Research shows that there is a huge educational divide in Australia that exists between students in regional, rural and remote Australia and students in major cities.

Although the National School Reform Agreement aims to improve outcomes for students, ultimately it still ignores how external factors outside the classroom can be barriers.

In fact, policies often do not address the systemic and long-term disadvantages experienced by students in rural areas.

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Produced By: Cindy Yin

Featured In Story: John Halsey, Emeritus Professor, School of Education at Flinders University, and Ashleigh Pav, ex-student at Ceduna Area School

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 27 July 2022