Publications & resources

Drawing on 17 years of NAPLAN data, new research from the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University shows clear, consistent and growing gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students in Australia.

How is Australia tracking in meeting its educational goals of excellence and equity? How well are our school systems supporting schools to meet the needs of disadvantaged students?

Our new report maps preschool policies across Australia and found families in the eastern states paying around double than other states and territories.

In the context of persistent educational inequality, this report explores preschool policies, enrolments and costs around Australia.

Many eastern state families are paying around double what families in other states and territories pay for preschool, our new report finds.

The Conversation: Victoria has pledged a $169.9 boost for preschool to reduce fees. It comes as there is a growing focus on early childhood education and care more broadly.

The number of Australian children considered at risk due to employment stress in the family has likely doubled to 1.4 million children this quarter.

A new report by the Mitchell Institute has found the number of potentially vulnerable children in Australia will increase significantly as a result of COVID-19 related unemployment and underemployment.

The Conversation: Three quarters of a million Australian children are likely to be experiencing employment stress in the family as a result of COVID-19.

VU researchers are warning that Australian students will see a decline in learning as a result of moving to online schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schools, tertiary education providers, individuals and families are quickly transitioning to online learning.

School choice is a defining feature of Australian education. One reason is because more families make choices between public and private schools.