Capital Matters: an evaluation of
the Commonwealth’s Capital Grants Programme for schools
The overall objective of the
evaluation was to examine whether the CGP has been effective in
addressing the Government's objectives and thereby improving the
capital infrastructure of Australian schools, particularly those
catering for educationally disadvantaged students. The Report is
based on information from the Department's own sources as well as
work undertaken on specific topics by two consultants.
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Evaluation of the Discovering Democracy Program
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pages) |
Mentoring in Schools by
Members of the Community
A report, by Judith MacCallum and Susan Beltman, Murdoch
University, that identifies models of good practice of mentoring in school settings. The
report looks at issues associated with the implementation of mentoring programs in school
settings and key recommendations for consideration by Australian schools and education
systems.
Format: HTML (485kb),
PDF
(449kb 156
pages), RTF
(1000kb 155 pages)
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National Literacy and
Numeracy Benchmarks
Includes information on the development, role and implementation of national
benchmarks, plus electronic copies of the Year 3, 5 and 7 literacy benchmarks for reading,
writing and spelling.
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National
Report on Schooling in Australia
This is an annual report published by the Curriculum Corporation on
behalf of the
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth
Affairs (MCEETYA) and is available on the MCEETYA
website 
(www.curriculum.edu.au/mceetya/public/public.htm) |
The National School Drug Education
Strategy
Released by Ms Trish Worth MP, Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Minister
for Education, Training and Youth Affairs on 25 May 1999.
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HTML,
PDF (132kb 35 pages)
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Options
for Outcomes Based Funding in Relation to the Commonwealth’s Literacy and Numeracy
Programme
A report, by Prof John Ainley, Australian Council for Educational
Research (ACER), which provides information on options for the future allocation of
Literacy and Numeracy programme funds on the basis of literacy and numeracy
outcomes.
Format: PDF
(64
pages)
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The Place of Literacy and Numeracy In
the Primary School Curriculum
This report was published in April 1999 as part of a
DETYA funded project completed by the Australian Primary Principals' Association
(APPA).
The project aimed to research, identify and promote literacy and numeracy in the primary
school curriculum.
Format: PDF (323kb 59
pages)
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Real Time: Computers, Change and
Schooling
National
sample study of the information technology skills of Australian school students.
Format: PDF (1207kb
462 pages), RTF
(7622kb 462 pages)
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Socioeconomic Status (SES) Funding Arrangements for Non-Government
Schools
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SES Validation Report
A report on analyses to validate the outcomes of the
Socioeconomic Status (SES) Simulation Project
Format: PDF
(158kb 16 pages)
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Ministerial Statement by the
Hon Dr David Kemp MP on 11 May 1999
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School Insight
A newsletter published by Schools Division of
DETYA. It aims to communicate important
information about Commonwealth priorities for schools to the schools sector, parents and
the wider school community. School Insight will be published six times per year.
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States Grants (Primary and Secondary
Education Assistance) Act 1996 Report
The
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996 reports on
financial assistance granted to each State in respect of 1999. This is tabled in
parliament each year. The report provides a detailed breakdown of expenditure in
1999 from funds appropriated by the Act and a brief description of how funding was
allocated in line with the objectives of Commonwealth programmes for schools.
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