On Track survey

The On Track survey monitors the destination outcomes of Year 12 completers and Early Leavers six months after leaving school to find out if they are on track to a bright future.

Why the survey is conducted

A Ministerial commitment in 2002, intended to provide the Victorian public with annual information on the education, training and employment destinations of all students completing Year 12 or its educational equivalent on a school-by-school basis.

This intention was reiterated in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, which states that ‘a school community has a right to information concerning the performance of its school’ and that ‘information concerning the performance of education and training providers should be publicly available’.

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, policymakers, parents and students
provide detailed analysis of transition experienced by different groups of leavers
enable education providers to use the findings to monitor and improve their programs
provide a referral service for school leavers who appear to be experiencing difficulties in the transition process.

How it works

In 2024, the survey was open from early July to early September and was conducted by Wallis Social Research, on our behalf.

Students are invited to complete the On Track survey online with follow-ups conducted via a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) service.

Consent to participate is required and this is obtained as part of the senior secondary enrolment process. Students who consent to participate receive a letter providing a username and password to access the online survey. The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes. All school leavers who complete the survey online are entered into a draw to win a prize.

For more information on On Track, contact school.surveys@education.vic.gov.au.

How the data is used

On Track destination data helps provide a comprehensive picture of what happens to young people after they leave school. This assists the Victorian Government improve school, career, local job and training services.

It also helps us develop the support available to young people, to ensure they have access to the guidance and skills they need to achieve their education and employment goals.

This information has been published annually since June 2003. This data adds significantly to the information available to parents and the Victorian public, by highlighting the diversity of options young people pursue after leaving secondary school.

Options available include TAFE or other Vocational Education and Training (VET), apprenticeships or traineeships, university or employment.

Strengths of the data

The data provides an accurate snapshot of what young people are doing in the months after the end of the school year. It recognises that not all young people attend university, or wish to do so and that there is a range of other possible successful outcomes available.

In addition to collecting destination data, the On Track survey identifies young people who may need further help in reaching their career goals. Young people who at the time of the survey, are not in full-time employment, or education and training, are offered a referral for additional assistance.

Note: The data only reflects the destination of young people at the date of the survey. This may differ from their expectations at the time of finishing school or their circumstances since the survey.

Data and reports

Destination data of school leavers for each Victorian school are available for download in VASS.

VASS administrators can download their school report by using the menu SYSTEM ADMIN >Downloads.

To see all available reports, enter On Track In the key words box and click the Find button.

Destination of school leavers reports

These reports include analysis of the destinations of Victorian students shortly after they leave school. They include:

information about whether students are in education, training, or work, and their field of study
whether students are working part-time or full-time and their favoured industries of employment
demographic differences

2024 snapshot

2023 snapshot

2022 snapshot

2021 snapshot

2021 snapshot (PDF, 887KB)

2020 snapshot

2019 snapshot

2018 snapshot

2017 snapshot

2016 snapshot

2015 summary report

2015 summary report (DOCX, 666KB)

2014 summary report

2013 summary report

2013 summary report (PDF, 3.5MB)

2012 summary report

2012 summary report (PDF, 777KB)

Year 12 completers summary

These files contain On Track destination results and enrolments data for Year 12 completers in each Victorian school.

The information categorises the major destinations reported by young people who participated in the survey.

Local Government Area results

This file contains On Track destination results for Year 12 completers by Local Government Area, based on the location of the school at which the student was enrolled. Data is provided as a percentage of Year 12 completers who responded to the On Track survey.

2024 Post School Destinations by LGA (XLSX, 158KB)

Historical On Track survey data

Each zip file contains all summary sheets of the nominated year for Victorian Local Government Areas. Download to your local machine and unzip to access the files.

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Updated 26 March 2026

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