Socio-Economic Status
Research clearly suggests that there is a link between a student’s socio-economic status and her performance in school. As teachers we can aim to create a ‘more level playing field’.
Policies
- Equity and funding guidelines (DEECD) (
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Strategies
Websites
- How Equitable Are Our Schools? (2007) (PDF 175 KB) (An Education Foundation Australia Factsheet)
- Launch of Equity, Excellence and Effectiveness: Moving Forwards in Schooling Arrangements in Australia (2005) (PDF 101 KB)
- South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability: Equity Cross-Curriculum Perspectives
- The changing influence of socioeconomic status on student achievement: recent evidence from Australia Australian Council for Educational Research Sheldon Rothman (2003) (PDF 475 KB)
- The Use of Equity Funding to Improve Outcomes (2007) (PDF 299 KB)
Publications
- Black, R. (2006). Overcoming disadvantage through the engaging classroom. (PDF 572 KB) Retrieved October, 2008.
- Holmes-Smith (2006). School socio-economic density and its effect on school performance. (PDF 317 MB) Retrieved October, 2008.
- NSW Department of Education and Training (2006). School is for me: Pathways to student engagement. (PDF 3.4 MB) Retrieved October, 2008.
- Teese, R. (2000). The age of curriculum. In Academic Success and Academic Power: Examinations and Inequality (pp. 1-9). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. (An e-reading book)
- Thomson, P. (2002). Vicki and Tranh. In Schooling and the rustbelt kids: Making a difference in changing times (pp. 1-18). Sydney: Allen&Unwin. (An e-reading book)