ASG Parent Report Card

In recent years, the results of international tests of academic achievement such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have highlighted the relatively poor performance of Australian students, especially in comparison with students from East Asia. Within Australia, NAPLAN results have highlighted the development of literacy and numeracy amongst Australian children differs from region to region and state to state. Research in East Asia has shown the factors that lead to the exceptional educational outcomes of students from East Asia include educational resources.

From a family’s perspective, this means that, in broad terms, children should be able to draw upon a culture that both values and supports learning, that there are adequate resources to support academic achievement and that children are well-prepared for learning (Phillipson, S. N, Stoeger & Ziegler, 2014; Phillipson, S, Ku & Phillipson, S. N, 2014). In Australia today, the educational policies of all state governments and territories recognise the fundamental roles played by parents and the wider community in student learning. In line with this movement, the Educational Environment Index in the ASG Parents Report Card provides a snapshot of the educational environment that currently exists within Australian families.