Next Step post-school destination surveys

​​The Next Step post-school destination surveys identify the study, work or other point-in-time destinations of students who leave or complete school in Queensland.​

Longitudinal studies track the pathways of specific groups of school leavers over several years.

Year 12 Completers survey

This annual survey includes all students who complete Year 12 at a Queensland state, Catholic or independent school ​during the previous year.

The latest longitudinal study follows (through to 2018) a sample of young people who completed Year 12 in 2010. A previous longitudinal study of Year 12 completers from 2005 was completed in 2013.

Early School Leavers survey

This annual survey includes all students who left a Queensland state school in Years 10, 11 or before completing Year 12 during the previous year.

A longitudinal study of school leavers who left school before completing Year 12 in 2010 was completed in 2014.

Related information

• You can start a free, high-priority qualification within a year of finishing Year 12 with the Free tafe for Year 12 graduates program. There are 160 courses to choose from.
• Skilling Queenslanders for Work can help you gain the skills, qualifications and experience you need enter and stay in the workforce.

Contact the Next Step team​

Performance Monitoring and Reporting
Department of Education
PO Box 15033
City East QLD 4002

Phone: (07) 3055 2845

Email: nextstep@qed.qld.gov.au