Educational engagement and outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care trail significantly behind those of their peers according to this report.

This data brief provides important data about education for all 93 NSW electorates and enables comparison of electorates using interactive tables. The brief presents data on the key areas of students, school infrastructure provision and teachers.

Australia’s long-term increase in student absence rates is of increasing concern for educators, researchers and policy-makers nationwide. This report reveals diverse, and sometimes contradictory perspectives, on the causes, consequences and potential solutions to school attendance issues, especially in the post-COVID era.

In Australia, and in education settings across the world, student behaviour and levels of student engagement are significant issues for teachers, school leaders, system administrators and the public. This paper uses the current attention on student disruptive behaviour in Australian classrooms to offer policy-makers, and educational jurisdiction and school leaders, an insight into how to...

A key recommendation from this inquiry is for the Australian Government to work with state and territory education authorities, and the non-government school sector, to develop and promote resources about 'school refusal', once a nationally agreed definition has been established, for parents, teachers and school leaders.