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Media Release Archive

Quantifying the return on investment of workplace training
Thursday, 9th May 2013

Improving our understanding of learning
Wednesday, 8th May 2013

Australian students rate their university experience positively
Wednesday, 27th March 2013

Time to reform educational assessment
Monday, 18th March 2013

Low SES student enrolment target may be within reach
Wednesday, 6th March 2013

International study reveals serious adult literacy and numeracy problems
Friday, 15th February 2013

Philanthropic support: a big knowledge gap for schools
Monday, 11th February 2013

ACER releases results from latest international studies of student achievement
Thursday, 13th December 2012

New data confirms dramatic decline in Indian university student visas, ACER research briefing notes
Thursday, 13th December 2012

TIMSS & PIRLS 2011 national report
Tuesday, 11th December 2012

Embed the Creative Arts in early childhood education
Tuesday, 13th November 2012

Student engagement is key to staying competitive
Monday, 29th October 2012

Creative students love learning
Monday, 29th October 2012

Excellent teachers are the key
Thursday, 25th October 2012

Call for strengths-based approach to school readiness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids
Thursday, 4th October 2012

Bring your own technology – now
Friday, 14th September 2012

Growth in number of Indigenous university students, but still underrepresented
Tuesday, 4th September 2012

University expansion fastest for more than two decades: Census
Tuesday, 4th September 2012

School improvement not enough, expert warns
Tuesday, 28th August 2012

Good evidence supports school improvement
Monday, 27th August 2012

School improvement driven by culture and collaboration
Monday, 27th August 2012

Personalising learning for school improvement
Monday, 27th August 2012

School improvement needs ‘no excuses’ approach
Friday, 24th August 2012

1200 minds to meet on school improvement
Friday, 24th August 2012

Business and community leaders step up for schools
Tuesday, 21st August 2012

Check your inbox and have your say, university students urged
Tuesday, 14th August 2012

Australia achieves above OECD average tertiary participation: ACER research briefing
Friday, 27th July 2012

400 000 university students to have their say
Monday, 23rd July 2012

Focus on university teaching to maintain student learning standards
Friday, 20th July 2012

Re-modelling special education
Thursday, 19th July 2012

Over $3-million available for school-community partnerships
Thursday, 7th June 2012

Only 25% of students regularly walk to school
Thursday, 17th May 2012

95% of staff in schools experienced workplace bullying
Wednesday, 9th May 2012

National productivity linked to adult literacy and numeracy
Thursday, 3rd May 2012

Business potential lies untapped in schools
Monday, 5th March 2012

Parents urged to develop maths in kids from birth
Wednesday, 29th February 2012

Australia a key player in international higher education student market, but competition is building
Thursday, 9th February 2012

Opinion split on walking to school
Tuesday, 7th February 2012

Don’t miss out on a scholarship for 2013
Thursday, 19th January 2012

Future academics need encouragement to stay in Australia
Monday, 16th January 2012

Mobile phones may help get kids active
Monday, 19th December 2011

ACER releases results of PISA 2009+ participant economies
Friday, 16th December 2011

Higher education student engagement under the microscope
Tuesday, 22nd November 2011

ACER scholarship test reaches 50-year milestone
Wednesday, 9th November 2011

University retention and completion rates have improved
Monday, 7th November 2011

ACER resource aims to build resilience in dyslexic students
Wednesday, 19th October 2011

NAPLAN results show importance of early learning, says ACER
Friday, 9th September 2011

Principals hand reins to business, community leaders
Monday, 22nd August 2011

Teaching and learning oral language skills
Monday, 15th August 2011

Closing the gap in school completion rates for Indigenous students
Tuesday, 9th August 2011

Community input needed to improve Indigenous student engagement
Tuesday, 9th August 2011

Education systems must bridge Indigenous and Western worlds
Tuesday, 9th August 2011

Education key to improving Indigenous health and life expectancy
Tuesday, 9th August 2011

Closing the gap not enough
Monday, 8th August 2011

Successful post-school transitions for Indigenous youth
Monday, 8th August 2011

Two way teaching and learning key to educational equity
Monday, 8th August 2011

Respect and research key to Indigenous educational success
Monday, 8th August 2011

Focus on primary school key to closing the gap
Monday, 8th August 2011

Early years support key to improving education for Indigenous children
Friday, 5th August 2011

