LSAY - Which paths work for which young people?

Research report no.57
Title:	Which paths work for which young people?
Authors:	Tom Karmel, Shu-Hui Liu
Publication date:	10 August 2011
ISBN:	978 1 921955 20 4 print; 978 1 921955 19 8 web
In this paper, the authors identify various educational paths involving school and post-school study and assess the effectivness of these in relation to post-school outcomes at age 25 years. They use the 1995 cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth and find that, for males, undertaking an apprenticeship after completing senior secondary and university are attractive paths. For females, the best path is that of university study, even for those with low academic orientation.