Students to suffer at schools in climate firing line

Disadvantaged schools are more likely to be in danger from climate-fuelled disasters, a report says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Two-thirds of Australian schools are at high risk of climate perils such as floods, bushfires and storms that could set back students by disrupting their education.

Disadvantaged schools are more likely to be in the firing line of climate change-fuelled disasters, a finding Mandala Partner's Adam Triggs says could further entrench gaps in education outcomes.