Discipline Crisis: Classroom Disruption Costs Australian Teachers Nearly a Third of Lesson Time

A national survey of Australian teachers reveals that classroom disruption is significantly impacting teaching time, with an average of nine minutes lost per 30-minute lesson. This equates to approximately 12 weeks of lost learning annually. The findings highlight concerns about a school discipline crisis.

• Australian teachers are losing nearly a third of their classroom time to student misbehaviour.
• A survey of 377 teachers found an average of nine minutes per 30-minute lesson is lost to disruption.
• This amounts to roughly 12 weeks of lost learning each year.
• Sixteen percent of teachers reported losing the majority of their lesson time to misbehaviour.