Abstract
For more than a decade Australian employers have been openly critical of the attitudes, competencies and behaviour of high school leavers, complaining that schools have been inadequately preparing students for employment. This article examines a number of surveys of employers to identify the major complaints of school leavers, then discusses each in turn to ascertain their accuracy. Comparative statistics for school retention rates and comparative levels of academic achievement of students in other countries are included in this discussion. Finally, the results of a survey conducted to determine the perceptions of Japanese and Victorian year 11 students concerning the importance they feel employers place on various school subjects, attitudes and behaviours are examined
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