Year 12 Mathematics Participation Report Card: Enrolments Reach All-Time Low
While during the past decade typically around 71-73% of Year 12 students were enrolled in one or more mathematics subjects, things took a turn for the worse in 2020, with a sudden drop in maths [...]
Year 12 participation in intermediate and higher mathematics remains stubbornly low
The number of students completing Year 12 has been steadily increasing in Australia. During the last ten years it has grown by approximately 15% and in 2017 it reached its highest ever with over [...]
When Does A Second COVID-19 Surge End?
Australian mathematicians Nick James and Max Menzies have published what they believe is the first analysis of COVID-19 infection rates in US states to identify turning points in data that [...]
scienceXart: spot the maths judging panel announced
Australian Academy of Science reveals competition judges from art and mathematical disciplines Read more
Let’s be honest about what subjects are needed for university
“The final years of school can be confusing and stressful at the best of times. We do young people no favours when we contribute to the confusion by failing to send clear signals about the [...]
Lack of university advice on maths ‘doesn’t add up’
Chief Scientist / AMSI report and student reaction in ‘The Australian’
What students don’t need to start maths science-based degrees
Digest of the Chief Scientist / AMSI paper on Prerequisites in Campus Morning Mail
