Australian school students most bullied among comparable English-speaking countries, report finds

One in six students say they have been made fun of by peers as experts warn classroom disorder is leading to poorer school outcomes

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Australian school students are bullied at higher rates than other comparable English speaking countries, a new report has found, with experts warning classroom disorder is leading to poorer school outcomes.

The Australian Council for Educational Research (Acer) on Tuesday released its second report interrogating the latest data from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) test.