Australian school students fall behind global peers
AAP Source: AAP
An international report on educational performance has found Australian students are falling behind in maths, science and reading. The results were released in the three-yearly Program for International Student Assessment, known as PISA. More than half a million 15 year-olds from 72 countries took part in the report, including 14,000 Australian children. The tests, conducted by the OECD, have become increasingly influential on politicians who see their countries and their policies being measured against each other in these global school league tables. Asian countries continue to dominate, with Singapore topping the list. This feature reveals more details.
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