THE SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION - YOUNG CAMBODIANS IN SOUTH-AUSTRALIA

The paper examines the transition from school to work made by a group of young Cambodians who arrived in South Australia as refugees during the early 1980s, and addresses the question of the extent to which ado lescent refugees are included within the educational and occupational spheres of Australian society. The evidence from school retention and accreditation and participation in post-school training all suggest th at this sample of Cambodian youth were not systematically disadvantage d within the South Australian education system. The group were also su ccessful in entering the labour force, but were generally concentrated in lower echelon positions, despite their academic attainment.