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The numbers of secondary school students who take higher-level maths and science are low in Australia. In 2012, there were 30,000 more Year 12 students than in 1992. But the numbers of students ...

A new report released by the Grattan Institute has analysed Australian students' declining maths results. The report blames "faddish and inconsistent" teaching practices and found teacher confidence ...

Teenagers who fail their maths GCSE are “doomed to a cycle of resits” that has seen some taking the exam eight times, education experts have warned. Pupils are becoming alienated and stuck in a ...

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A maths puzzle that should be easy to answer is leaving people online baffled, as one word in the question makes it 'harder ...