TIMSS shows that 20 per cent of Australian Year 4 students and nine per cent of Year 8s reported being bullied almost weekly. (teachermagazine.com.au)
International studies indicate that the top 10 per cent of our Year 8 students now perform at about the same level in mathematics as the top 50 per cent of students in Singapore, Korea and Chinese Taipei. (teachermagazine.com.au)
According to Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) analysis of PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) data, 45 per cent of Year 4 students in Australia say they only read if they have to. (teachermagazine.com.au)