Kevin Sullivan|Laura B. Perry|A. McConney
How do school resources and academic performance differ across Australia’s rural, regional and metropolitan communities?
Curtin University|Murdoch University|Murdoch University
study uses data programme international student assessment pisa gain better understanding academic performance resources vary across ruralurban school communities australia well known schools rural areas difficulty recruiting retaining teachers degree schools larger sized communities across australia also face problem less understood moreover little known degree shortages instructional materials equipment associated ruralurban location analysis includes 353 schools across eight community types range size 1000 people small country towns million people large capital cities school principals reported degree instruction school hindered shortage resources include qualified teaching staff instructional materials equipment findings highlight extent school resources vary across geographic location reported school principals principals schools centre large cities least likely report shortages teaching staff instructional materials hinder learning principals rural remote communities likely report shortages hinder instruction differences closely mirror student pisa academic performance school socioeconomic composition pisa data indicates schools located small rural communities lowest socioeconomic profiles lowest academic performance largest shortages teaching staff instructional materials schools central neighborhoods large cities enjoy highest socioeconomic profiles highest academic performance fewest shortages