Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Henderson, O'Sullivan and Brockman, I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Education and Employment References Committee for inquiry and report by 12 September 2024:

The issue of declining academic standards in Australian schools, with specific reference to:

(a) students' proficiency in literacy and numeracy;

(b) the experience of principals, teachers and parents in meeting the challenge of raising academic standards;

(c) the extent to which the experience of other countries with high or markedly high academic standards can inform Australian schools;

(d) what support could be provided to teachers and what improvements could be made to the Australian Curriculum to raise academic standards in Australian schools; and

(e) any other related matters.