Students’ Knowledge of Democracy Hits Record Low, as Interest in Social Justice Grows: Curriculum Body

Australian students are being heavily influenced by social media content to be more interested in racism, climate change, pollution, and global affairs.

A high school student looks at her phone while waiting to be picked up in Albany, Western Australia, on Oct. 17, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The number of Australian students who understand how the country’s democracy works has plunged to its lowest recorded level.

Instead, students are being heavily influenced by social media content and are more concerned about global issues, as well as social justice causes like climate change.