My School promises to compare like with like, but a close look at thirty-six “average” schools reveals the limitations of this way of measuring achievement, writes Chris Bonnor THE LAUNCH of the My School website at the end of January was accompanied by fanfare and media hype over what it said about schools, and an...

This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills - as measured by PISA and other international instruments - to economic growth, demonstrating that relatively small improvements to labour force skills can largely impact the future well-being of a nation.

The Queensland Government has launched a discussion paper on the future of education as part of its plan to provide all Queensland children with a flying start in life. Queenslanders are encouraged to have their say on the proposals in the paper.

With the recent release of the Federal Government’s ‘My School’ website, this report discusses how to measure school performance accurately, and the importance of incorporating these performance measures into managing each level of school education systems. ‘My School’ publishes school performance scores for each school as the average of their students’ NAPLAN results, comparing them...

Governments spent over $136 billion on the services covered in this year's report, equivalent to around 13 per cent of Australia's national income. The report covers: