Releasing today's report, lead author Dr Sue Thomson, ACER Director of Educational Monitoring and Research, said the evidence is
clear that Australian student
performance is
in absolute
decline and the country is now at an «educational crossroad».
«Today's PISA report goes further than last week's Trends
in Maths and Science report, this year's NAPLAN results and the OECD Education at a Glance report
in terms of not just showing a plateauing of results
in Australia but that it shows a
clear decline from year to year
in Australia's education
performance,» Minister Birmingham said
in the release dated December 7.