With this in mind, Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne announced earlier this month his plans to make the study of ...
Is making maths mandatory the answer to addressing our skills shortage?
As few as one in 10 Australian students studied Year 12 advanced mathematics in 2013, while only 22 per cent of adults are capable of doing basic mathematics, such as counting, according to a report by the Productivity Commission.
This story appeared in the July 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.