http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/science_in_australian_schools/default.htm

The study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) and investigated the current status and quality of teaching and learning of science in Australian primary and secondary schools. The research team comprised
Associate Professors Denis Goodrum and Mark Hackling from Edith Cowan University and Professor Léonie Rennie from Curtin University of Technology, and the study was conducted in collaboration with the Australian Science Teachers Association, Australian
Academy of Science and Curriculum Corporation.