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Family origins can impact academic performance in Australian schools

Students attending a Japanese language class at the University of Melbourne.

Students attending a Japanese language class at the University of Melbourne. Source: SBS

New research has found gender stereotypes associated with a child’s family heritage impacts their academic performance in Australian schools. The study, out of Curtin University in Western Australia, found students with parents that migrated from countries where gender is a barrier to high school education, performed worse in standardised tests. In English : Michelle Rimmer In Tamil : Selvi


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New research has found gender stereotypes associated with a child’s family heritage impacts their academic performance in Australian schools. The study, out of Curtin University in Western Australia, found students with parents that migrated from countries where gender is a barrier to high school education, performed worse in standardised tests. In English : Michelle Rimmer In Tamil : Selvi



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