This report examines the tertiary entrance performance of students in Year 12 in 1998 using data from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY) project to address a variety of demographic, socioeconomic, educational and psychological factors. Factors include literacy and numeracy achievement, gender, socioeconomic background, school sector, geographical location, ethnicity and indigenous status. The report also looks at individual schools, examining the impact of schools on student performance. This report, published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program.