Compact with Young Australians: Increasing educational attainment of young people aged 15-24

Under the Australian Government’s Compact with Young Australians, all Australians under the age of 25 will have an entitlement to an education or training place, subject to admission requirements and course availability. This factsheet sets out: • key features of the Compact with Young Australians • how the Compact will lift qualification and retention levels • young people’s education and training entitlement • how income support payment conditions will be strengthened • how programs and services for young people are more streamlined and flexible • questions and answers.