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YEAR 12s … GET READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep. Overview. What is Next Step ? Who takes part? When does Next Step occur? How do I participate? Why should I participate? Where to for more info …. What is Next Step ?.
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YEAR 12s… GET READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep
Overview • What is Next Step? • Who takes part? • When does Next Step occur? • How do I participate? • Why should I participate? • Where to for more info…
What is Next Step? • Next Step is a survey of all Year 12 graduates • The survey asks young people what they are doing after they leave school • This could be studying, working or pursuing other interests
Who takes part in Next Step? • All students from State, Catholic and Independent schools who complete Year 12 in 2011 will be invited to take part in the survey • 2012 survey will be the eighth year of the operation • In 2011, over 46,000 Year 12s from all schools were approached to complete the survey
When will school leavers complete the Next Step survey? • You will be contacted between March and May 2012 • The collection of survey responses will occur over a number of weeks
Why is completing the Next Step survey so important? • To help schools gather important information about the pathways of their students • To provide principals & teachers with feedback on the destinations of students • To help the Queensland Government improve services for future school leavers
How will young people complete the survey? • By phone or online • Your parents or another adult can complete the survey on your behalf (if you are away from home) • Privacy of young people is protected. Survey responses are strictly confidential and protected by the Statistical Returns Act
More info about Next Step • Your December copy of the QSA publication Exit Lines will contain more information • Go to: www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep to view the survey and this year’s reports on the destinations of young people
Thank you We look forward to your participation in the 2012 Next Step survey!