Indigenous Education: Pathways to success
Friday, 5th August 2011

Teachers must prepare students for using mathematics in the real world
Monday, 1st August 2011

ACER announces new head of division
Friday, 29th July 2011

Regenerating the Academic Workforce
Thursday, 7th July 2011

Decrease in number of students considering dropping out of university
Monday, 20th June 2011

Aptitude testing in university admissions
Friday, 20th May 2011

Indigenous students highly engaged with university study
Thursday, 5th May 2011

Study provides first insight into coursework postgrad student engagement
Thursday, 21st April 2011

New research to investigate if millions are hitting the target
Monday, 21st March 2011

Call to embed Arts in all curriculum areas
Wednesday, 12th January 2011

PISA identifies challenges for Australian education
Tuesday, 7th December 2010

PISA 2009 National Report
Tuesday, 7th December 2010

Bulldogs learn new tricks from school principals
Monday, 29th November 2010

Fewer first years consider dropping out
Monday, 29th November 2010

Setting primary course for university study
Wednesday, 24th November 2010

Skilled migrants more productive but stressed
Thursday, 28th October 2010

Education and training for a more productive Australia
Wednesday, 27th October 2010

ACER announces new Research Division Heads
Thursday, 21st October 2010

VET sector faces leadership succession crisis
Wednesday, 22nd September 2010

Business and community leaders build partnerships with schools
Monday, 23rd August 2010

Success in maths adds up to personal power
Tuesday, 17th August 2010

Counting is not the only way to add up
Tuesday, 17th August 2010

Fundamental maths competencies often overlooked
Tuesday, 17th August 2010

Culture and language must be considered in mathematics learning
Tuesday, 17th August 2010

Mathematics teaching and learning to reach beyond the basics
Monday, 16th August 2010

Technology must partner not serve mathematics learning
Monday, 16th August 2010

Mathematics curriculum must address ‘spectacular’ student diversity
Monday, 16th August 2010

English restricts the language of mathematics
Monday, 16th August 2010

Low expectations lead to under-performance in mathematics education
Friday, 13th August 2010

Making mathematics teaching count
Friday, 13th August 2010

ACER to lead global higher learning study
Monday, 9th August 2010

Survey to quiz 300,000 on engagement with learning
Friday, 23rd July 2010

Turning up and tuning in key to Indigenous education
Wednesday, 19th May 2010

Uni students lacking staff contact
Monday, 17th May 2010

Students improve computer skills but gaps in achievement remain
Thursday, 22nd April 2010

Kids who walk are on track to better health
Friday, 9th April 2010

Improving learning for 80 years
Thursday, 1st April 2010

Social networking provides new opportunities for learning
Tuesday, 9th March 2010

More still needed in overhaul of early childhood education
Tuesday, 22nd December 2009

Recent attrition rates confirm AUSSE findings
Friday, 11th December 2009

School system designed for past won’t prepare young Australians for the future
Wednesday, 2nd December 2009

Students take aptitude test in bid for university places
Friday, 27th November 2009

Language learning must focus on personal not economic benefits
Wednesday, 30th September 2009

Business and community leaders build partnerships with schools
Thursday, 20th August 2009

High regard for education a key to Finland’s success
Tuesday, 18th August 2009

Student literacy doubles in schools that use assessment data to improve teaching
Monday, 17th August 2009

Culture-fair assessment issues examined
Monday, 17th August 2009

Whatever the source - assessment data can inform teaching and learning
Monday, 17th August 2009

National assessment data meaningful for schools
Monday, 17th August 2009

Call to reconsider A to E school reports
Friday, 14th August 2009

Research Conference 2009
Friday, 14th August 2009

Schools First award applications now open
Wednesday, 29th July 2009

Indigenous students face substantial disadvantage
Monday, 13th July 2009

Feedback on student engagement can improve higher education says ACER
Tuesday, 30th June 2009

Queensland Government accepts recommendations of Masters Review
Tuesday, 30th June 2009

Masters warns against school league tables
Monday, 29th June 2009

University students living on campus more engaged, says AUSSE
Wednesday, 17th June 2009

Uni degrees pay off in workforce for men more than women
Wednesday, 6th May 2009

One in three tertiary students considers non-completion, says AUSSE
Friday, 24th April 2009

Pre-school must have educational focus, says UK early learning expert
Tuesday, 24th March 2009

Early years care must improve teaching strategies, says childhood learning expert
Tuesday, 24th March 2009

ACER named ‘Employer of Choice for Women’
Wednesday, 18th March 2009

Transform schools through powerful learning, urges UK education expert
Tuesday, 10th March 2009

Victorian bushfires claim leading educational researcher
Monday, 16th February 2009

Schools do matter, say ACER education experts
Monday, 16th February 2009

LSAY 55: Varying pay-offs to post school education and training
Tuesday, 20th January 2009

Accountability and transparency key to education quality
Wednesday, 14th January 2009

Vale Professor Peter Karmel
Tuesday, 13th January 2009

uniTEST - Four universities take part in national student aptitude test trial
Friday, 9th January 2009

International mathematics and science study shows mixed results for Australia
Tuesday, 9th December 2008

New report on Indigenous language in schools
Friday, 5th December 2008

Global economic crisis may affect education exports
Friday, 31st October 2008

ACER Research Monograph 63 released
Thursday, 30th October 2008

Early school leavers take up education, training and employment
Thursday, 23rd October 2008

Study into the Assessment and Reporting of Employability Skills of Senior Secondary students report
Friday, 17th October 2008

School careers advice well received by students
Tuesday, 7th October 2008

Schools First launched
Friday, 3rd October 2008

VET programs boost employment prospects
Thursday, 18th September 2008

Business-education relationships on schools agenda
Monday, 1st September 2008

Social and civic skills key for future workforce
Tuesday, 12th August 2008

Secondary school reform to lower youth unemployment
Monday, 11th August 2008

Teaching citizenship skills may prevent civil conflict
Monday, 11th August 2008

X, Y and Z: Research charts education across three generations
Monday, 11th August 2008

Market-based policies not best for education and training
Sunday, 10th August 2008

Students must meet minimum standards to complete schooling, says ACER CEO
Friday, 8th August 2008

Educators urged to respond to ‘civilisational challenge’
Friday, 8th August 2008

Career preferences don’t match workforce needs, says vocational expert
Friday, 8th August 2008

Research Conference 2008
Friday, 8th August 2008

Special Address by Julia Gillard
Tuesday, 22nd July 2008

Practise what we preach, says leadership study
Monday, 30th June 2008

Business Council of Australia paper released
Monday, 26th May 2008

Better focus required on principal career paths and roles
Tuesday, 29th April 2008

Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE) report
Tuesday, 8th April 2008

2008 Employer of Choice for Women
Tuesday, 4th March 2008

ACER welcomes National Curriculum Board
Thursday, 31st January 2008

Australian Country Background Report for the OECD Improving School Leadership Activity
Tuesday, 29th January 2008

Release of policy paper on school funding
Thursday, 24th January 2008

ACER and VIF Program give Australian teachers a chance to grow professionally in the U.S
Tuesday, 22nd January 2008

National Assessment Program - ICT Literacy Years 6 and 10 Report
Friday, 18th January 2008

Staff in Australia’s Schools Survey 2007
Wednesday, 16th January 2008

Australasian first in research on higher education
Wednesday, 12th December 2007

PISA 2006 National Report
Tuesday, 4th December 2007

PISA shows Indigenous students continue to struggle
Tuesday, 4th December 2007

Australian students perform well in science, but many below OECD baseline
Tuesday, 4th December 2007

Literacy research must look to the past
Wednesday, 21st November 2007

Identifying dangers in the world of ‘Cyberia’
Monday, 19th November 2007

Aptitude test trial to proceed
Wednesday, 31st October 2007

It’s on for young and old at the 2007 CEET annual conference
Wednesday, 31st October 2007

Leaders exchange expertise through Principal for a Day
Thursday, 30th August 2007

School leaders must focus on teaching and learning
Tuesday, 14th August 2007

Good education depends on shared values
Tuesday, 14th August 2007

The best principals are both demanding and responsive
Monday, 13th August 2007

Leadership standards the key to preparing better principals
Monday, 13th August 2007

Understanding student motivation a key to raising academic standards
Monday, 13th August 2007

Education reform requires increased resources
Sunday, 12th August 2007

Principals warned: Don’t carry the burden alone
Friday, 10th August 2007

Schools need leaders not superheroes
Friday, 10th August 2007

Curriculum reform a key to ending science crisis
Tuesday, 15th May 2007

School sector and SES make little difference to university course completion
Thursday, 19th April 2007

New report - Research on Performance Pay for Teachers
Monday, 16th April 2007

One quarter of non-metropolitan youth leave for the cities
Thursday, 22nd February 2007

ACER opens Perth office
Wednesday, 21st February 2007

Report makes strong case for core curriculum in key Year 12 subjects
Thursday, 1st February 2007

Early childhood education at the crossroads
Wednesday, 15th November 2006

Australian education and training: new policies
Wednesday, 1st November 2006

Political bias in the HSC?
Friday, 20th October 2006

Survey to provide snapshot of Australian teaching workforce
Friday, 13th October 2006

Growth in Literacy and Numeracy in the First Three Years of School
Wednesday, 6th September 2006

Crisis of interest in science needs humanistic approach
Tuesday, 15th August 2006

Boosting science learning through curriculum materials
Tuesday, 15th August 2006

What do we need to do to boost science learning?
Tuesday, 15th August 2006

Principal for a Day and ACER unite to lead the way in business-education partnerships
Monday, 14th August 2006

Highly accomplished science teachers deserve higher pay
Monday, 14th August 2006

Science curriculum requires greater focus on community
Monday, 14th August 2006

Science curriculum must focus on ideas, evidence and argument
Sunday, 13th August 2006

Conference opens to beat of African buckets
Friday, 11th August 2006

Science curricula in need of reform
Friday, 11th August 2006

New study challenges crisis accounts of youth labour market
Thursday, 18th May 2006

Australian Certificate of Education: report and recommendations
Friday, 5th May 2006

More strategic thinking needed on the use of data in schools
Friday, 5th May 2006

Release of TIMSS Video 1999 Science Study
Wednesday, 5th April 2006

ACER Brisbane office now open
Thursday, 23rd March 2006

Australian research resources available from EdNA Online
Monday, 6th March 2006

Australian students among the highest users of computers at school and in the home: OECD report
Wednesday, 25th January 2006

Disadvantaged youth find success in VET
Thursday, 15th December 2005

Release of Teaching Reading, the report of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy
Thursday, 8th December 2005

Low ENTER scores behind ‘unmet demand’ for university places
Monday, 5th December 2005

Time out of the labour market a common experience for Australian youth
Thursday, 24th November 2005

Report calls for more emphasis on technical skills in secondary school
Thursday, 17th November 2005

Learning managers believe they are better prepared to teach
Wednesday, 9th November 2005

Busy young Australians get most satisfaction
Thursday, 27th October 2005

A balanced approach needed for students with learning difficulties
Wednesday, 19th October 2005

Not all Year 12 courses are equal
Thursday, 29th September 2005

Senior secondary school students’ perceptions of the world of work
Monday, 5th September 2005

New study shows intentions and attitudes predict participation in schooling
Friday, 2nd September 2005

Teacher intuition still important as schools swamped with data
Tuesday, 9th August 2005

What is the nature of evidence that makes a difference to learning
Monday, 8th August 2005

Growth not benchmarks the key to school success
Sunday, 7th August 2005

Using student performance data effectively
Friday, 5th August 2005

700 delegates to attend ACER Research Conference
Thursday, 4th August 2005

Tertiary students report high levels of satisfaction
Thursday, 28th July 2005

Student interests drive course change and attrition
Thursday, 30th June 2005

Rowe, Pollard and Rowe take out research award
Thursday, 12th May 2005

ACER to collaborate on UK student test
Wednesday, 20th April 2005

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2002/03)
Wednesday, 15th December 2004

OECD Programme for Interational Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 Cycle
Tuesday, 7th December 2004

Understanding values education
Tuesday, 26th October 2004

Literacy, behaviour and auditory processing
Monday, 25th October 2004

Student goals and interest important for university success
Monday, 25th October 2004

Yelling at students does not improve behaviour
Monday, 25th October 2004

The mental health and wellbeing of young people in Australia
Monday, 25th October 2004

LSAY Easy reference guide - what do we know about the experiences of Australian youth?
Thursday, 21st October 2004

ACER signs multi million dollar UAE test development contract
Thursday, 22nd July 2004

