The Chair of the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs, the Hon. Dr. Elizabeth Constable MLA, has released the full set of results from the 2011 sitting of National Assessment Program Literacy And Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests by students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9.
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Australian students abandoning science in years 11 and 12
The number of Australians studying science in years 11 and 12 has fallen significantly since the 1990s and is continuing to drop. A report from the Australian Academy of Science found that the percentage of year 11 and 12 students enrolled in science subjects fell from 94.1 per cent in 1991 to just 51.42 per cent in 2010.
Minister welcomes parental engagement research
Minister for School Education Peter Garrett has welcomed the findings from the Family-School Partnership Bureau's research into parental engagement in secondary schooling. "Parental engagement is central to ensuring every child receives a world class education," Mr Garrett said.
