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.
Commissioned services
ACER locations
ACER has more than 400 staff in offices around the world.
Latest articles
Call for abstracts: International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL), 8 - 10 October 2020
Monday, 24 Feb 2020International Conference on Assessment and Learning (ICAL), Bali, 8 - 10 October 2020
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Equipping students for the 21st century
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021In the first of a special five-webinar series addressing the ‘big five’ challenges facing Australian education, expert practitioners, researchers and policymakers will discuss how to better equip students for life in the 21st century.
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New resource to help drive school improvement
Thursday, 18 Feb 2021A new book published by ACER is supporting educational leaders to clearly diagnose where their school is in the improvement cycle and implement strategies to move to the next stage.
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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