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Boys not only perform better in maths, they are also more confident about the subject than girls

  • Written by Sarah Buckley, Senior Research Fellow, Education Research, Policy and Development Division, Australian Council for Educational Research
Boys not only perform better in maths, they are also more confident about the subject than girlsMichael Jung/ Shutterstock

There is a persistent gender gap in Australian schools. Boys, on average, outperform girls in maths.

We see this in national tests such as NAPLAN, as well as international assessments.

New Australian Council for Educational Research analysis by my colleague Catherine Underwood shows how boys, on average, are also more...

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