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It is wonderful to be able to announce that Matching for Success, a next generation approach for university selection, has been funded by the Australian Research Council. We are thrilled that this builds on ALL’s Beyond ATAR report and focuses on developing better pathways and measure of student success than a single grade and rank can offer.

Lessons from Canada – an equal school system is possible is about opening different conversations about ‘where to from now’ for Australia’s schools. Those interested in long term policy solutions will want to know more about the possible scope and feasibility of school system reform.

In early 2025 two quite different reports appeared which cast new light on the existential threats challenging fairness, equity and ...

Since Lessons from Canada: an equal school system is possible was launched in early August, we have received significant interest in the report’s findings and recommendations. The report has been distributed widely across Australia into the inboxes of politicians, thought leaders, teacher associations and education research institutes, among others.

Some of the reactions are:

“Our national identity deserves a ...

Dear Friend It gives us great pleasure to formally present Lessons from Canada: an equal school system is possible, our latest publication. The report Lessons from Canada shows that with the right politics, regulations and funding in place, Australia can build an equal school system. The report is the result of a study tour of Australian educators and researchers to a single comparable country to learn more about possible approaches that have ...

Canada has been much more successful in creating schools that truly embody the values both Australia and Canada share; schools that are anchored in their local communities where all students are able to achieve their full potential.

Australia has one of the most segregated school systems in the developed world and the problem is getting worse. This has a negative effect on national academic achievement, equity of outcomes, and the experience of school. Experts have been advising Australian governments for decades that intense levels of social segregation undermine all our schools try to achieve.

Australia can build a better school system by taking the following five steps:

Dr Suzanne Lazenby jointly initiated and served as co-Director of LEAP (Leading Educators Around the Planet), facilitating internationalised professional development for senior school leaders. She is a former elementary school principal and university lecturer, with internationally published research.

Michael Sciffer is a school counsellor and PhD candidate researching the drivers and outcomes of the segregation of low SES and Indigenous students. Sciffer noticed that the policy settings in Ontario mean school leaders and teachers approach their roles in a different way to their Australian colleagues.