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.
• “Review of Education in Mathematics, Data Science, and Quantitative Disciplines“, Group of Eight, March 2010.
• “Australian Innovation System Report 2010“, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, and Research, May 5 2010.

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.