Deferring a University Offer in Regional Victoria

The 2010 Deferring a University Offer in Regional Victoria report, has found about 30 per cent of young people who defer from university subsequently fail to take up their offers or remain in the course.

State-wide 15.2 per cent of regional students deferred in 2010 compared to only 7.8 per cent from metropolitan schools.  The report highlights growing concern about the ability of students in regional Victoria to attend university.

The report by researcher John Polesel is based on research commissioned by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) on behalf of the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic) and a selection of non-metropolitan LLEN's.  It presents the 2010 results from a longitudinal survey of school leavers from 2006 who had deferred an offer of a place in university.

The report is available under the 'resources' tab on this website.