Over 1 in 5 Australian Students Dropping Out of School

A new Productivity Commission report reveals one in every five students nationally are not completing their full 13 years of basic education.

Year seven students arrive to Elevation Secondary College in Craigieburn, Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 12, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross

One in every five Australian students is not completing the full 13 years of basic education and the attendance rate of students in years seven to 10 has declined dramatically, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals.

Nationally, just 79 percent of students completed year 12, compared to 83.3 percent five years earlier.