Could you pass a year 10 civics test? Only 28% of Australian students can

Australian year 10 students’ understanding of civics has dropped to a record low. How does your knowledge stack up?Australian students’ understanding of civics education has fallen to a record low, a national test indicates. The test, held by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara) to measure “attitudes and engagement” with civics and citizenship, found 43% of year 6 students met the proficient standard, compared with 53% in 2019.Just 28% of year 10 students met the proficient standard, a fall from 38% in 2019 and the lowest level since assessments began in 2004.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email A parliamentary committee this month recommended the rollout of a universal and mandatory civics and citizenship curriculum, noting Australia’s system of compulsory voting and a precarious environment in which “democracies around the world … are facing rising disengagement, distrust … misinformation and disinformation”.Acara’s example online test for year 10 students veered into the philosophical, covering topics from multiculturalism to protest laws.