau

Ormiston College Ormiston

Our Lady of the Southern Cross College Dalby

Pacific Lutheran College Meridan Plains

Pacific Pines State High School Pacific Pines

Padua College Kedron

Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School Palm Beach

Park Ridge State High School Park Ridge

Peace Lutheran College Kamerunga

Peregian Beach College Peregian Beach

Pimlico State High School Gulliver

Pimpama State Secondary College Pimpama

Pine Rivers State High School Strathpine

Pioneer State High School Andergrove

Pittsworth State High School Pittsworth


School Locality

Prince of Peace Lutheran College Everton Hills

Proserpine State High School Proserpine

Queensland Academy for Creative Industries Kelvin Grove

Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology Toowong

Quilpie State College Quilpie

Ravenshoe State School Ravenshoe

Redbank Plains State High School Redbank Plains

Redcliffe Special School Redcliffe

Redcliffe State High School Redcliffe

Redland District Special School Thornlands

Redlands College Wellington Point

Redlynch State College Redlynch

Richmond State School Richmond

Rivermount College Yatala

Riverside Christian College Maryborough

Robina State High School Robina

Rochedale State High School Rochedale

Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Rockhampton

Rockhampton Grammar School Rockhampton

Rockhampton State High School Wandal

Roma State College Roma

Rosedale State School Rosedale

Rosewood State High School Rosewood

Runcorn State High School Runcorn

Ryan Catholic College Kirwan

Saint Stephen's College Coomera

San Sisto College Carina

Sandgate District State High School Deagon

Sarina State High School Sarina

Seton College Mount Gravatt East

Shailer Park State High School Shailer Park

Shalom Christian College Condon

Shalom College Bundaberg

Sheldon College Sheldon

Siena Catholic College Sippy Downs

Smithfield State High School Smithfield

Somerset College Mudgeeraba

Southern Cross Catholic College Scarborough

Southport State High School Southport

Spinifex State College Parkside

Springfield Central State High School Springfield Central

Springsure State School Springsure

Springwood State High School Springwood


School Locality

St Andrew's Anglican College Peregian Springs

St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch

St Andrew's Lutheran College Tallebudgera

St Anthony's Catholic College Deeragun

St Augustine's College Augustine Heights

St Augustine's College - Cairns Cairns

St Brendan's College - Yeppoon Yeppoon

St Catherine's Catholic College - The Whitsundays Proserpine

St Columban's College Caboolture

St Edmund's College Woodend

St Eugene College Burpengary

St Francis' College Crestmead

St George State High School St George

St Hilda's School Southport

St James College Brisbane

St James Lutheran College Urraween

St John Fisher College Bracken Ridge

St John's College - Nambour Nambour

St John's School Roma

St Joseph's College - Toowoomba Toowoomba

St Joseph's Nudgee College Boondall

St Joseph's School Stanthorpe

St Laurence's College South Brisbane

St Margaret Mary's College Hyde Park

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School Ascot

St Mary’s College - Toowoomba Toowoomba

St Mary's College - Ipswich Ipswich

St Mary's College - Maryborough Maryborough

St Mary's College - Woree Woree

St Michael's College Merrimac

St Monica's College Cairns

St Patrick's College - Gympie Gympie

St Patrick's College - Mackay Mackay

St Patrick's College - Shorncliffe Shorncliffe

St Patrick's College - Townsville Townsville

St Paul's School Bald Hills

St Peter Claver College Riverview

St Peter's Lutheran College Indooroopilly

St Rita's College Clayfield

St Saviour's College Toowoomba

St Stephen's Catholic College Mareeba

St Stephens Lutheran College Gladstone

St Teresa's Catholic College Noosaville


School Locality

St Teresa's College - Abergowrie Abergowrie

St Thomas More College Sunnybank

St Ursula's College - Toowoomba Toowoomba

St Ursula's College - Yeppoon Yeppoon

Staines Memorial College Redbank Plains

Stanthorpe State High School Stanthorpe

Stretton State College Stretton

Suncoast Christian College Woombye

