There is urgent need for concrete action to encourage more students to continue studying mathematics and statistics past the compulsory years, usually Year 10. As a nation we are becoming less mathematically capable at a time when the world is increasingly reliant on mathematics and statistics to solve complex logistical and risk-related industrial, financial, environmental and social issues. Economic progress for Australia relies on keeping these high-end niche capabilities.

Draft Action plan now available for download

The "Maths multiplies your choices" TV advertisements has been added to the site. Click here to read an article giving details and an evaluation of the program published in the Victorian Institute of Educational Research Bulletin No. 66 June 1991.

"Maths multiplies your choices" TV Commercial view here