The Department of Education, Science and Training (now known as DEEWR) and the Department of Defence engaged KPMG Consulting in association with the Australian Council for Educational Research, to complete a scoping study to assess the impact that frequent family relocation has on learning outcomes of school-aged children from the preparatory years to Year 12. This study focussed on the school-aged children of families that have experienced relocation, including those of the Australian Defence Force personnel.
The project:
- assessed the impact that family relocation and student mobility has on the learning outcomes of school-aged children from the preparatory years to Year 12, in particular, literacy and numeracy achievement in the primary years of schooling;
- reviewed, assessed and documented student records information which government and non-government schools provide to the families of school-aged children from the preparatory years to Year 12; and
- developed strategies that reduce any adverse impact on the learning outcomes of school-aged children that may occur as the result of family relocation and student mobility.
Author(s)
KPMG Consulting;
Australian Council for Educational Research;
Department of Defence; Department of Education, Science and Training
Publication Details
Type: Reports
Published: 2002
Topics Covered
Sectors: School education
Detailed: Equity and access; parents and community; student participation and achievement
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