Laura B. Perry|A. McConney
School Socio-Economic Composition and Student Outcomes in Australia: Implications for Educational Policy
Murdoch University|Murdoch University
established socioeconomic status ses individual students strongly associated academic achievement less known relationship student school socioeconomic status considered examine associations finer grain intent informing educational funding policy subjected australias 2003 pisa data set secondary analysis better understand reading mathematics achievement students varying ses across range school ses groupings descriptive analyses show increases school ses consistently associated increases students academic performance relationship holds regardless individual students ses australia socioeconomic profile school matters substantially terms academic achievement discuss implications findings context current discussion around federal school funding policies particular attention given association school composition student achievement