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Why is parent engagement important?

Research has found that parent engagement is highly important to children’s learning and has positive effects on:

  • Educational attainment including school grades and test scores, higher graduation and class completion rates and a greater likelihood of enrolling in tertiary education; and
  • Student learning and development including regular school attendance, social skills, behaviour, adaptation to school, engagement in school work and belief in the importance of education.

Source: Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth for the Family-School and Community Partnerships Bureau (2012), Parental engagement in learning and schooling: Lessons from research.