Sunnybank State High School Sunnybank

Sunshine Beach State High School Sunshine Beach

Sunshine Coast Grammar School Forest Glen

TAFE Queensland Brisbane Alexandra Hills

Tagai State College - Thursday Island Secondary Thursday Island

Tamborine Mountain College North Tamborine

Tamborine Mountain State High School Tamborine Mountain

Tannum Sands State High School Tannum Sands

Tara Shire State College Tara

Taroom State School Taroom

Tec-NQ Douglas

Texas P-10 State School Texas

The Cathedral College Rockhampton

The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James Mundingburra

The Centre Education Programme Kingston

The Gap State High School The Gap

The Glenleighden School Fig Tree Pocket

The Kooralbyn International School Kooralbyn

The Scots PGC College Warwick

The Southport School Southport

Thuringowa State High School Condon

Tin Can Bay State School Tin Can Bay

Toogoolawah State High School Toogoolawah

Toolooa State High School South Gladstone

Toowoomba Grammar School East Toowoomba

Toowoomba State High School Mount Lofty

Townsville Community Learning Centre Mundingburra

Townsville Flexible Learning Centre West End, Townsville

Townsville Grammar School North Ward

Townsville State High School Railway Estate

Trinity Anglican School White Rock

Trinity Bay State High School Manunda

Trinity College Beenleigh


School Locality

Tullawong State High School Caboolture

Tully State High School Tully

Unity College Caloundra West

Upper Coomera State College Upper Coomera

Urangan State High School Urangan

Varsity College Varsity Lakes

Victoria Point State High School Victoria Point

Victory College Gympie

Villanova College Coorparoo

Wandoan State School P-10 Wandoan

Warwick Christian College Warwick

Warwick State High School Warwick

Wavell State High School Wavell Heights

Wellington Point State High School Wellington Point

West Moreton Anglican College Karrabin

Western Cape College Rocky Point

Western Cape College - Weipa Rocky Point

Western Suburbs State Special School Inala

Westside Christian College Goodna

Whites Hill State College Camp Hill

Whitsunday Anglican School Beaconsfield

Whitsunday Christian College Cannonvale

William Ross State High School Annandale

Wilsonton State High School Wilsonton Heights

Windaroo Valley State High School Bahrs Scrub

Winton State School Winton

Woodcrest State College Springfield

Woodford State School Woodford

Woodridge State High School Logan Central

Woree State High School Woree

Wynnum State High School Wynnum

Xavier Catholic College Hervey Bay

Yarrabah State School Yarrabah

Yeppoon State High School Yeppoon

Yeronga State High School Yeronga

YMCA Vocational School Kingston

YOS Lawnton Lawnton


Appendix 2 – Main destination categorisation

Education and Training – Higher Education

Bachelor Degreea Studying at Bachelor Degree level (including Honours).

Education and Training - VET categories

VET Cert IV+a Studying at Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level (excluding apprentices and trainees).

VET Cert IIIa Studying at Certificate III level (excluding apprentices and trainees).

VET Cert I–II/othera Studying at Certificate I or II level (excluding apprentices and trainees). This category also includes students in an unspecified VET course, or in other basic courses (e.g. short courses) and with an unknown course level.

Apprenticeship Employment-based apprenticeship.

Traineeship Employment-based traineeship.

Education and Training – Secondary studies

Secondary studya Studying Years 10, 11 or 12 at a non-secondary school (for example a TAFE or private training college).

Labour Force

Full-time employment Working full-time (35 hours or more per week) and not in an education or training destination. This includes people with part-time or casual jobs that total 35 hours or more.

Part-time employment Working part-time or casual (fewer than 35 hours per week) and not in an education or training destination.

Seeking work Looking for work and not in an education or training destination.

Not in Education, Training or Employment

NILFET Not in education or training, not working and not seeking work.

a Some respondents may also be in the labour force.


