Many schools leavers 'disengaged'
Analysis of the labour market experience of Tasmanian year 12 leavers highlights adverse workforce demographics in the state's economy.Of the students who completed Year 12 in 2010, 57 per cent "were fully engaged in work or study one year after leaving school" the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.This means they were in full-time work, full-time study, or both worked and studied part time. Twenty-three per cent were in full-time employment and a third were in full-time study.Of the students who completed Year 12 in 2006, 72 per cent "were fully engaged five years later in 2011. Forty-five per cent were in full-time employment," the ABS said. While both male and female class of 2006 graduates were more likely to be employed full time than studying full time, a larger proportion of females from the class of 2010 were in full-time study than their male classmates, the ABS said.