Parents’ choices of primary school
LSAC Annual Statistical Report 2015 chapter— September 2016
69% of Australian primary school children attend government schools, 19% attend Catholic primary schools and 12% attend independent primary schools.
Publications
All publications are also listed in our library catalogue.
Attendance in primary school: Factors and consequences
Galina Daraganova, Killian Mullan and Ben Edwards
Commissioned report— October 2014
aims to understand more about attendance patterns in primary school and their impact on academic achievement, using data from LSAC and NAPLAN.
Positive learning environments for Indigenous children and young people
Lucy Ockenden
Closing the Gap— July 2014
Reviews the research literature to identify the school-based factors that contribute to an effective learning environment.
Engaging Indigenous parents in their children's education
Daryl Higgins and Sam Morley
Closing the Gap— July 2014
Reviews evaluation studies on parental educational engagement in Australia and presents case studies on several programs.
Access to early childhood education in Australia: Insights from a qualitative study
Research Report No. 28 — June 2014
Based on interviews with 94 parents this report investigates parents' knowledge of and attitudes towards Early Childhood Education
Access to early childhood education in Australia
Research Report No. 24 — April 2013
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
The social costs of inadequate literacy: A report for International Literacy Year
Robyn Hartley
Historical publication— December 1989
Commissioned by the International Literacy Year Secretariat
Getting a lot further: Some factors influencing decisions which ethnic families make about children's schooling and post-school futures
Robyn Hartley
Historical publication— December 1987
A report prepared for the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Multicultural and Migrant Education 1987
Human relations education in Australian schools: A review of policies and practices : Policy Background Paper (AIFS) No 6
Ilene Wolcott
Historical publication— September 1987
The purpose of this review is to examine the status and nature of human relations education in primary and secondary schools throughout Australia.
Changing families, changing schools: Parent involvement in schools
Gay Ochiltree
Historical publication— December 1984
This paper gives a brief overview of the changing relationship between school and family in Australia
