According to the briefing note, Mr Pyne will use a report from the nation s , which warns Australia risks being left behind in the innovation race, to seek a mandate from his state counterparts to develop a strategy to restore the focus on science and maths in both primary and secondary schools. This collaborative approach should fully consider the benefits and implications of increasing the extent to which science, technology, engineering and maths subjects become compulsory in senior secondary years, the document says.Subject choicesCurrently the study of maths and science is not compulsory for Year 11 and 12 students in New South Wales, Victoria or the ACT, while students in Queensland and South Australia are only required to undertake one compulsory semester of maths in their final two years of high school.In the Northern Territory, maths is compulsory in Year 11, while students in Tasmania have to demonstrate they can pass a basic unit called Everyday Maths.相关的主题文章：


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