Appendix 3 – Fields of study

Field of studya Examples

Natural and Physical Sciences Science, Applied Science, Laboratory Technology, Biomedical Science, Forensic Science

Information Technology Information Technology, Network Engineering, Software Design, Web Design

Engineering and Related Technologies Engineering, Automotive Mechanics, Electro Technology, Refrigeration, Aviation, Electrical Apprenticeship

Architecture and Building Building, Architecture, Carpentry, Interior Design, Regional and Urban Planning, Surveying


Horticulture, Land Management, Environmental Science, Agricultural Science, Marine Studies

Health Nursing, Sport Science, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Pharmacy, Fitness, Physiotherapy

Education Primary Education, Secondary Education, Learning Management, Early Childhood Education

Management and Commerce Business, Accounting, Business Management, Commerce, Tourism, Real Estate, Marketing

Society and Culture Law, Arts, Youth Work, Journalism, Social Science, Psychology, Social Work

Creative Arts Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Performing Arts, Photography


Hospitality, Hotel Management, Hairdressing, Kitchen Operations, Commercial Cookery

Mixed Field Programs Adult Tertiary Preparation, Creative Industries, Vocational Skills Development, Bridging Courses

a Field of study categories based on the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ABS cat. no. 1272.0).


Appendix 4 – Industry categories

Industry categorya Examples of occupations in this industry

Retail Trade Sales Assistant, Cashier, Storeperson, Retail Trainee, Shelf Filler, Pharmacy Assistant, Console Operator

Accommodation and Food Services Waiter, Bartender, Kitchen Hand, Pizza Maker, Apprentice Chef, Fast Food Server, Hotel Receptionist

Construction Labourer, Apprentice (Carpenter, Tiler, Bricklayer, Painter, Plumber, Plasterer, Roofer), Trades Assistant

Manufacturing Factory Hand, Apprentice (Joiner, Fitter, Boilermaker, Cabinet Maker), Labourer, Machine Operator

Health Care and Social Assistance Dental Assistant, Personal Carer, Child Care Assistant, Nanny, Medical Receptionist, Nursing Assistant

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Fruit Picker, Packer, Farm, Station Hand, Nursery Assistant, Market Gardener, Deck Hand

Education and Training Teacher Aide, Tutor, Swimming Instructor, Music Teacher, Administration Assistant, Sports Coach, Library Assistant

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

Apprentice (Electrician, Linesman, Plumber, Refrigeration Mechanic), Garbage Truck Driver

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services Sales Trainee, Office Assistant, Trainee Property Manager, Receptionist, Video Store Clerk

Information Media and Telecommunications

Cinema Attendant, Cadet Journalist, Library Assistant, Telecommunications Trainee, Data Entry Clerk

Transport, Postal and Warehousing Courier, Customs Clerk, Furniture Removalist, Ticket Inspector, Flight Attendant, Mail Sorter, Transport Officer

Financial and Insurance Services Bank Teller, Administrative Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Loans Processor, Trainee Accountant, Customer Service Operator

Wholesale Trade Warehouse Clerk, Storeperson, Driver, Packer, Factory Hand, Labourer, Cleaner

Public Administration and Safety Defence Cadet, Administrative Officer, Soldier, Trainee Firefighter, Police Cadet, Locksmith

Administrative and Support Services Call Centre Operator, Gardener, Trainee Travel Agent, Cleaner, Office Assistant, Telemarketer

Mining Apprentice (Fitter, Electrician, Boilermaker), Plant Operator, Drillers Assistant, Laboratory Assistant, Office Assistant

Arts and Recreation Services Fitness Instructor, Theatre Attendant, Netball Umpire, Theme Park Host, Lifeguard, Museum Attendant


Laboratory Assistant, Trainee Draftsperson, Software Technician, IT Trainee

Other Services Apprentice (Mechanic, Panel Beater, Hairdresser), Parking Attendant, Trainee Beautician, Photo Lab Assistant

a Industry categories based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ABS cat. no. 1292.0).


Appendix 5 – Occupational groups

Occupation – Major Groupsa Examples of occupations in this group

Managers Chief Executive, Crop Farmer, ICT Project Manager, Hotel Manager, School Principal, Production Manager, Retail Manager

Professionals Journalist, Accountant, Librarian, Civil Engineer, Zoologist, Teacher, Surgeon, Registered Nurse, Web Developer, Solicitor, Architect

Technicians and Trades Workers Motor mechanic, Fitter and Turner, Carpenter, Plumber, Electrician, Chef, Greenkeeper, Hairdresser, Butcher, Web Administrator


Enrolled Nurse, Child Care Worker, Hospital Orderly, Barista, Waiter, Police Officer, Flight Attendant, Lifeguard, Beuaty Therapist

