Publications & resources
The NAPLAN fine print we missed: the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students is growing
Last week’s NAPLAN results landed with their usual media splash. There were headlines worrying about the significant proportions of students below certain benchmarks and specific questions about maths results for…
New research shows gap between advantaged & disadvantaged students is growing
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.
Years apart: Australia’s growing educational inequality
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?
Calls for full-service schools to tackle Australia’s growing education divide
Researchers from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute are calling for the implementation of full-service schools to tackle Australia’s widening education divide.
Achieving Better & Fairer Schools: The case for full-service school models in Australia
In their new report, the Mitchell Institute calls for full-service school models as a purpose-built solution to Australia's growing educational inequality.
Research Spotlight: Australian Early Development Census 2024
The latest Mitchell Institute Research Spotlight analyses the 2024 AEDC results, showing increased levels of developmental vulnerability in Australian kids.
Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model
A Mitchell Institute report shines a light on how quality teaching and innovation in universities can dramatically improve learning.
Lifting health & education outcomes through community collaboration
The Mitchell Institute and the Brimbank City Council have launched the Brimbank Collaboration, a project to lift health and education outcomes in the Brimbank community, and in others.