Young Australians, Illness and Education

This report by Julie White and Karen Rosauer of the Victoria Institute, provides a detailed summary of education, health and demographic information about Australian children and young people who live with significant health conditions. This study closely examined a national database of 2360 such individuals through the socio-economic indexes developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.The major purpose of this study was to provide an empirical base for policy recommendation and further investigation. An important secondary aim of the study was to contribute to the growing body of evidence about pressing educational issues related to these children and young people.
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