Australian education data shows inequality begins early and deepens over time. According to this report, a potential solution is the establishment of full-service schools in areas where they are needed most. A full-service school model means taking a wraparound approach to providing the health and wellbeing supports disadvantaged students may need.

The report outlines the urgent reforms and targeted investments needed to ensure children in Australian public schools can thrive. It provides a roadmap for how governments can deliver on the goals of the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (2025–2034). Key issues identified include rising student needs, teacher shortages and equity gaps.

Students undertaking compulsory placements as part of their university degrees encounter financial stress and often other forms of exclusion. This Australian project worked together with students and educators with lived expertise of placements to co-develop solutions to the issues of placement poverty and placement exclusion. It identified 40 solutions and eight overarching themes with seven...

This audit assessed the performance of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the NSW Department of Education in regulating home schooling and in providing alternative school settings, specifically: distance education schools, hospital schools, intensive learning support schools and youth justice centre schools. It makes three recommendations to the Department of Education.

Supporting student wellbeing in schools has become an urgent priority as the youth mental health crisis continues to grow. This policy brief explores the current literature supporting a ‘whole-of-school’ approach to wellbeing and presents policy recommendations aimed at driving meaningful, systemic change, recognising schools as key environments where mental health and wellbeing can be supported.