Fewer than 1 in 5 students who are behind in Year 3 catch up and stay caught up

By Olivia Groves, Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

We want all students to finish school with the literacy and numeracy skills they need to take advantage of post-school opportunities and to participate fully in society. Currently, in Australia, many students don’t.

The problem of not meeting learning standards starts early, with some students behind in Year 3. An important question is whether these students eventually…

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