A new study has shed light on why non-rural and remote students tend to do better than rural and remote students at school.
The study of NSW year 12 students by researchers at the University of Canberra said that policy-makers often misunderstood the problem as a socio-economic inequality issue.
“Socio-economic disadvantage is commonly used to explain lower average student achievement in rural locations. Thus, policies are often directed towards reducing disadvantage associated with socioeconomic status, and rurality is overlooked,” The spatial implications of academic achievement in Year 12: Rethinking Discourses of Disadvantage in rural locations article published in the Australian Education Journal said…