This report looks at the characteristics of those taking a gap year, the activities undertaken in the gap years and subsequent study and employment outcomes. The report also investigates whether there is any evidence that young people were taking a gap year in order to qualify for Youth Allowance payments.This report was prepared for the...

Among other findings, this report highlights the importance of young people, particularly young women, having occupational plans. This study, which defines the lowering of educational or occupational ambitions by high school students as 'lost talent', looks at the extent to which talent loss occurs among high achieving students and the consequences of this on later...

Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), this briefing paper explores the impact of literacy and numeracy levels on the educational gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. The paper focuses on the early post-school outcomes of Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people between 1999 and 2007. Raising the levels of literacy and numeracy...