The 2023 National Assessment Program – Science Literacy (NAP–SL) report provides results from the NAP Science Literacy Sample assessments undertaken in 2023. This report shows that results in science literacy for students across Australia has remained steady. However, it also highlights that some disparities persist depending on a student’s background.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international comparative study of student performance directed by the OECD. Volume II of the PISA 2022 national report examines the similarities and differences between a number of participating countries and economies on issues involving student wellbeing, student/teacher relationships, exposure to bullying, and the availability and access...

The latest figures from a report by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on the National Assessment Program in Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC), released by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) reveal that half of the Year 6 and Year 10 students who participated in the sample assessment meet or exceed the...

Reports on an international study of the extent to which young people have developed computer and information literacy (CIL) to support their capacity to participate in the digital age.

This report provides evidence beyond simple international rankings that the achievement levels of Australian students declined in the period 2000 to 2012. Preface Over the past two decades there has been an increase in the attention given to education policy, practice and improvement. Stories about education abound in news media and other forums to a...