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Socioeconomic inequalities in children's developmental and educational outcomes have been observed in Australia over many years. In communities with higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage, children tend to have a higher level of developmental vulnerability and face more challenges at school. However, there are always exceptions to the rule and these exceptions can provide vital information and lessons that can be applied to other communities.
In the 'thriving in adversity' report, we identified communities that were doing better than expected given their socioeconomic disadvantage in order to better understand what is driving this success, and to determine if there are any lessons to be learned that may be transferable to other communities.