The Department of Education is to track the post-school destinations of public high school students from 2022 and set targets for NSW public high schools from 2023 arounds student’s post-school destinations.
Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell said the reform would broaden the scope of how successful education was measured.
“Education should be lifelong – and our system needs to be engaged with students after they graduate,” Ms Mitchell said.
“We currently only measure the extent of a school’s success by the results of students while at school, but the value of a quality education extends well beyond a student’s final exams,” she said.
“From 2022, schools will be provided with information on their students’ post-school employment and tertiary education journey for the first five years after school.”
Mr Mitchell said NSW schools currently surveyed students on their post-school intentions at the end of Year 12, but this initiative would involve a more comprehensive digital tracking of students’ post-school outcomes.
“By analysing where students go after school, we will have a better understanding of how a school can prepare students for success,” the Minister said.
“Schools must be equipped with the data needed to assist every student in starting the post-school journey,” she said.
Ms Mitchell said from 2023 targets would be set for individual schools to help them align their resources to support students entering and navigating their first steps into adult life.
