| Summary Note |
"This report presents the results of the PISA 2012 assessment for Australia. It presents the results for Australia as a whole, for the Australian jurisdictions and (where relevant) for the other participants in the study, so that Australia’s results can be viewed in an international context... [Some of the results are:] "In mathematical literacy: Australia achieved an average score of 504 points in the PISA 2012 mathematical literacy assessment, which was significantly higher than the OECD average of 494 score points. Australia was outperformed by 16 countries in mathematical literacy: Shanghai–China, Singapore, Hong Kong–China, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Macao–China, Japan, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Canada, Poland, Belgium and Germany... In scientific literacy: Australia achieved an average score of 521 points in the PISA 2012 scientific literacy assessment, which was significantly higher than the OECD average of 501 score points. Australia was outperformed by seven countries in scientific literacy: Shanghai–China, Hong Kong–China, Singapore, Japan, Finland, Estonia and Korea... In reading literacy Australia achieved an average score of 512 points in the PISA 2012 reading literacy assessment, which was significantly higher than the OECD average of 496 score points. Australia was outperformed by nine countries in reading literacy: Shanghai–China, Hong Kong–China, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Finland, Ireland, Chinese Taipei and Canada..." - p. ix-xi. |
