The proceedings are this conference - covering topics ranging from adaptive to maladaptive behaviours, from gifted children to low-functioning non-verbal children - are now available online. Speakers include Thomas Achenbach, Katherine Hirsh, David Caruso, Gale Roid, Ken Rowe, Kathy Rowe, Kevin Chandler, Jennifer Bryce, David Rosete, Sue White, Patricia Pithers and Noel Gregg.

This study by ACER for the Smith Family found that family wealth has a weak affect on students' post-school plans. Gender, ability and vocational orientation are the most important factors influencing post-school plans. The report describes the post-school plans of a group of young Australians in the late 1990s; the factors associated with the development...

Indigenous Australian children begin school with similar levels of literacy and numeracy to their non-Indigenous classmates but fall behind as they move through the early years, according to this report by Tracey Frigo, Matthew Corrigan, Isabelle Adams, Paul Hughes, Maria Stephens and Davina Woods. The study identifies initial achievement, attendance, attentiveness in class, language background...

Despite good intentions and considerable funding in recent years, educational outcomes for Indigenous students remain well behind those of non-Indigenous students. Suzanne Mellor and Matthew Corrigan argue that Indigenous education policy in Australia continues to be too loosely based on research findings, contributing to a slow improvement in outcomes for Indigenous students. They argue that...

Highly effective schools - that is, schools that achieve high standards regardless of gender, family backgrounds or socioeconomic status - have a number of features in common. Geoff Masters discusses these in this article.