This document is for archive purposes, please see the most recent policy statement. AUSTRALIA NEEDS TO EMBRACE MATHEMATICS From the classroom to the industry frontline, Australia’s mathematics [...]
This issue of The Update is bursting with features. Both Ian Chubb and Alan Finkel tell us what they think about the burning issue of the moment – maths prerequisites for university science and [...]
This summary for the ten years 2005 to 2014 inclusive is of all Year 12 mathematics students enrolled through the secondary boards of studies in the six states (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, and TAS) [...]
This document is for archive purposes, please see the most recent policy statement. This is an exciting time in Australia for the mathematical sciences, and for science, technology and [...]
AMSI’s Discipline Profile of the Mathematical Sciences highlights trends as they apply to school education, higher education, research and research training and engagement with industry. [...]
The wait is over! AMSI and the BHP Billiton Foundation have launched the Choose Maths program. Worth $22m over 5 years it will have a massive impact on the way Australians, especially girls and [...]
Summary: Over the last two decades, the proportion of Year 12 students taking some mathematics has remained at roughly 80%. However, both the number and proportion of Year 12 students now taking [...]
Executive Summary Women are under represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in education and employment, with gender disparity particularly apparent in [...]
