The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) released the first volume of national reports for the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in December 2019.
The report shows that Australia’s average achievement in reading, maths and science has experienced a pattern of long-term decline. The decline is such that the average achievement of an Australian 15-year-old in 2018 is: almost one year of schooling behind in reading compared to an Australian 15-year-old in 2000; more than one full year of schooling behind in maths compared to in 2003; and almost one full year of schooling behind in science compared to in 2006. The full ACER report can be viewed here: https://rd.acer.org/article/pisa-2018-australian-students-performance?utm_source=acer%20homepage&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=feature%20box
