The 2024 test results for civics show just 28 per cent of year 10 students and 43 per cent of year 6 students are proficient in civics. It's the worst result on record since the Australian Curriculum ...

Australian school students’ civics knowledge is the lowest ... people are “poorly equipped” to participate in Australian democracy. The latest results are certainly concerning.

School students are less educated on Australia's political systems, democracy and civic processes ... according to data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

The latest results come amid a loss of faith in democracy and political institutions, rising antisemitic attacks and a breakdown in social cohesion.

ACARA's website defines the proficient standard for Year 10 students as having a detailed understanding of Australian democracy. "They make connections between the processes and outcomes of civil ...

the role of media in democracy, and the ­specific responsibilities of Australian citizenship, for example. Year 6 students should be able to identify the main role of the prime minister ...

Young people know too little about how our democracy works, and we fail to teach democracy to immigrants. According to the Australian Historical Association submission to the Inquiry into Civics, ‘We ...

As the Australian Historical ... But we need to go further to help students, and aspiring immigrants for that matter, understand the foundations of our democracy. Without belief in the ideal ...

The initiative comes as a report by the Australian Curriculum ... I look forward to welcoming students from all over Australia to develop their appreciation of civics, parliamentary debate and of ...