Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Sections
    1. Introduction
    2. Methods
      1. Study population
      2. Data linkage procedure
      3. Measures of educational performance
      4. Data quality
      5. Analytical methods
    3. Findings
      1. Size of study population
      2. Comparison of mean test scores
      3. Children achieving the national benchmarks
      4. Profile of children on guardianship/custody orders
      5. Regression analysis
    4. Discussion
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      1. The child protection process in Australia
      2. Data quality
      3. Statistical methodology
      4. Detailed tables
      5. Initiatives to improve educational outcomes
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures