Could you pass a year 10 civics test? Only 28% of Australian students can​on February 17, 2025 at 7:46 pm

Australian year 10 students’ understanding of civics has dropped to a record low. How does your knowledge stack up?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian students’ understanding of civics education has fallen to a record low, a national test indicates.The test, held by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara) to measure “attitudes and engagement” with civics and citizenship, found 43% of year 6 students met the proficient standard, compared with 53% in 2019.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…Australian year 10 students’ understanding of civics has dropped to a record low. How does your knowledge stack up?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian students’ understanding of civics education has fallen to a record low, a national test indicates.The test, held by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara) to measure “attitudes and engagement” with civics and citizenship, found 43% of year 6 students met the proficient standard, compared with 53% in 2019.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…   

Australian students’ understanding of civics education has fallen to a record low, a national test indicates.

The test, held by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara) to measure “attitudes and engagement” with civics and citizenship, found 43% of year 6 students met the proficient standard, compared with 53% in 2019.

Just 28% of year 10 students met the proficient standard, a fall from 38% in 2019 and the lowest level since assessments began in 2004.

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A parliamentary committee this month recommended the rollout of a universal and mandatory civics and citizenship curriculum, noting Australia’s system of compulsory voting and a precarious environment in which “democracies around the world … are facing rising disengagement, distrust … misinformation and disinformation”.

Acara’s example online test for year 10 students veered into the philosophical, covering topics from multiculturalism to protest laws.

Here is a sample of some of the questions – see how your knowledge stacks up.