School and post-school study options
Why study beyond year 10
The more education your son or daughter can get, the better their future employment prospects will be.
Whether or not they attend university straight away, research shows that if they study beyond year 10, young people are more likely to:
- find employment,
- earn a higher salary, and
- get promotions and pay rises.
In 2009 the employment rate for people with a university degree was 86.1%, compared with only 54.5% for people who left school at Year 10.
If your son or daughter thinks they would like to go to university straight after year 12, they will need to complete the higher school certificate (HSC) to obtain a Australian tertiary admission rank (ATAR).
Study options
So, what are the study options:
