Research Projects

The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children involves following the progress over seven years of two samples more than 5,000 children. One sample consists of children initially sampled in their first year of life and the other consists of children initially sampled at the age of four years. Surveys have been conducted in 2004 and 2006 with the next survey planned for 2008.  ACER is responsible for the educational outcome measures and contributes to other aspects of design and development as a member of the Consortium Advisory group.  Several reports have been produced from the analyses of the Wave 1 data (2004) and Wave 2 (2006) and Wave 1 (2004) data are available. For the third wave of data collection in 2008 involving four-year-olds, the ACER instruments were used as part of the data gathering.

Australian Institute of Family Studies, for the Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

John Ainley