Clerical and Administrative Workers Receptionist, Bank Worker, Secretary, Courier, Sales Clerk, Data Entry Operator, Personal Assistant, Conveyancer, Customs Officer

Sales Workers Sales Assistant, Model, Telemarketer, Transport Conductor, Real Estate Agent, Checkout Operator, Service Station Attendant

Machinery Operators and Drivers Miner, Truck Driver, Storeperson, Forklift Driver, Backhoe Operator, Aircraft Baggage Handler, Chauffeur, Concrete Pump Operator

Labourers Cleaner, Fencer, Meat Packer, Deck Hand, Trolley Collector, Fast Food Cook, Livestock Farm Worker, Shelf Filler, Deck Hand

a Occupational groups based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ABS cat. no. 1220.0).


Appendix 6 – Statistical Area Level 4 – Queensland, ABS, 2011


Appendix 7 – 2016 Early School Leavers survey questionnaire __________________________________________________________________________________________

Intro

Hello, this is ____ from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office. Can I speak to {firstname} {surname} please? On behalf of the Department of Education and Training, we are contacting people who may have left school prior to completing Year 12. The project is aimed at finding out what these people are doing now - whether they are working, or studying, or something else. Your responses are strictly confidential and are collected under the Qld Govt Statistical Returns Act. The information you provide will only be used for research purposes to help improve Government services.

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 1 Have you returned to Secondary school?

(INTERVIEWER: Please code as no if respondent indicates that they are completing secondary studies at TAFE or a private training college.)

Yes – but I have changed schools this year ......................................................... 1 Yes – I have not changed or left school this year ................................................. 2 No ....................................................................................................................... 3 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused) ............................................................................................................. 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q1=1 OR Q1=2) → END SURVEY ELSE → Q2

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Q. 2 Can I ask why you left school? Maximum of five options.

(INTERVIEWER: Allow more than one – Do not read out)

(To get a job/apprenticeship 1 Did not like school 2 Did not like the teaching staff 3 Did not like the way the school was managed 4 Study options did not meet my needs 5 Difficult academically 6 Behaviour of other students disrupted my study 7 Asked to leave by school 8 Disability 9 Health reasons 10 Moved away/to a new area 11 Felt I would have access to better resources 12 Pregnancy 13 Family commitments – parenting own child 14 Family commitments – excluding pregnancy/parenting own child 15 Previous school only goes to Year 10 16 Parents made me leave school 17 Only studying a couple of subjects 18 More flexible hours 19 Other (please specify) 97 Don’t know 98 Refused) 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________

If (Q2 > one response) → Q3 ELSE → Q4

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 3 Of the things you mentioned, which would you say had the most

influence? Was it -

Please specify from answers chosen above ........................................................ 1 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Q. 4 Do you currently have a paid job?

Yes ...................................................................................................................... 1 No ....................................................................................................................... 2 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q4>1) → Q12 ELSE → Q5

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 5 Do you have more than one job?

Yes ...................................................................................................................... 1 No ....................................................................................................................... 2 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________

If you have more than one job, please answer the next questions thinking about your main job. __________________________________________________________________________________________


Q. 6 What is your (main) job?

(INTERVIEWER: Ask for full title. For public servants, ask for official designation and occupation. For armed personnel, ask for rank and occupation. Prompt (if needed) What are the main tasks of the job (e.g. looking after children at a day care centre, making hamburgers and fries)?)

Please specify ..................................................................................................... 1 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 7 Are you currently undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship?

(INTERVIEWER: Definition of a traineeship - Traineeships combine structured and workplace training with paid employment. Trainees complete a qualification while learning skills at work and under the guidance of a training organisation. Trainees can be full-time, part-time, or school based.)

Yes - apprenticeship ............................................................................................ 1 Yes - traineeship ................................................................................................. 2 No ....................................................................................................................... 3 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 8 Can you describe the industry you work in?

(WEB ONLY: For example retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing.

INTERVIEWER: If necessary prompt "What are the main goods or services produced by your employer? or "Are you in construction? wholesaling? manufacturing?)


__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q7=1 OR Q7=2) → Q10 ELSE → Q9

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 9 Is your (main) job a casual job?

