The Mitchell Institute monitors the performance of Australia's education system, with a specific focus on developing and advocating for policies that reduce inequality.

Our work identifies who is experiencing reduced opportunities in education, the factors driving inequality and the policy solutions that will provide greater opportunities for all young people to succeed in education and their life beyond.

Key contacts

Jen Jackson
Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute
Reports

Australia to lose half its international students by mid 2021

10 November 2020

New report explores the current decline in international students in Australia following COVID-19 restrictions and models potential further falls that could occur if Australia's borders remain closed.

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Educational Opportunity 2020: landmark study reveals entrenched educational inequality

28 October 2020

Australia’s education system is failing up to one in three children and young people, according to the first major study to assess progress against our current national education goals.

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Submissions

Skills innovation at Victoria University

14 October 2020

This submission to the Skills for Victoria's Growing Economy review examines new ways of delivering tertiary education emerging within Victoria University.

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Averting an escalating labour market crisis in Australia: A proposed national job cadet program

3 October 2020

New report shows Australia should create a national job cadet program to help young people into work and avert the employment crisis facing young people.

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Skills for recovery: the vocational education system we need post-COVID-19

4 August 2020

A new report describing the persistent challenges in the VET system and priority changes needed to build on the sector’s strengths and to respond effectively in the face of COVID-19.

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JobTrainer explained: What is it, who qualifies, what does it pay?

16 July 2020

The Mitchell Institute's Peter Hurley explores the details of the Commonwealth Government's new skills package and whether the policy goes far enough.

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Humanities graduates earn more than those who study science and maths

19 June 2020

Following the Commonwealth's recently announced changes to funding rates for university courses, the Mitchell Institute's Peter Hurley analyses the employment outcomes of students studying different courses.

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Number of Australia's vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll

16 June 2020

Three quarters of a million Australian children are likely to be experiencing employment stress in the family as a result of COVID-19.

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International Students Critical to Coronavirus Recovery

16 June 2020

International students are vitally important to Australia's coronavirus recovery, contributing billions to our economy each year, support thousands of Australian jobs and enriching our social fabric.

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