Government versus non-government schools: A nation-wide assessment using Australian NAPLAN data

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Government versus non-government schools: A nation-wide assessment using Australian NAPLAN data

There are considerable differences in school outcomes on the NAPLAN tests in Australia between Government and non-Government schools. This paper documents these for four years of study (Years 3, 5, 7 and 9), and for the five NAPLAN domains (Grammar and Punctuation, Numeracy, Reading, Spelling and Wr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Miller, Paul, Voon, Derby
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Blackwell Publishing 2012
Subjects:	NAPLAN tests School Outcomes
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23361

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