The Values Gap: 35 Percent Are Failing Our Citizenship Test

Published on January 18, 2024

Commentary The revelation that 35 percent of recent applicants failed the Australian Citizenship Test is of concern. According to the Department of Home Affairs, data reveals more than 100,000 failed citizenship tests over 14 months between June 2022 and August 2023. The data shows the pass rate under Labor has fallen to 65 percent compared to about 80 percent under the Coalition between 2017 and 2021. Since the May 2022 election, 288,603 citizenship tests were administered to Aug. 31 last year, with 187,574 tests passed. The tests, which include 20 multiple-choice questions on freedom of speech, the importance of democracy, and the rule of law, ­require a person to correctly ­answer five questions on Australian values and achieve a mark of at least 75 percent to pass....

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