This paper exposes the systemic failure of the ACT's primary education system, and offers recommendations on how to rejuvenate the sector.

In 2010, I was seconded from my classroom teaching position to work as a facilitator in the implementation of the newly-established National Standards. In this role, I ran in-depth Literacy and Assessment workshops in schools. I found that despite the national effort to close the gap between achievers and non- achievers, schools are still faced...

This paper explores student mobility in NSW government schools and the impact mobility has on student outcomes.

The Commonwealth Department of Education commissioned the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) to assess the value and implications of eight enhancements to the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY). The objective of LSAY is to track young Australians as they move from school into further study, work and other destinations to provide a...

Provides a wealth of data and information that are used by schools, governments and education authorities to inform decisions about the education of young Australians. Summary The National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests are conducted in May for all students across Australia in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Each year, over one million...