Studies

• The National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences has a mathematics document web page from 2003, with various documents and links relating to mathematics in Australia.
• “Statistics at Australian Universities“, Statistical Society of Australia Inc., December 2005.
• Student-to-teacher ratios for academic staff in Australian universities 1990-2005, as well as comparisons with other countries. Data compiled by Universities Australia.
• “The preparation of maths teachers in Australia“, Australian Council of Deans of Science, July 2006.
• “Science, Engineering and Technology Skills Audit Summary report“, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, July 2006.
• “Mathematics and Statistics: critical skills for Australia’s future“. The national strategic review for mathematical sciences research in Australia, December 2006. (A summary version is available here.)
• “Public Support for Science and Innovation“, Productivity Commission Research Report Overview, 9 March 2007. Submitted to the Productivity Commission by the Australian Mathematical Society.
• “Year 12 Students and Higher Mathematics: Emerging Issues“, Mohan Chinnappan, Stephen Dinham, Anthony Herrington, Dale Scott, Australian Association for Research in Education conference 2007. A summary of this study by ACER eNews is available here.
• “Mathematical Sciences Questionnaire report“, Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, March 2008, focusing on funding issues for mathematics departments in Australia.
• An initial submission (short version) to the innovation review by the National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences, 21 Apr 2008.
• An initial submission (preliminary version) to the higher education review by the National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences, 21 Apr 2008.
• “Citation Statistics“, IMU/ICIAM/IMS report, June 2008.
• “National Numeracy Review“, Council of Australian Governments, July 2008.  (See also this background paper, and a discussion paper with the terms of reference; here is AMSI’s submission to the review.)
• 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 9 December 2008.
• “A national strategy for mathematics in Australia“, Hyam Rubinstein (Chair, National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences), March 2009.

Further contributed links of any reports or studies regarding mathematics in Australia are greatly appreciated, and can be given in comments below or by email.