From School to Tertiary Study, 1980

The survey was aimed at finding out about the needs of young people who applied through the Victorian Universities Admissions Committee for further education in 1980. The study was designed as an exploratory investigation of the effects of the biographical, socio-economic and educational backgrounds of students on their transition to tertiary education. Data were collected on current educational institution and course, whether the VUAC had offered to the student his/her preferred course, influences on the decision about the VUAC offer, namely: convenience; student life; prospects of success; job opportunities; status; salaries and goals; influence of peers; parents; and teachers; and financial support. Background variables include type of school; subjects and grades in the last year of secondary schooling; year of birth; own, siblings' and parents' birthplace; parents' educational level, and parents' occupations and employment status.