Yes ..................................................................................................................... 1 No ....................................................................................................................... 2 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 10 On average, how many hours do you work each week in your (main) job?


(If Q10 > 100 hours, error message. Must be less than 100 hours) __________________________________________________________________________________________

If (Q5>1) AND (Q7>2) → Q15 If (Q5>1) AND (Q7=1 OR Q7=2) → Q16 ELSE → Q11

__________________________________________________________________________________________


Q. 11 On average, how many hours do you work each week in all your jobs?


(If Q11 > 100 hours, error message. Must be less than 100 hours) (If Q11 < Q10, error message. Hours for all jobs must be greater than hours for main job)

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q7=1 OR Q7=2) → Q16 ELSE → Q15

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 12 Are you…

Looking for full-time work (35 hours or more per week) ....................................... 1

Looking for part-time work (less than 35 hours per week) .................................... 2 Not looking for work ............................................................................................. 3 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q12 = 1 OR Q12 = 2) → Q12a If (Q12=3) → Q13 ELSE → Q15

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 12a In what industry are you seeking work?

(WEB ONLY: For example construction, wholesaling, manufacturing. INTERVIEWER: If necessary prompt "Would you like to work in construction? wholesaling? manufacturing?) (Please specify .................................................................................................... 1

No preference ..................................................................................................... 20 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused) ............................................................................................................. 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Go to Q15

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 13 What are the reasons you are currently not looking for work?

Current study commitments ................................................................................. 1 Future study commitments .................................................................................. 2 No financial need to undertake paid employment ................................................ 3 Travel .................................................................................................................. 4 Disability .............................................................................................................. 5 Health reasons .................................................................................................... 6 Don't wish to work ............................................................................................... 7 Accepted a job that will start at a later date.......................................................... 8 Don't feel ready for paid employment .................................................................. 9 Transport difficulties ............................................................................................ 10 Sports commitments ............................................................................................ 11 Student exchange ............................................................................................... 12 Have been unsuccessful finding a job ................................................................. 13 Pregnancy (FEMALE ONLY) ............................................................................... 14 Family commitments—parenting own child .......................................................... 15 Family commitments—excluding pregnancy/parenting own child ......................... 16 Other (please specify) ......................................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99


__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q13 > one response) → Q14 ELSE → Q15

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 14 Of the things you mentioned, which would you say had the most influence? Was it…


__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 15 Are you currently studying?

Yes – full-time ..................................................................................................... 1 Yes – part-time .................................................................................................... 2 No – not studying ................................................................................................ 3 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

(WEB ONLY: If Q13 = 1, do not show “No – not studying” If Q13 = 1 AND Q15 > 2, error message. You previously indicated that you were not looking for work because of your current study commitments. INTERVIEWER: Please confirm with respondent their responses to Q13, Q14 and Q15 and amend as necessary)

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q15>2) → Q21 ELSE → Q17

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 16 You said earlier that you were doing an apprenticeship/traineeship. Are you

currently undertaking the study component?

(INTERVIEWER: By definition, apprenticeships and traineeships contain some form of study component. If respondent insists that their apprenticeship/traineeship has no study component code as 98).

Yes – doing course now ...................................................................................... 1 Yes – study not started yet .................................................................................. 2 No – study component completed ....................................................................... 3 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q16>2) → Q21 ELSE → Q17

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 17 What kind of institution are you currently/will you be studying at? Is it a - ?

(INTERVIEWER: If respondent reports studying at home via correspondence/external study ask respondent for the type of institution providing the course and code accordingly. For example, if the correspondence course is provided by a private training college, code to 3.)

(University ........................................................................................................... 1 TAFE ................................................................................................................... 2 Private Training College ...................................................................................... 3 Secondary School ............................................................................................... 4 Agricultural College ............................................................................................. 5 Adult and Community Education provider ............................................................ 6 Training provided at work .................................................................................... 7 Armed Forces ...................................................................................................... 8 Other (please specify) ......................................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused) ............................................................................................................. 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________


__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q17=4) → END SURVEY

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Q. 18 What is the level of this course or program?

(INTERVIEWER: Only read out if respondent unsure.

If respondent reports they are undertaking a bridging and enabling course, ask for the level and code accordingly. For example, if the bridging course is at an Associate Degree level, code to Associate Degree level.)

