Australian students at risk of slipping behind in performance
Source: AAP
Education experts warn Australia is at risk of being left behind by its Asian neighbours, after a new report revealed the academic performance of Australian students across reading, numeracy and science has fallen again. The OECD's [[The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] Programme for International Student Assessment gathered data from more than half a million students worldwide and found those in Australia are lagging more than three years behind their Chinese counterparts in mathematics.
Education experts warn Australia is at risk of being left behind by its Asian neighbours, after a new report revealed the academic performance of Australian students across reading, numeracy and science has fallen again. The OECD's [[The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] Programme for International Student Assessment gathered data from more than half a million students worldwide and found those in Australia are lagging more than three years behind their Chinese counterparts in mathematics.
