Secondary education
Alternative labels
Secondary schools
Guide
Decisions and direction: the crucial role of career exploration
This guide shows how students can be supported by starting the process of career exploration early and setting career directions rather than fixing goals. It identifies strategies for supporting career exploration in schools.
Report
Reality Now: tobacco and vaping report
This report presents findings on tobacco and vaping behaviours among Australian secondary school students. While actual use remains low, students overestimate how many of their peers engage in these behaviours, which can influence decision-making. Considerations from the findings for teachers, students and parents/carers are provided.
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.
Report
Incident review: review of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
An independent review in response to issues arising from the 2024 Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) examinations, including unintentional disclosure of content. This stage one report looked at the production of the exams to determine what happened, why and how. It makes eight recommendations for the Victorian Government.
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...