Advanced Diploma .............................................................................................. 8 Diploma ............................................................................................................... 9 VET Certificate IV ................................................................................................ 10 VET Certificate III ................................................................................................ 11 VET Certificate II ................................................................................................. 12 VET Certificate I .................................................................................................. 13 VET Certificate – level not known ........................................................................ 14 Year 12 ............................................................................................................... 15 Year 11 ............................................................................................................... 16 Year 10 ............................................................................................................... 17 Other (please specify) ......................................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 19 What is the name of the course or program you are enrolled in?

(INTERVIEWER: Code to one of the fields of study listed. Use the lookup list to choose the right category. If you are unsure which option is the right one choose ‘other’ and type in the name of the course.)

Natural and physical sciences ............................................................................. 1 Information technology ........................................................................................ 2 Engineering and related technologies .................................................................. 3 Architecture and building ..................................................................................... 4 Agriculture, environmental and related studies .................................................... 5 Health ................................................................................................................. 6 Education ............................................................................................................ 7 Management and commerce ............................................................................... 8 Society and culture .............................................................................................. 9 Creative arts ........................................................................................................ 10 Food, hospitality and personal services ............................................................... 11 Mixed Field Programs.......................................................................................... 12 Double field of study ............................................................................................ 13 Year 10-12/Senior/Student Exchange.................................................................. 14 Defence Forces study.......................................................................................... 15 Other (please specify) ......................................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q17=1) → Q20a If (Q17=2) → Q20b ELSE → Q20c

__________________________________________________________________________________________


Q. 20a What is the name of the UNIVERSITY you are or will be enrolled in?

(Australian Catholic University ............................................................................. 1 Bond University ................................................................................................... 2 Central Queensland University ............................................................................ 3 Griffith University ................................................................................................. 4 James Cook University ........................................................................................ 5 Queensland University of Technology ................................................................. 6 The University of Queensland ............................................................................. 7 University of Southern Queensland ..................................................................... 8 University of the Sunshine Coast ......................................................................... 9 Southern Cross University ................................................................................... 10 Unspecified Queensland University (please specify) ........................................... 19 Interstate University ............................................................................................. 20 Other University (please specify) ......................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused) ............................................................................................................. 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If Q20a <= 10 ANDQ20a >= 1 go to Q20d If Q20a > 10 END SURVEY

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 20b What is the name of the TAFE you are or will be enrolled in?

(Central Queensland University (TAFE program)................................................. 3 TAFE Queensland Brisbane ................................................................................ 21 TAFE Queensland East Coast ............................................................................. 22 TAFE Queensland Gold Coast ............................................................................ 23 TAFE Queensland North ..................................................................................... 24 TAFE Queensland SkillsTech .............................................................................. 25 TAFE Queensland South West ............................................................................ 26 Unspecified Queensland TAFE (please specify) .................................................. 39 Interstate TAFE ................................................................................................... 40 Other TAFE (please specify) ............................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused) ............................................................................................................. 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If Q20b = 3 OR (Q20b <= 26 AND Q20b >= 21) go to Q20d If Q20b > 26 END SURVEY

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Q. 20c What is the name of the institution you are or will be enrolled in?

IF Q17 = 8 SHOW option 47 Armed Forces ONLY: INTERVIEWER DO NOT READ QUESTION OUT (DO NOT USE ..................................................................................................... 41 Trade training school (eg. former Australian Technical College) .......................... 42 Careers Australia................................................................................................. 43 Endeavour College of Natural Health .................................................................. 44 SAE (Qantm College) .......................................................................................... 45 Other Private Training College (QGSO use only) ................................................. 46 Armed Forces ...................................................................................................... 47 Australian Institute of Applied Science ................................................................. 48 Axial .................................................................................................................... 49 Blue Dog Training................................................................................................ 50 Busy At Work ...................................................................................................... 51 Evocca College ................................................................................................... 52 JMC Academy ..................................................................................................... 53 Motor Trades Association .................................................................................... 54 Sarina Russo ....................................................................................................... 55 Skill360 ............................................................................................................... 56 Work Skills .......................................................................................................... 57 MRAEL................................................................................................................ 58 Open Colleges .................................................................................................... 59 Hastings Deering Institute of Technology ............................................................ 60 Dance/Performing arts (e.g. Harvest Rain Theatre Company) ............................. 61 Australian Institute of Creative Design ................................................................. 62 Fitness training (e.g. Australian Institute of Fitness) ............................................. 63 Aviation Australia................................................................................................. 64 MEGT ................................................................................................................. 65 REIQ ................................................................................................................... 66 Fast-food restaurant (e.g. McDonalds) ................................................................ 67 Hair and makeup training (e.g. National Academy of Beauty) .............................. 68 Other Institution (please specify) ......................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused) ............................................................................................................. 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If Q20c <= 66 AND Q20c >= 42 go to Q20d If Q20c > 66 END SURVEY

