This study links National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy data with records from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth to better understand the association between students’ early academic performance and their schooling outcomes. The study finds that a position of socioeconomic advantage alone does not translate to academic success. Instead, strong reading and numeracy skills...

This technical paper demonstrates reliable assessment data across several learning domains is possible through data linkage and allows for analyses on how academic achievement across multiple stages of schooling influences a young person’s life course.