Australian students have recorded their worst ever results in an international test of reading, maths and science skills | JordsBaker
The leading countries included Hong Kong, Macau, and Japan. Former PISA star Finland tumbled down the mathematics rankings and was outshone by Europe's new standout, Estonia. The best-performing English-speaking country was Canada.
"This has got to be a wake-up call. It's got to be a point where we say, 'if we don't do something now, then next time I'll have to stand here and report that we are below the OECD average'." Between 2015 and 2018 there was little change in Australia's maths and reading performance, but the country tumbled because other countries improved. Scientific literacy declined over the past three years, especially in NSW.
They were about a year behind students from the top-performing ACT. Only 56 per cent of NSW students attained the national standard in reading, compared with 62 per cent from Victoria, which has avoided major declines.
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