Primary education
Alternative labels
Primary schools
Report
Evidence-based practices in school settings for student wellbeing
This report provides insights into strategies and interventions that improve aspects of wellbeing linked to learning and clarifies the degree of evidence underpinning them. It finds that Australian education systems and sectors can have medium to very high confidence in the wellbeing strategies and interventions identified.
Survey Report
National teaching of reading survey 2024
This report presents findings from a comprehensive survey of Australian teachers focused on reading instruction practices in primary education. Overall, teachers report strong confidence in their skills and demonstrate a clear understanding of reading development. However, differentiation remains a significant challenge. The report provides six recommendations aimed at government, schools and systems.
Report
The maths guarantee: how to boost students’ learning in primary schools
One in three school students fail to achieve proficiency in maths. The opportunity to lift maths achievement starts in primary schools. This report presents five recommendations to show how governments can turn this around.
Report
Report on government services 2025: child care, education and training
The report on government services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. This report provides performance reporting for early childhood education and care, school education, and vocational education and training. It includes a summary of government expenditure in the sector, a performance outcomes summary and sector-wide statistics on...
Discussion paper
Using curriculum-based measurement for primary school maths screening
Universal maths screening using curriculum-based measurement (CBM) provides the basis for greater efficiency in primary school teaching, with targeted intervention to improve outcomes, according to this paper. Although screening and intervention processes associated with multi-tiered support system models are only beginning to be used systematically in Australia, it has gained substantial support in the US...