What these test results reveal about Australia's education system

What these test results reveal about Australia's education system

Last week, the OECD released the results of the program for international student assessment, better known as PISA. Every three years, hundreds of thousands of 15-year-old students from across the world sit tests in maths, science and reading. But what do the results show for Australia? And are our students doing better, worse, or about the same? Listen to Jordana Hunter, Education Program Director, and Nick Parkinson, Senior Associate, in conversation with host Kat Clay about the test and what the results reveal about Australia's education system.

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Housing affordability: re-imagining the Australian dream

Housing affordability: re-imagining the Australian dream

A conversation with Grattan CEO, John Daley and Australian Perspectives Fellow Brendan Coates about their latest report. Low interest rates, policy changes and restrictive planning have doubled house ...

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Congestion in Melbourne: is it time to consider congestion charging?

Congestion in Melbourne: is it time to consider congestion charging?

Event podcast: in this Policy Pitch event, a panel of transport and infrastructure experts explored: How bad congestion is across Melbourne; at what point we should consider new strategies to manage c...

27 Feb 20181h 13min

Gonski 2.0: What Commonwealth should do (and not do) to drive improvement in school ed – Canberra

Gonski 2.0: What Commonwealth should do (and not do) to drive improvement in school ed – Canberra

Event podcast: In this Capital Ideas event, Dr Peter Goss, Grattan Institute School Education Program Director, hosted a panel of leading policy thinkers to explore what is needed to lift educational ...

20 Feb 20181h 13min

The demand driven higher education funding system: frozen or finished? – Sydney

The demand driven higher education funding system: frozen or finished? – Sydney

Event podcast: In this Forward Thinking event, a panel of experts will discussed if the demand driven system be restored. Its supporters argue that it increased access to higher education, fixed skill...

13 Feb 20181h 20min

The Commonwealth's role in improving schools

The Commonwealth's role in improving schools

A conversation with School Education Fellow, Julie Sonnemann. The Commonwealth should not use the extra money it is spending on schools as an excuse to intervene in school education. The danger is tha...

11 Feb 201818min

The shocking truth about Australia's efforts to 'close the gap'

The shocking truth about Australia's efforts to 'close the gap'

A conversation with School Education Program Director Pete Goss. The "gap" between Indigenous and other school students is even bigger than official figures show. Grattan research reveals that Year 9 ...

8 Feb 201813min

All complications should count: Using our data to make hospitals safer

All complications should count: Using our data to make hospitals safer

A conversation with Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett. One in nine patients who go into hospital suffers a complication, and the risk varies dramatically depending on the hospital. An extra 250...

5 Feb 201819min

The history and future of Medicare

The history and future of Medicare

A conversation with Health Program Director Stephen Duckett and Fellow Hal Swerissen. February 1, 2018 marks the 34th anniversary of the beginning of Medicare. How did it begin, how has it been used p...

31 Jan 201829min

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