Meeting the challenge of assessing behavioural problems
Friday, 16th July 2004

Methods of identifying behavioural problems are past their ‘use-by-date’
Thursday, 15th July 2004

Viewing organisations through the lens of type
Wednesday, 14th July 2004

Viewing organisations through the lens of type
Wednesday, 14th July 2004

Is Emotional Intelligence related to cognitive intelligence and behaviour?
Monday, 12th July 2004

Students and employers endorse Graduate Skills Assessment
Thursday, 1st July 2004

Supporting Indigenous students’ English literacy and numeracy learning
Wednesday, 21st April 2004

Premier Bracks opens ACER Dubai office
Wednesday, 10th March 2004

New effort needed to improve Indigenous education
Wednesday, 18th February 2004

New effort needed to improve Indigenous education
Wednesday, 18th February 2004

Go back to school with your kids with a new online assessment program
Wednesday, 4th February 2004

Positive school climate helps students achieve positive results
Wednesday, 10th December 2003

Employment experience has strongest influence on labour market outcomes
Tuesday, 28th October 2003

Young teachers face bright futures
Wednesday, 22nd October 2003

Assessing teacher performance reliably and validly
Tuesday, 21st October 2003

Promoting teacher quality in the UK
Monday, 20th October 2003

Quality teaching matters most
Monday, 20th October 2003

Building teacher quality: What does the research tell us?
Thursday, 16th October 2003

Year 12 subject selection broadens
Thursday, 21st August 2003

Early school leavers can do well in workforce
Monday, 21st July 2003

Year 8 maths students are not sufficiently challenged
Monday, 7th July 2003

International video study of mathematics teaching methods
Thursday, 27th March 2003

Report reveals socioeconomic differences among Australian schools
Wednesday, 5th February 2003

Young people delay transition to adulthood
Wednesday, 13th November 2002

Participation in extracurricular activities important for students
Wednesday, 30th October 2002

TIMSS study enters testing stage
Wednesday, 23rd October 2002

Australian Students’ Civics Results
Monday, 14th October 2002

Schools: Raising the Bar and Reducing Failures
Sunday, 13th October 2002

HSC exam review recommends further improvements
Tuesday, 9th April 2002

Firm-based training doubles for young women
Wednesday, 20th March 2002

Room for improvement in civic education
Wednesday, 6th March 2002

NSW HSC Examination Review report to be presented in March 2002
Wednesday, 20th February 2002

Socioeconomic factors and school sector influence tertiary entrance scores
Friday, 18th January 2002

37 per cent of Year 12 non-completers undertake VET
Wednesday, 19th December 2001

VET in Schools offers alternative paths for students
Wednesday, 19th December 2001

Australian 15-year-olds among the best in the world in reading, mathematics and science
Tuesday, 4th December 2001

ACER to release results of major international survey of student achievement
Wednesday, 28th November 2001

Youth pathways in crisis in rural and remote Australia, conference told
Tuesday, 16th October 2001

Numerous factors influence school non-completion, conference told
Tuesday, 16th October 2001

90% of new apprentices gain immediate employment
Tuesday, 16th October 2001

OECD expert calls for separate senior schools to improve youth pathways
Tuesday, 16th October 2001

ACER to open office in Sydney
Friday, 28th September 2001

Innovative test to transform international student selection
Wednesday, 19th September 2001

Tertiary qualifications significantly enhance job prospects
Thursday, 30th August 2001

Civic education a must for Australian Schools
Tuesday, 20th March 2001

Educational disadvantage may need to be re-evaluated
Wednesday, 14th February 2001

International maths and science study results
Wednesday, 6th December 2000

Bleak outlook for those who don’t finish school
Thursday, 19th October 2000

Historic global student test begins
Friday, 17th March 2000

Literacy Tests
Friday, 25th February 2000

Literacy Tests
Friday, 25th February 2000

More further education and training participation in Australia than United States
Friday, 18th February 2000

Call for national research on schools
Thursday, 2nd December 1999

Participation in education and training on the rise – and becoming more equitable
Thursday, 18th November 1999

Year 12 subject choice linked to further study, job opportunities
Friday, 12th November 1999

Scholarship test identifies right students
Thursday, 4th November 1999

Boys more likely to leave school early
Friday, 8th October 1999

Work placement programs keep some at school
Tuesday, 20th July 1999

School students benefit from part-time work
Friday, 7th May 1999