Australian Students Rise in Global Science and Maths Ranks

Yellow and black tape marks an area on the floor for teachers to be socially distanced from students in class at Melba Secondary College in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 12, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

Australian students have risen in global calculations for mathematics and science, outstripping many of their international peers.

In a test of 580,000 students from 64 countries last year, 14,950 Year 4 and 8 pupils from 571 Australian schools made up ground in all four brackets.