Our mission is to create and promote research-based knowledge, products and services that can be used to improve learning across the lifespan. We are a not-for-profit research organisation established in Australia.
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ACER locations
ACER has more than 400 staff in offices around the world.
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Where storytelling meets assessment – PAT Early Literacy launches
Thursday, 30 Jul 2026The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has launched PAT Early Literacy, a new story-based assessment program designed to help teachers and school leaders better understand and support the learning progress of children in Foundation and Year 1.
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New ACER assessment aims to spot literacy difficulties before children fall behind
Thursday, 30 Jul 2026The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has launched PAT Early Literacy, a new assessment program designed to help schools identify literacy strengths and learning needs earlier, giving teachers the information they need to support children before gaps widen.
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What does international assessment tell us about educational attainment in Australia?
Thursday, 30 Jul 2026As government and system leaders debate how best to improve student outcomes, evidence from four major international assessments provides valuable insight into where education attainment gaps emerge, how they widen over time, and what education systems can do to respond.
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The ACER Foundation initiates, develops and manages research-based projects that aim to address the needs of educationally disadvantaged groups in the community.
Projects
Major projects of the ACER Foundation include the School Readiness Initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and the Australian STEM Video Games Challenge.
Donations and gifts
In making a donation to the ACER Foundation your funds will be invested in supporting activities designed to address educational disadvantage.
ACER Alumni
The ACER Alumni community has been established through the ACER Foundation to link together former and current senior staff, through activities that highlight new strategic developments in the organisation.
Working for ACER
Joining ACER means working with one of the world’s leading educational research organisations and working collaboratively across Australian and international projects.
The early years
Established in 1930, ACER has built a strong reputation as a provider of reliable support and expertise to education policy makers and professional practitioners