Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? is an Australian quiz show produced by Roving Enterprises that debuted on Network Ten on 26 September 2007. It is hosted by popular TV personality Rove McManus. Filming for the show commenced on 11 September 2007 at Global Television Studios in Forest Hill.McManus inspected the United States production (in its second series at the time) of the show while in the United States of America hosting his show Rove.

The children for the 2007 series were all students who were currently enrolled in Year 5 and were aged 10 or 11. They had to compete against many other Year 5 students to win the roles.

5th Grader games are played by a single contestant, who attempts to answer ten questions (plus a final bonus question). Content is taken from primary school textbooks, two from each grade level from first to fifth. Each correct answer increases the amount of money the player banks; a maximum cash prize of A$500,000 can be won. Along the way, the player can be assisted by a "classmate", one of five cast members (who are fifth grade students), in answering the questions. Notably, upon getting an answer incorrect or deciding to end the game, the contestant must profess to the camera "My name is [contestants name] and I am not smarter than a fifth grader.".

A second season of the show commenced in late 2008. Five new students feature due to the five original students being no longer able to feature because they had advanced to grade six. An additional change will be the addition of celebrity contestants playing for charity alongside regular contestants.

On 10 November 2008, it was announced that a third season of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? would be produced and aired in 2009. The first episode screened on Monday 27 July 2009. 2009 would be the last season of the Australian format.