At present, Higher School Certificate (HSC) results in New South Wales performance is communicated through two channels: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Merit Lists and newspaper rankings based on an estimated Success Rate. However, the Success Rate is a narrow proxy: it highlights only top-scoring students, ignores the majority of Year 12 candidates, and is...

Preparing school reports for parents is a Commonwealth Government requirement. Given the significant time invested in preparing reports, this paper seeks to contribute to public policy discussions on school reports by presenting the views of parents. The findings support some existing evidence for reporting practices, while providing clearer insights into how reporting could improve.

This paper aims to provide insights to policy-makers and various education stakeholders, to initiate a discussion on the use and misuse of indicators in education, and to guide future actions towards a better contribution of indicators to education policy implementation.

This paper discusses Australia’s and NSW’s performance in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). It also discusses recent proposals for reform of NSW school education.

High performing systems invest relentlessly in their teachers. They focus on the same things Australian governments do – recruiting the best, training teachers well and giving them practical support and development.