This is Australia’s “long tail of underachievement”. No progress has been made over the past six years (or even 20 ...
Australia's 'long tail of underachievement' must go from the 'too-hard' basket
The latest findings from PISA show that in Australia, roughly one in five 15-year-olds are failing to achieve the international baseline proficiency level in reading literacy, and about the same proportion in mathematical literacy and scientific literacy.
While one-quarter of all students fall into the OECD’s category of disadvantaged, 41 per cent of students in the tail are disadvantaged students.
While one-quarter of all students fall into the OECD’s category of disadvantaged, 41 per cent of students in the tail are disadvantaged students.
