The On Track Survey is conducted in April-May and involves a short telephone survey of school leavers who attended school in the previous year and who agreed to participate in the survey.
The On Track survey seeks to:
Offer a consistent and comprehensive approach to monitoring the transitions of school leavers;
Report the information to schools, TAFE institutions and other education providers, organisations concerned with assisting young people, policy makers, parents and students;
Provide detailed analyses of the transitions experienced by different groups of leavers;
Enable education providers to use the findings to monitor and improve their programs; and
Provide a referral service for school leavers who appear to be experiencing difficulties in the transition process. Results for individual schools are usually published in June of the survey year.