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VET completion

What is being tracked?

Measure: Qualification completion rate for Vocational Education and Training (VET) students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability

This measure is part of the Participation in tertiary education priority of the Strategy. This priority is about supporting people with disability participate in and complete additional education after high school.

The desired outcome is that the gap between the proportion of students with disability and those without disability who complete a VET course is reduced.

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Outcome area: Education and learning Priority: Participation in tertiary education

  • Baseline value

    39%with disability (2017–21 cohort)

    45%without disability (2017–21 cohort)

  • Latest value

    41%with disability (2020–24 cohort)

    49%without disability (2020–24 cohort)

Regress the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants

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Trends

Has the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability compared to the rate for VET students without disability (aged 15–64) changed over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the qualification completion rate for VET students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability. Data for cohorts 2016–2020 to 2020–2024 are used. For the 2020–2024 cohort, the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability was 41%, compared with 49% for VET students without disability. For the 2016–2020 cohort, the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability was 38%, compared with 43% for VET students without disability. The baseline used to track change over time was 39% for VET students with disability and 45% for VET students without disability for the 2017–2021 cohort.

Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) | Data source overview

State and territory

Does the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability compared to the rate for VET students without disability (aged 15–64) vary between states and territories?

The data in the graph and the table below show the qualification completion rate for VET students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability, grouped by Australian states and territories. For the 2020–2024 cohort, the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability was 49% in Queensland and 34% in the Australian Capital Territory.

Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • Does the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability compared to the rate for VET students without disability (aged 15–64) vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the qualification completion rate for VET students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability, by Indigenous status. For the 2020–2024 cohort, 32% of First Nations students with disability and 42% of non-Indigenous students with disability completed their VET qualification.

    Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) | Data source overview

  • Does the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability compared to the rate for VET students without disability (aged 15–64) vary by gender?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the qualification completion rate for VET students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability, for males and females. For the 2020–2024 cohort, 39% of males with disability completed their VET qualification compared with 42% of females.

    Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) | Data source overview

  • Does the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability compared to the rate for VET students without disability (aged 15–64) vary by age?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the qualification completion rate for VET students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability, grouped by age. For the 2020–2024 cohort, the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability was 45% for those aged 15–24, compared with 35% for the 25–44 age group, and 38% for the 45–64 age group. For VET students without disability, in the 15–24 age group the qualification completion rate was 52%, compared with 47% in both the 25–44 and 45–64 age groups.

    Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) | Data source overview

  • Does the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability compared to the rate for VET students without disability (aged 15–64) vary by remoteness?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the qualification completion rate for VET students aged 15–64 with disability, compared with students without disability, grouped by remoteness. For the 2020–2024 cohort, the qualification completion rate for VET students with disability in major cities was 42%, compared with 37% in remote and very remote areas.

    Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on VET completion come from administrative data collected by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

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