Australian Students Have Low Tech Skills

The topic is technology.

It is Wednesday, 27 May 2026, at 4:50 am.

About 10,000 students took a tech test last May.

In short:

Many year 10 and year 6 students did not do well on the tech test.

The government did the test to see how well students use technology.

The test results show that students are not as good at using technology as they were in the past.

Only 37% of year 10 students and 50% of year 6 students did well on the test.

The test showed that some students are not as good at technology as others.

The CEO of ACARA said the test results are not good.

The test results from 2025 are worse than the results from 2022.

The CEO said that just having a tool does not mean you know how to use it well.

He said it is important to teach children how to tell if information is true or false.

Most students said they learned how to search for information and stay safe online at school.

The test did not include questions about artificial intelligence.

Some students said they use artificial intelligence to help them with schoolwork.

Many students use artificial intelligence to do their homework.

The CEO said the 2025 test results were the worst since the test started in 2005.

He said it is important to use artificial intelligence in a way that helps students learn.

The CEO said that students need to learn the basics of math, English, and other subjects.

He said the next test will likely include questions about artificial intelligence.

The Education Minister said he wants to know why the test results are so bad.

He said the results have been getting worse for 20 years.

The Minister said he will talk to other education ministers about artificial intelligence.

He said it is a big question how artificial intelligence will change learning.

Tech skills can get better over time, one expert said.

The tech test is called NAP-ICT.

The test does not happen as often as other tests.

One expert said the test results are not as bad as they seem.

He said the skills tested are not as important as other skills.

He said artificial intelligence has made some of the test questions less important.

The expert said the school system should focus on basic skills like reading and math.

He said ICT skills can be learned later in life.

The expert said the test is still helpful for seeing how well students use technology.

He said the root cause of the bad test results is poor literacy and numeracy skills.

He said ICT skills are built on top of literacy and numeracy skills.

The expert said ICT skills can be improved in the workplace.

Students have a basic understanding of technology.

One professor said that more access to technology has not made students better at using it.

She said many high school students have a superficial understanding of technology.

The professor said there are not enough skilled teachers to teach technology.

She said laptops and iPads are often just used for taking notes or looking at the internet.

The professor said students are not being taught how to evaluate information.

She said the rise of artificial intelligence makes digital literacy more important.

The professor said students need to be able to use technology critically and safely.

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