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Challenges for Australian education : results from PISA 2009 : the PISA 2009 assessment of students' reading, mathematical and scientific literacy

Sue Thomson, ACER
Lisa De Bortoli, ACER
Marina Nicholas, ACER
Kylie Hillman, ACER
Sarah Buckley, ACER

Abstract

Focusing on reading literacy as the major domain for the PISA 2009 assessment, this national report examines Australian students' achievement in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy. Results are reported for the states, by gender, for Indigenous students, by location, language background and by socioeconomic background.

Suggested Citation

Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, Marina Nicholas, Kylie Hillman, and Sarah Buckley. "Challenges for Australian education : results from PISA 2009 : the PISA 2009 assessment of students' reading, mathematical and scientific literacy" 2010
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sue_thomson/53