Australia's education system is not preparing students for twenty-first century success. Young Australians are studying for longer than ever before but are disengaged and struggling to find permanent jobs. Young people entering technology-rich, global, competitive job markets need different skill sets to what our education system has traditionally valued. Young people need to bring more...

Brings together data across all areas of education to prompt governments to consider a more planned and consistent approach to distributing resources. This report shows that some stages of education have been clearly prioritised over others. Vocational Education and Training The findings suggest that quality vocational education and training (VET) is not a priority. The...

Education is at the core of a thriving economy and while Australia has historically had a comparative advantage in its highly-educated workforce, this is being eroded. At the same time, the challenges posed by emerging technologies that threaten to make current skills obsolete pose a further threat to our workforce capabilities.