Migrant Kids perform better than Others

This year's NAPLAN* (National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy) national report is being described as a "wake up call", with results showing students declining overall in their reading and writing scores. However, children from migrant backgrounds are topping the nation in Year 3 spelling, while Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children have improved their results significantly over the past 10 years. Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Matt Connellan and Natarsha Kallios.

Children sit in a classroom during a lesson at Stafford State School in Brisbane, 2015. Source: AAP