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YOTS provides a public report each year on the experiences, achievements and destinations of the students from Key College as part of its reportage on all its education programs. For example, they reported that in 2002, Key College's first two students completed their HSC in English and Maths, and four other students completed their School Certificate. In 2003, four further students completed their School Certificate.
From information complied by current staff, the following overall picture emerges for the last two years:
In 2003, there were 28 students enrolled at Key College at some stage. Of these, five students (17%) sat for their School Certificate and four completed it, four students (14%) left the school into full-time employment, seven students (25%) continued at Key College into 2004 and the remainder (12 students or 44%) were transient (ie left during the year and no further follow-up was possible).
During 2004, there were 19 young people who attended Key College at some stage. Of these, one student (5%) sat for and completed the Higher School Certificate, seven sat for their School Certificate (with five gaining it), four students (21%) left to full-time employment, three students continued their education at Key College into 2005, two students (11%) continued their education at a mainstream Sydney high school, and two students (11%) were transient and no further information is known.
In addition, three students in 2004 took part in Duke of Edinburgh Awards, with one gaining a Silver and two a Bronze Award - this required consistent effort, with elements including 'skills', 'excursion' and 'community volunteering'. Of the nine students enrolled at the end of the year, five had part-time to full-time work in various industries.
The school maintains casual contact with many of their previous students. Some return to Key College to say hello and to tell what they are doing. They explain that they may be in regular attendance at other schools or in employment. Some come back for continuing support: one student found it difficult to settle into a specialist high school, so negotiated to share her studies between the school and Key College.
While there is a wealth of anecdotal information about successes, the transient nature of the student population means that it has been difficult to maintain overall records of immediate or longer-term destinations.
Regular attendance remains a difficulty. Some students have to come large distances to attend Key College and missing train connections is often a barrier. Others have substantial health issues and other distractions in their lives that mean commitments to study can be pushed into second place. The school insists that it is kept informed and students are required to phone in if they are not able to attend.
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