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Oh Canada! What we could learn from Ontario now

Australia and Canada share much in terms of history, culture and demographics. Despite these similarities, Canada has much lower levels of social segregation in its schools, and higher levels of equity and achievement, consistently outperforming Australia in the OECD’s PISA tests across all learning domains. What can Australia learn about creating a school system that enhances equity, opportunity and achievement?

Reference: Bonnor, C. & Greenwell,T. Oh Canada! What we could learn from Ontario now. (2025, August 18). Edu Research Matters

Oh Canada! What we could learn from Ontario now

Keywords: Inclusion | Literacy Across the Curriculum | Policy

Resource Added: 31 August, 2025

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