Albion Park High keeps almost every Year 10 student on to Year 11
Year 10 students staying on to Year 11 rose from as low as 70 to 80 per cent to 98 per cent.
Almost all Year 10 students at Albion Park High School now stay on to Year 11 instead of leaving. In earlier years, that figure sat as low as 70 to 80 per cent.
Now 98 per cent of students move from Year 10 to Year 11. From Year 11 to Year 12, the figure is 92 per cent.
Teachers now work with students on future pathways as early as Year 9, not Year 10. The pathways include university, apprenticeships and TAFE, the public training colleges.
Principal Neal Reed said not every student wants the HSC (the Higher School Certificate) or university, but students still want to succeed. The school set up vocational pathways before COVID and refined them since.
On Tuesday, its 87 Year 12 students began their HSC exams with mentoring and study support.
- 98 per cent
- Year 10 to 11 retention
- 92 per cent
- Year 11 to 12 retention
- 87
- Year 12 students starting HSC
Why it mattersStaying at school longer gives students more choices, whether that is university, an apprenticeship or TAFE.
AustraliaFor NSW families, it shows senior school can still suit students who plan to skip university.
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