On a typical school day, 11% of students are absent. How can Australia fix this?
- Written by Jordana Hunter, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
On a typical school day in Australia this year, about 11% of students were absent. In 2014, the figure was 7%.
Two in five students now miss about a day of school each fortnight on average. This makes improving school attendance an urgent, national priority.
In a new policy brief, the Grattan Institute details how student absences are changing...





