On Track survey response rates: school leavers in Banyule Consent to participate in the On Track surveys is required to enable the Department to contact school leavers. Consent is sought via a question on the students' Victorian Curriculum Assessment and Authority (VCAA) enrolment form completed when a student enrols in a senior secondary unit. Students who consent to participate in the survey are contacted six months after leaving school. Participation in the survey is voluntary and school leavers may opt-out of completing the survey when contacted. 1.1 Participation of Year 12 or equivalent completers in the 2015 On Track survey Year 12 or equivalent completers are defined as those who completed a Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), International Baccalaureate (IB) or Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL, Senior or Intermediate). The sample includes those who completed such qualifications in schools, or in TAFE institutions, or Adult and Community Education providers. Table 1: 2015 On Track survey participation, Year 12 or equivalent completers in Banyule who exited school in 2014 Males Females Total On Track participation Number Number Number School leavers in cohort 844 805 1649 Consented to participate 750 739 1489 Responded to survey 567 569 1136 Participation rate (per cent) 67.2 70.7 68.9 Note: Participation rate = On respondents as a proportion of school leavers in cohort 1.2 Participation of early school leavers in the 2015 On Track survey For On early school leavers are defined as students who had registered their details with the VCAA by enrolling in an IB program or a VCE or VCAL unit, and who left school without completing one of the following certificates: VCE, IB, VCAL Senior or VCAL Intermediate. In general, early school leavers had been in Year 10, 11 or 12 when they left school. As such, the sample does not represent all early leavers from Victorian schools. Findings on the early school leavers' data should be treated with caution due to the relatively low response rate.
On Track survey response rates: school leavers in Banyule Consent to participate in the On Track surveys is required to enable the Department to contact school leavers. Consent is sought via a question on the students' Victorian Curriculum Assessment and Authority (VCAA) enrolment form completed when a student enrols in a senior secondary unit. Students who consent to participate in the survey are contacted six months after leaving school. Participation in the survey is voluntary and school leavers may opt-out of completing the survey when contacted. 1.1 Participation of Year 12 or equivalent completers in the 2015 On Track survey Year 12 or equivalent completers are defined as those who completed a Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), International Baccalaureate (IB) or Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL, Senior or Intermediate). The sample includes those who completed such qualifications in schools, or in TAFE institutions, or Adult and Community Education providers. Table 1: 2015 On Track survey participation, Year 12 or equivalent completers in Banyule who exited school in 2014 Males Females Total On Track participation Number Number Number School leavers in cohort 844 805 1649 Consented to participate 750 739 1489 Responded to survey 567 569 1136 Participation rate (per cent) 67.2 70.7 68.9 Note: Participation rate = On respondents as a proportion of school leavers in cohort 1.2 Participation of early school leavers in the 2015 On Track survey For On early school leavers are defined as students who had registered their details with the VCAA by enrolling in an IB program or a VCE or VCAL unit, and who left school without completing one of the following certificates: VCE, IB, VCAL Senior or VCAL Intermediate. In general, early school leavers had been in Year 10, 11 or 12 when they left school. As such, the sample does not represent all early leavers from Victorian schools. Findings on the early school leavers' data should be treated with caution due to the relatively low response rate.