Background to the Queensland Education Performance Review
After Queensland's results were released for the 2008 National Achievement Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and 2007 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) the Queensland Government engaged Professor Geoff Masters of the Australian Council for Educational Research to undertake a review of Queensland primary education.
The purpose was to explore opportunities to improve the state's educational achievement, with a particular emphasis on literacy, numeracy and science outcomes.
The review was led by the Queensland Education Performance Review Steering Committee. The Committee chaired by Ken Smith, Director-General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, consisted of representatives of the then Department for Education, Training and the Arts, the Queensland Studies Authority, the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, and the Association of Independent Schools Queensland.
The Steering Committee endorsed the Terms of Reference (new window) 72k 
for the review in December 2008. The Terms of Reference required Professor Masters to provide two reports to the Premier: an interim report by the end of January 2009 and a final report by the end of April 2009.
Related information
Queensland Education Performance Review
Preliminary report
Access to 2008 NAPLAN materials
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