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Digital Education Revolution

Schools Service Point

Schools Service Point provides the ability to access schools-related services with a single logon.

The provision of education and training services to overseas students in Australia is regulated by the Department of Education, Science and  Training through the Education Services for Overseas Students Act (ESOS) and associated legislation.

The Principles for scholl drug education - resources

The Principles for school drug education provide a framework of core concepts and values to support effective drug education practice within schools. A Multimedia movie has been created as a resource to promote awareness of the Principles to teachers and school staff.


The 2008 Australian Government National Awards for Quality Schooling  You are now leaving the DEST website were presented on 3 June 2008 by the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education. The winners included teachers, principals, support staff and schools from across Australia.

The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program is an important element of the Australian Government’s Education Revolution. It will provide $2.5 billion over 10 years to enable all secondary schools to apply for funding of between $500,000 and $1.5 million for Trade Training Centres.

The 2008 Administrative Guidelines set out the objectives, administrative requirements and funding allocations for Australian Government programs for schools for 2008.

PACER is an Australian Government initiative which provides a subsidy for schools to travel to Canberra as part of their civics and citizenship education.

In May 2006 the Australian Government commissioned the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to analyse and report on the content, curriculum and standards in Year 12 English (including Literature), Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and Australian History.  The report from ACER is now available.
Funding assistance offered to individuals by the Australian Government.

The General Recurrent Grants Programme helps government and non-government schools with the recurrent costs of school education so that they can offer students educational programmes directed towards the achievement of the Australian Government’s priorities for schooling.

Success for Boys  You are now leaving the DEST website   is an Australian Government initiative that aims to help schools improve boys' learning outcomes and engagement nationally, by providing teachers with access to high quality professional learning.