This report argues that both schools and industry play a role in ensuring all young people are given learning opportunities that enable them to reach their full potential.

Only one in four domestic undergraduate students were admitted to courses based on their ATAR in 2016, down from one in three in 2014. This is at odds with the message reinforced by schools, families and the media – that the ATAR is everything.

Looking at over a decade of education expenditure, it is clear that governments are not approaching education investment in a coherent and thoughtful way. We see ad hoc, piecemeal spending across the system.

Quality is key in early childhood education in Australia, but many early learning services aren’t meeting the standards required to have an impact.

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has experienced a surge of policy attention in recent years at the national and international level.