Research & focus areas

We monitor the performance of Australia's education system, with a specific focus on developing and advocating for policies that reduce inequality.

Early learning

Educational opportunity

Pathways

Schooling

Tertiary education

Projects & community initiatives

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.

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Associate Professor Peter Hurley

Director, Mitchell Institute

[email protected]

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We acknowledge that the land on which we meet, learn, and share knowledge is a place of age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the Traditional Owners' living culture and practices have a unique role in the life of this region.

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