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.

No other factor within schools has a greater impact on students' academic success and overall achievement than the quality of teaching. This report details high quality teaching practices in complex environments across age groups, subjects and contexts. It also discusses moving towards more evidence-informed teaching and translating research into classroom practice, as well as empowering...

The ‘achievement gap’ – a persistent difference in education outcomes by socioeconomic background – begins at two to three years and by the time children reach school has become entrenched. This report recommends a child-centred, needs-based approach to early years system design and funding. However, to date Australia has taken the opposite road when it...

This report argues Australia is facing a growing crisis in boys' education. The report highlights gender gaps in academic outcomes in Australian schools which demonstrate that boys are falling behind, and examines public discourse on the causes and policy responses.

The paper explores disparities in educational attainment and earnings trajectories among Australian-born children of diverse parental migration backgrounds from mid-adolescence to early adulthood. It highlights the importance of considering parental migration backgrounds in understanding post-school outcomes of Australian-born children. The paper finds that Non-English Speaking Background second-generation immigrants exhibit superior academic outcomes.