An 11-year-old Boy

According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies in 2014, an 11-year-old boy was unable to live with his family, due to child abuse. | But upbringing in the foster care system means he has no-one to help him. It's not his fault, yet he is being penalised for something he can't change. | Children like him involved with child protective services were shown to have consistently low average math and reading standardized test scores. | He went to two schools while he was in foster care and one was Barr Beacon School, formerly Barr Beacon Language College, is a mixed comprehensive for foster children. | One of the recommendations was to send him to his relatives who were willing to take care until he was 18. This resulted in a positive outcome in academic achievement.