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September 17, 2018

Australian tertiary education funding is not as low as it seems in OECD metrics

Geoff Sharrock, The University of Melbourne

Australian tertiary education policy and funding debates are better served by domestic data.

At the tertiary level, Australian households and international students contribute more than double the OECD average expenditure. Shutterstock

September 14, 2017

Australians pay more for education than the OECD average – but is it worth it?

Megan O'Connell, Victoria University

Australia has the third most expensive education system in the OECD, but we might not be getting what we pay for.

May 6, 2014

Asians outperform other students thanks to hard work

Queens College of New York, University of Michigan, Peking University of Beijing

Asian students perform better than other students in school because they work harder, a US study has found. The analysis…

The OECD report on education shows Australia could be doing more. Report card image from www.shutterstock.com

September 13, 2012

No cause for celebration: OECD education report needs a closer look

Kevin Gould, CQUniversity Australia

The most recent edition of the OECD’s Education at a Glance released this week, is another report that has invariably been seen as a report card on Australian education. Australians want to know: how did…

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