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 20d What campus are you studying at?

(INTERVIEWER: If the respondent attends more than one campus, prompt for the primary campus. If they are unsure include all campuses.

IF Q17 = 8 SHOW option 140 Armed Forces ONLY: INTERVIEWER DO NOT READ QUESTION OUT (CATI Only: List appropriate options for institutions)

Please specify ................................................................................................... 1 External/via correspondence ............................................................................. 2 Don’t know ...................................................................................................... 98 Refused ........................................................................................................... 99

__________________________________________________________________________________________ GO TO END SURVEY

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Q. 21 Can you tell me the reasons why you are not studying?

(Maximum of five options INTERVIEWER: Allow more than one – Do not read out)

Wanted a break from study (e.g. to travel) ........................................................... 1 Undecided and considering options ..................................................................... 2 Don't feel ready for study at the moment ............................................................. 3 Not interested in further study/already finished studying ...................................... 4 Working in order to finance further study ............................................................. 5 Waiting for course/training to begin ..................................................................... 6 Have work commitments ..................................................................................... 7 Find the course fees and other costs are a barrier ............................................... 8 Would have to move away from home ................................................................. 9 Don't meet the entry criteria for the program I want to do ..................................... 10 Wanted to earn own money ................................................................................. 11 Looking for work/apprenticeship/traineeship ........................................................ 12 Going into, or already in, armed services ............................................................. 13 Waiting to qualify for the independent Youth Allowance ....................................... 14 Disability .............................................................................................................. 15 Health reasons .................................................................................................... 16 Sports commitments ............................................................................................ 17 Pregnancy (FEMALE ONLY) ............................................................................... 18 Family commitments—parenting own child .......................................................... 19 Family commitments—excluding pregnancy/parenting own child ......................... 20 Other (please specify) ......................................................................................... 97 Don’t know .......................................................................................................... 98 Refused ............................................................................................................... 99

(If (Q4=2) AND (Q21=5 or 7), error message. Respondent has already said they are not working. Check.)

__________________________________________________________________________________________ If (Q21>one response) → Q22 ELSE → END SURVEY

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 22 Of the reasons you mentioned, which would you say had the most influence? Was it -


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END SURVEY

That concludes the survey. If you have any additional questions regarding this survey, you can ring our freecall number 1800 068 587. Thank you very much for all your help. I would also like to remind you that the information you have provided will not be used to identify you in any reporting of the findings of the project. Your voluntary participation in this important survey contributes valuable information that will benefit future students. Once again, my name is [interviewer name] from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office.

GOOD-BYE!

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Appendix 8 – Glossary

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics—the central statistical authority for the Australian Government. The ABS provides the official national source of statistics for use by the government and the community.

ANZSCO Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations—a hierarchical occupation classification which is used in the collection and dissemination of official statistics. ANZSCO assigns individuals to an occupation based on the set of tasks that they perform for an employer.

ANZSIC Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification—a hierarchical industry classification which is used in the collection and dissemination of official statistics. ANZSIC assigns businesses to an industry based on their predominant activities.

Apprenticeship A legally-binding training arrangement between an employer and an apprentice that combines structured training with paid employment. Apprenticeships usually take four years to complete, with training taking place both at the workplace and with a training organisation.

ARIA Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia—measures remoteness in terms of road distance measurements from over 12 000 populated localities to the nearest service centres in five categories based on population size.

