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Children with burns were significantly more likely to have younger mothers (28.5 vs 29.6\u2009years) (P&lt;0.001), be indigenous (OR 2.5 (95% CI 2.1 to 3.1)) (P&lt;0.001) and have siblings (OR 1.2 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.4)) (P&lt;0.001). They were also less likely to meet national minimum standards in most domains of testing until year 5, even after adjustment for parental education levels, parental smoking, maternal age and indigenous status. Each 10% increase in total body surface area burnt was associated with a decrease in year 5 scores by 37.0% in numeracy and 71.9% in writing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most childhood burn injuries occur before the start of formal schooling. Children who are hospitalised for burns perform more poorly in CBT even after accounting for family and socioeconomic disadvantage. 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