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Completing Higher Education - What makes a difference infographic.

Methodology applied to graduate apprenticeship outcomes factsheets

Graduate bricklayer outcomes five years after completion.

Graduate cook outcomes five years after completion

Graduate electrician outcomes five years after completion

Graduate plumber outcomes five years after completion

This Deloitte Access Economics analysis uses Australian data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to investigate the  drivers of learning outcomes of school students from low socio-economic status, Indigenous, regional and remote backgrounds.

Benefits of Educational Attainment Infographic

Higher education attainment is associated with more strategic management strategies

This case study shows how the department used the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project to ensure non-government school funding is targeted at the student who need it most

Summary of other findings

This research provides evidence of the broad private and social benefits of education and training.

Higher educational attainment is associated with greater civic engagement, tolerance and trust

Higher educational attainment is associated with higher labour force participation, higher likelihood of employment and lower use of income support

Higher educational attainment is associated with greater environmental conservation effort

Higher educational attainment is associated with lower financial stress

Higher educational attainment leads to more healthy behaviour including never smoking, meeting exercise guidelines and responsible alcohol consumption.

Higher educational attainment leads to higher total incomes, more diverse sources of income and reduced reliance on the aged pension.

Higher educational attainment is associated with a higher prevalence of charitable behaviour such as voluntary work and making charitable gifts or donations.

Higher educational attainment is associated with greater asset wealth.