Only 38 Percent of Year 10 Students Proficient in Civic Education: Senate Inquiry

A Senate inquiry is exploring the lack of understanding in how Australia’s political system works.

Three school students walk through a park after school lets out in Albany, Western Australia, on Sept. 18, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Less than four in ten Year 10 students have a proper understanding of the political system and how democracy works in Australia.

During a Senate inquiry on May 23, members of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters explored the decline in understanding of civics education among students across the country.