Two cohorts of Year 12 students were surveyed three times following their completion of Higher School Certificate (HSC) examinations in December 1993 and 1994, after HSC results were received in January 1994 and 1995, and while the students were undertaking tertiary studies in May 1994 and 1995. This paper describes the students' decision approaches together with the outcomes of the approaches used and an evaluation of the help received during the tertiary education decision process. Recommendations arising from the research are relevant to careers advisers in schools and to tertiary education institutions in preparing information for prospective students.
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