Schools in Australia are undergoing an abundance of challenges right now. Some of the problems are non-resolvable despite the several reforms and proposals that are introduced for change.
Some of the challenges faced by Australian Educational System are given below:
Challenge 1: Resignation of teachers
In Australia, 50% of the teachers leave their profession within the first five years of employment. Many efforts are not made to stop these teachers from leaving. These new education graduates come with the latest research and teaching methods, which is one of the best roads to make students look at the world with enthusiasm. But the efforts diminish, these new teachers resign, and students are left disenchanted.
Challenge 2: Reforms
Over the past ten years, many reforms were introduced, but non-significant outcomes were produced.
The main modifications which were likely make any changes are:
- An open pre-school
- Syllabus improvements
- Initiation of “My School” website for nationwide reportage
- Standardised national exams
- Specialised ideals for principals and teachers
These reforms were introduced to cause changes and lessen the challenges faced by the schools, but these issues in the Australian education system are still visible even after major reforms by the Australian education system, which includes:
- A failure in the performance of the main institutes in the global exams on arts, sciences, literature, linguistics and math.
- Current teaching techniques that are focusing on individual students are not taken seriously by instructors.
- The productivity of professional training shows less or no development.
Challenge 3: Prioritising students based on socioeconomic status:
There are many differences between Australian schools. These variances are mainly caused by financial differences. This issue is further intensified when the key choice of the institute is to select students based on their financial status.
This system of differences has been going on for decades. The education area has called for an education that emphasis on the individual requirements of the students. But this challenge seems to be a stubborn challenge as the authorities will always prioritise students whose status can feed their bank balances rather than educating without any differences.
Challenge 4: Racism
Race-based assumptions are founded in almost every public school in Australia. This leads to lower expectations of native students not just academically, but behaviorally too. It is not beyond the capacity of schools to battle race-based assumptions.
Measures to resolve these challenges
The Australian education industry must find a way to retain graduate teachers so that the students can have teachers throughout. Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners should join hands to handle the issues facing education. A greater worth would be attained if teaching methods were accustomed to more advanced practices. There is a need to reconsider the aim of learning and line it up with the course, capital, duties, and principles.
