Millions of Australian students are falling behind in math, and experts warn it could cost the country billions in lost ...

according to the 2024 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The problem is even more pronounced internationally. Only 13% of Australian fourth-graders scored excellent results ...

The Coalition has pledged $100m to build and expand boarding schools for 660 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students ...

One in 12 trainee teachers dropped out of maths in high school, in a troubling trend that is crippling children’s numeracy skills. Thousands of primary school teachers are struggling to teach ...

Australia fails to equip teachers with the resources or training they need. That’s unfair on teachers and their students.

According to Yore, the NAPLAN model of assessment cannot assimilate these qualitative measures of progress. “When it comes to assessing student outcomes on a national scale,” he says, “there is the ...

The Grattan Institute says Australian students are falling behind in maths - one of eight key learning areas in the national curriculum ... in numeracy in 2024 NAPLAN testing.

Children who are registered for home schooling are eligible to sit for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. For information about NAPLAN and how to apply, contact ...

It's not clear what the next report will look like. Two weeks after cutting funding for the organization that coordinates the ...