ACT tops the nation in maths and science

By Karen Hardy
Updated December 5 2016 - 12:13pm, first published November 30 2016 - 12:15am
Australian students have plummeted in the latest international maths and science rankings, with Kazakhstan, Cyprus and Slovenia leapfrogging us. Photo: Nic Walker
Australian students have plummeted in the latest international maths and science rankings, with Kazakhstan, Cyprus and Slovenia leapfrogging us. Photo: Nic Walker

The ACT has topped the nation in the latest international maths and science rankings, the only Australian jurisdiction to achieve a "high international benchmark" for science.