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Bright kids being overlooked in ‘epidemic of underachievement’

Julie Hare

In what has been described as an “epidemic of underachievement”, more than half of all academically gifted students are not identified by their schools as having profound talents, research reveals.

As many as two-in-five gifted students are not going on to complete a university degree.

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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com

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