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Year 12 results hailed as outstanding

2 June 2011

Year 12 results hailed as outstanding

Record numbers of Queensland students are achieving qualifications for further study, trade training and the workforce, figures released by the Queensland Studies Authority on Tuesday (May 31) show.

The report on Year 12 outcomes for the Class of 2010 shows 93 per cent received a qualification.

More than 81 per cent of last year's 44,997 graduates achieved a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and some 26,789 were awarded a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.

Education Minister Cameron Dick congratulated the Class of 2010 on their excellent results, noting that some 19 per cent of OP-eligible students attained an OP between 1 and 5, with some 249 more students achieving this outcome, and 95.8 per cent of OP-eligible students received a tertiary offer.

'I also congratulate the teachers, guidance officers and school leadership teams who are working hard every day to support students through this important time in their life,' Mr Dick said.

'These outstanding results show that the education and training reforms introduced by the Queensland Government in the past decade are really having an impact.

'As a result of these reforms, students now have multiple pathways for gaining the knowledge and skills to secure a meaningful job, which is highlighted by the fact that almost 60 per cent of students in 2010 finished Year 12 with a VET qualification.

'And our school-based apprenticeship and traineeship results are nothing short of outstanding. Queensland, which accounts for well over half the nation's school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, has recorded growth of 14 per cent in this area in 2010 - another indication of the options available to our senior secondary students

'We are seeing record numbers of students going on to complete Year 12 and we are seeing improved results across the board, whether that be in an academic or vocational pathway or a combination of study and work through apprenticeships and traineeships.

'This is important in state such as ours, where the demand for skills is increasing.'

For the full report, visit the QSA website.