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.

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Jen Jackson
Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute
News

International students have transformed Australian cities

16 June 2020

International students are critical to Australia, contributing billions to our economy and enriching our social fabric. This paper highlights the impact of a collapse in international student numbers due to COVID-19.

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Opinion

International students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs

15 June 2020

A Mitchell Institute report has estimated the proportion of international students in various Australian suburbs, and how much they contribute to the local economy.

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News

Children living in employment stressed households double

7 June 2020

The number of Australian children considered at risk due to employment stress in the family has likely doubled to 1.4 million children this quarter, according to new Mitchell Institute modelling.

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Reports

COVID-19, employment stress & student vulnerability

7 June 2020

A new report by the Mitchell Institute has found the number of potentially vulnerable children in Australia will increase significantly as a result of COVID-19 related unemployment and underemployment.

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News

New modelling warns youth unemployment to skyrocket as apprenticeships disappear

29 May 2020

New modelling from the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University estimates 130,000 fewer new apprenticeships and traineeships will be offered as a result of the economic fallout from COVID-19.

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Reports

Impact of COVID-19 on apprentices & trainees

29 May 2020

The Mitchell Institute estimates new apprenticeships/traineeships will decline by 30% within two years.

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News

New research shows the impact of online classroom on learning

28 April 2020

Victoria University researchers are warning that Australian students will see a decline in learning as a result of moving to online schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Opinion

How will the class of COVID-19 get into university?

28 April 2020

The Conversation: Several universities have announced they will accept students based on their year 11 results, but this is only a small response in a world experiencing enormous changes.

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Papers

Impact of learning from home for disadvantaged children

27 April 2020

Most schools across Australia were completely unprepared for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and for moving to virtual learning.

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