Many parts of Australia have been experiencing a long-running heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees in some areas. So what impact is this having on schools? And is it time for the government to roll out a national policy on heat protection? Research shows that extreme heat can result in physical (cardiovascular and thermoregulation)...

Data analysis indicates distance is a predictor of students’ intentions to attend university, net of selected demographic and socio-economic variables. This report applies statistical modelling and geo-mapping to existing data, contributing to current literature as well as indicating an ongoing advancement from discrete categorisation to continuous measures of students’ distance from higher education providers. Background...

When students are engaged in class, they learn more. It is vital that teachers create the right classroom climate for learning: raising student expectations; developing a rapport with students; establishing routines; challenging students to participate and take risks. These all affect how much their students engage and learn.

This is the third release of the Department’s annual completion rate publication and includes data from 2005 to 2014. The report includes: a cohort study of compeltion rates for domestic bachelor students. Domestic bachelor students attending Table A universities were tracked from commencement using student ID (within institution) and Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number...

1,500 teachers, policy-makers and literacy academics across range of countries, including Australia and New Zealand, were asked to rate 17 literacy topics as either "hot' or "important" in this global survey. Introduction THE WHAT’S HOT SURVEY FINDINGS first appeared in the members-only newspaper of the International Reading Association (IRA), now the International Literacy Association (ILA)...