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Philip Roberts, Associate professor (Curriculum Inquiry / Rural Education), University of Canberra

Australian students in rural areas are not 'behind' their city peers because of socioeconomic status. There is something else going on

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Major international and national tests show rural students, on average, do not do as well at school as their city peers.

This includes lower scores on NAPLAN and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

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