Dr Jarrod Hingston

BCom, BA Hons, PhD Deakin; GradCertEd (Assessment of Student Learning), ACER Institute

 

Dr Jarrod Hingston is Head of Division, Student Learning and Progress at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). In this role he oversees 30 of ACER’s programs and projects.

 

Dr Hingston has 20 years of experience in project delivery, student assessment and government policy and practice. During 2025 he was Acting CEO of ACER UAE, and previously held the position of Director of School and Early Childhood Education Services. 

 

Prior to joining ACER, he headed the Abu Dhabi Education Council’s Student Assessment and Examinations Division, managing government schools examinations and reporting, national assessment programs including the External Measurement of Student Achievement (EMSA) and the implementation and analysis of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). More recently Dr Hingston worked at the Victorian Department of Education and Training as a policy advisor for transitioning Victorian schools to online national and classroom assessment.