Does Emotional Intelligence predict final year academic results and student retention in secondary schools?

在过去的30年里，完成中学最后一年的教育变得越来越重要，整个澳大利亚劳动力市场都转向了对更高水平教育的要求。因此，较早离校的学生失业的可能性是完成12年级或中学后教育的学生的三倍。这项拟议的研究将探讨情绪智力（EI）在12年级学习成绩和中学保留率中的作用。研究结果将帮助学校制定以证据为基础的策略，以最好地留住学生，并帮助学生最大限度地发挥他们的学术潜力。

Over the past 30 years the completion of the final year of secondary school education has become increasingly important, with a shift towards the requirement of higher levels of education throughout the Australian labour market. As a consequence, early school leavers are three times more likely to be unemployed than those students that complete Year 12 or post-secondary education. The proposed study will examine the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in academic performance at Year 12 and school retention in secondary schools. The results of the study will help schools develop evidence-based strategies to best retain students and help students maximise their academic potential.