The Efficiency of Australian Schools: A Nationwide Analysis Using Gains in Test Scores of Students as Outputs

This study examines the efficiency of schools in Australia and its determinants using the gain in NAPLAN test scores of students in 6,774 schools in 2009–2011. The results show that, based on empirical input–output combinations, the growth of NAPLAN test scores in Australian schools could be improve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nghiem, S., Nguyen, Ha, Connelly, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Economic Society of Australia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26734