A new report released today by the (ACER) has confirmed that Australia faces significant challenges in boosting participation in science and mathematics studies in school education, university studies and in the teaching workforce. It provides updated figures on:

• the performance of Australian school students in science and mathematics;
• participation in science, mathematics, and technology in the final year of secondary school;
• university participation in science and technology studies; and
• teachers, teaching and education in science, technology and mathematics.