Disadvantage in Education
Australia in relation to international league tables on school performance, it is observed,
has many excellent, high-performing students but also “a long tail” of under
achievement among some groups. Choose one group that is particularly disadvantaged
and, from the databases (such as PISA, TIMMS, NAPLAN) and using relevant academic
research and other sources:
-Identify evidence that confirms this is so for your selected group
-Critically reflect on the way the disadvantage impacts on educational access,
and
-Critically evaluate some of the key measures that have been put in place to help
overcome the disadvantage
