Submission of the Education Council Review into Senior Secondary Pathways

Support for our young Australians is going backwards. One of the most important priorities for any
society is to educate the next generation and provide them every opportunity to successfully
transition from school education into employment or further education.

The evidence indicates that in Australia we are not fulfilling this role as well as we could be. With a
youth unemployment rate three times higher than the unemployment rate for people aged 25 or
over, declining standards for literacy and numeracy, and an emphasis on higher education
pathways regardless of outcomes, there is much scope for improvement.