More than eight out of 10 grade five students are enrolled in government schools.  Figure CRF5.5 shows the average reading performance of these students by school authority.  Students in non-government schools scored higher in the overall reading domain than did those in government schools.  Figure CRF5.6 compares the average reading scores of grade five students in non-government and government schools from 2015 to 2021.  It shows that the mean performance for students in both government and non-government schools increased from 2015 to 2018, then dropped in 2021. The gap between the performance of students in non-government and government schools has continued to grow over the three cycles.