2005 Next Step Survey

The 2005 Next Step survey was the first statewide survey of the destinations of students who completed Year 12 across Queensland in 2004. The survey shows the initial study and work destinations of young people after completing school.

The survey was conducted between April and June 2005 and achieved a response rate of 59.9 per cent.

Summary results of the 2005 Next Step survey are as follows:

more than nine in ten Year 12 completers (93.4 per cent) were studying or in paid employment at the time of the survey
about two-thirds (67.5 per cent) continued in some recognised form of education or training in the year after they left school
almost as many were studying vocational education and training (VET) as university degrees (30.8 per cent and 36.6 per cent respectively)
The majority of campus-based VET students were studying at Certificate IV level or higher (8.7 per cent of all Year 12 completers)
almost one in six (16.0 per cent) were undertaking employment-based training, either as an apprentice (9.1 per cent) or trainee (6.9 per cent)
one in three (32.4 per cent) did not enter post-school education or training and were either employed (25.9 per cent), looking for work (4.6 per cent) or neither working, seeking work nor studying (2.0 per cent)

Detailed results of the 2005 Next Step survey are available in a statewide report and 20 regional reports.

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