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Participation and performance data

The participation rates and performance levels of different groups of boys vary widely. Factors other than gender, including socioeconomic status, Indigeneity, location and cultural background, influence boys' success at school.

How are boys doing in literacy?
Numeracy achievement for boys and girls in primary school is similar, but later this changes.
Why are current retention rates lower for boys than girls, and why does it matter?
The perception of boys' underachievement has quite a history.
What about boys' final results and post-school outcomes?
The subject selection of many boys has a narrow focus.
Which boys and which girls are most at risk?

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