School Attendance Biggest Factor to Reduce Education Gap for Australian Indigenous Kids

Prep students enjoy returning to the classroom at Lysterfield Primary School in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 12, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

A new report has found that increasing school attendance among Indigenous students is the single greatest factor needed to close the gap or reduce the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

The “Mind the Gap” report by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has revealed a significant achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by the time students reach Year 3.