“The increased result at Year 8 level is highly encouraging and shows the value of AMSI’s work across the sector” Professor (Asha) Rao said. Read more at ‘The Educator’.

Three mathematicians recognised with AustMS’ Gavin Brown Prize; read more in Perth Now.

“The practical nature of maths often drowns out the other message: that maths is also beautiful and creative, and it can feed the soul.” Read more at La Trobe news.

Tuesday 08 December 2020 1530AEDT Australian school students elevated into global top-10 for mathematics performance Data released overnight from the latest quadrennial TIMSS testing reveals [...]

High schools are doing better than ever at science…mathematics results mixed. Maaike Wienk commentary in the ‘Financial Review’ [Nine Media paywall access may be required].

Australian high school students have achieved their best-ever results in the latest international maths and science tests, finishing in the world’s top 10 on the back of a significant [...]

The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is delighted to acknowledge the successes of its members in this year’s Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) premier awards. [...]

“There’s a whole ethos in education departments at state government level, which believes it’s absolutely fine for teachers to teach students even if they don’t have a strong grounding in the [...]

The long-term decline in the number of students taught calculus in Australian schools and TIMSS data due this week should have every policy-maker and teacher extremely worried. Read more in the AFR.

Five more of Australia’s leading mathematical scientists have been added to the ranks of the ‘Superstars of STEM’, a program by Science and Technology Australia that equips [...]