Is Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard Smarter than a 5th Grader? She appears on the latest season of 5th Grader which returns for a third season on July 27. The Courier Mail reports this could be some of her toughest moments yet.

SHE has university degrees but Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is about to face the biggest test of her intellect – is she smarter than a 10-year-old?

While her boss Kevin Rudd has made two appearances on Rove, Gillard has taped an episode of Rove McManus’ other Channel 10 show Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

Ms Gillard, who has degrees in Arts and Law, was on leave yesterday but her office confirmed her appearance on the show, with her episode believed to be going to air some time next month.

Fifth Grader takes on a new format this season with a celebrity competing each week for a nominated charity, as well as a regular contestant. MasterChef judge Matt Preston is in the first episode.

Just a note, they had celebrity contestants last season as well. So it isn’t a ‘new format’ this year.