ACT schools are Australia's most advantaged, so why are they falling behind?

Description

The ACT is quick to celebrate its NAPLAN success each year, but beneath the raw numbers Canberra children perform nowhere near as well as authorities claim.

At first glance, the territory tops the nation in most of the subjects and age groups tested each May in the national assessment. Yet as soon as you compare children living in metropolitan areas or those with university-educated parents - a more accurate reflection of Canberra's population - the ACT plunges down the rankings.

Subject

Education; Literacy