The gap between wealthy and disadvantaged schools is widening, research shows

Over the past decade, the number of high-achieving students at Australia's most advantaged schools has increased, while other schools have been left stranded.

Schools with lower educational advantage are suffering from falling results as high achievers move to wealthier schools, new research has found. Source: AAP

The gap between high and low socioeconomic high schools is widening as struggling schools are left to support the most disadvantaged students, a new report has found. 

Research from the Centre for Policy and Development, released on Wednesday, reveals that high achievers are increasingly populating the most advantaged schools while achievement levels for students in low SES schools are declining.

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