Secondary School Grades and Graduate Returns to Education in the UK

Autor/inn/en	Lalley, Christopher; McInally, Lauren
Titel	Secondary School Grades and Graduate Returns to Education in the UK
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 36 (2023) 3, S.169-185 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lalley, Christopher) ORCID (McInally, Lauren)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2023.2184465
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Students; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Grades (Scholastic); Grade Inflation; Income; Salaries; Education Work Relationship; Salary Wage Differentials; Predictor Variables; High School Graduates; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausland; Notenspiegel; Einkommen; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Prädiktor; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Großbritannien
Abstract	We examine the relationship between secondary school attainment and early-career graduate salaries in the UK. Based on literature on grade inflation, we hypothesise that there is uncertainty regarding the quality of the signal communicated by degree classifications, and that secondary school grades can be used as a tool to determine the veracity of classifications. We find that differences in secondary school attainment, expressed in UCAS points, are consistently a significant predictor of salary differences among graduates attaining Upper-Second-class degrees, and some First-class graduates. We estimate predicted probabilities, to predict the likelihood of a graduate appearing in a given salary band based on the combination of their secondary school attainment, degree classification and the university attended. The most common category of graduate in our sample (250 to 325 UCAS points, studied at a Post-1992 institution and attained an Upper Second class) has a 55% chance of attaining a salary less than £20,000 in the 12 months after graduation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01