ASCED Australian Standard Classification of Education—a classification, defined by the ABS, which is used in the collection and dissemination of official statistics. ASCED comprises two component classifications, Level of Education and Field of Education.

ASGS Australian Statistical Geography Standard—a hierarchical geographical classification, defined by the ABS, which is used in the collection and dissemination of official statistics. The ASGS provides a common framework of statistical geography and thereby enables the production of statistics which are comparable and can be spatially integrated.

Campus-based study

Refers to Bachelor Degree and Campus-based VET study; including study undertaken externally or online.

Campus-based VET

VET courses where the study or training is predominantly undertaken at a study institution such as a TAFE. Included in this category are VET certificate levels I–IV, diplomas, advanced diplomas and associate degrees.

CATI Computer-assisted telephone interviewing—a type of telephone interviewing in which the interviewer keys answers to questions as they are received onto a data entry keyboard.

Casual work Casual workers do not have permanency or paid leave entitlements (such as sick leave and holiday leave). They usually receive a higher rate of pay to compensate for this.

DET Department of Education and Training

Education Council

Formerly the Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood. A body comprising state, territory and Australian government and New Zealand ministers with responsibility for school education and early childhood development, with Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Island and East Timor having observer status.

Education Council zones

A geographic classification based on type of population centre, size of population and ARIA score.


Employment-based VET

VET courses where the study or training is undertaken in conjunction with an apprenticeship or traineeship.


The ABS definition of an employed person who usually works 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs).

Indigenous Refers to people who identify themselves as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.

Labour force Refers to people who are either working or looking for work.

Main destination

A structured grouping of young people which outlines their main study and labour market destinations. Young people were grouped as follows:

• students were assigned to the education categories regardless of their labour force status

• apprentices and trainees were assigned to their respective training categories


• those who were not in the labour force, education or training.

See Appendix 2.

nfd Not further defined.

NILF Not in the labour force—refers to people who are not working and not looking for work.

NILFET Not in the labour force, education or training—refers to people who are not working, not looking for work and not undertaking any education or training.

Part-time employment

The ABS definition of an employed person who usually works less than 35 hours a week (in all jobs).

Permanent work

Permanent workers are employed on an ongoing basis until the employer or employee ends the employment relationship by providing the required period of notice.

QCAA Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority—formerly the Queensland Studies Authority. A statutory body of the Queensland Government that provides Kindergarten to Year 12 syllabuses, guidelines, assessment, reporting, testing, accreditation and certification services for Queensland schools.

QGSO Queensland Government Statistician’s Office—the Queensland Government's statistical agency, which regularly conducts surveys with individuals, households and businesses to collect official statistics about issues of interest to government and to people in Queensland.

Regional Queensland

Includes the ASGS SA4s of Cairns, Darling Downs - Maranoa, Fitzroy, Mackay, Queensland - Outback, Toowoomba, Townsville and Wide Bay. See Appendix 6.

SA4 Statistical Area Level 4—an area which represents the largest sub-State regions in the Main Structure of the ASGS. SA4s provide the best sub-state socio-economic breakdown in the ASGS and have been designed to reflect labour markets within each State and Territory. In aggregate, SA4s cover the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps.


SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas—a group of four indexes, developed by the ABS, as a way of assessing socioeconomic status across the population. SEIFA enable areas in Australia to be ranked according to four different indexes. One of these is the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD), which provides a method of determining and comparing levels of social and economic disadvantage in given areas at a given point in time.

SES Socioeconomic status—a relative position in the community determined by occupation, income and amount of education.

South East Queensland

Includes the ASGS SA4s of Brisbane - East, Brisbane - North, Brisbane - South, Brisbane - West, Brisbane Inner City, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan - Beaudesert, Moreton Bay - North, Moreton Bay - South and Sunshine Coast. See Appendix 6.

TAFE Technical and further education—a publicly funded post-secondary organisation that provides a range of technical and vocational education and training courses and other programs.

Traineeship A structured training and paid employment arrangement that involves a contract between the employer and the trainee. Traineeships vary in length from 12 months to three years.

VET Vocational Education and Training—post-compulsory education and training, excluding degree and higher level programs delivered by further education institutions, which provide people with occupational or work-related knowledge and skills. VET also includes programs which provide the basis for subsequent vocational programs.

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