While Australia appears to have avoided some of the more severe impacts of the epidemic in comparison with many other nations, the steady decline in education outcomes over the last two decades when measured against our international peers 2 makes Australia particularly vulnerable to further pressures on our education system.ĭid we leave the classroom or did the classroom evolve?ĬOVID-19 has required many teachers, parents and students to rapidly adjust to new modes of learning.
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It will be some time before we know the full impact of the disruption on learning outcomes, but early indications from global studies suggest that it will be students from disadvantaged backgrounds who suffer disproportionately. Further closures will likely continue as new cases arise in schools.
In addition, the most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland have had the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases, and authorities there have proceeded with a cautious, staggered reopening of schools. The difference reflects government advice in those states at the time, which in turn reflects a difference in infection rates. In early May, only 3 percent of children in Victorian government schools were in attendance, whereas the Northern Territory had returned to normal levels of 79 per cent.
1 In Australia, K-12 schools have experienced interruptions in every state and territory, although the extent and period of closures have varied significantly across jurisdictions. America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe eSwatini/SwazilandĪccording to UNESCO, by the end of March 2020 over 1.5 billion pupils or 87 per cent of the world’s student population across 165 countries had been affected by school closures caused by COVID-19. Rep.) Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Global Greece Guatemala Guinea Honduras Hong Kong SAR, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Interaméricas Ireland (Republic of) Isle of Man Israel ישראל Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Laos Latvia Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Middle East Region Middle East Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates West Bank Gaza Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique México Mexico Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Rwanda Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan 臺灣 Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Türkiye Uganda Ukraine Україна United Kingdom UK United States US USA U.S. Afrique Francophone Albania Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Barbados Belgium Belgique België Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brasil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Cayman Islands Central and Eastern Europe Chad Channel Islands Chile China Colombia Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Dem.