Grattan Institute numbers show teachers face wide range in ability within class

By Alexandra Smith
Updated August 13 2015 - 10:08am, first published July 26 2015 - 9:00pm
Most teachers have a wide range of student ability in their classrooms. Photo: Quentin Jones
Most teachers have a wide range of student ability in their classrooms. Photo: Quentin Jones

Many teachers have such a wide range of student ability in their classrooms that they often grapple with a five to six-year difference between their most advanced and least advanced students particularly in maths, a new report reveals.