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The Evaluation examined activities under the National School Drug Education Strategy (NSDES) and the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Agreed Measures from 1999 to 2003. It found there has been an increased level of participation of schools in NSDES activities; increased interest in and support for school drug education in schools; the development and adoption of a nationally consistent approach to school drug education; the adoption of a whole school approach which involves engaging school staff, parents and other community members; provision of professional development opportunities; enhanced educational resources; development of a partnership approach; and an increase in the profile of school drug education.

Year Published: 2005 / Format: PDF  PDF Document  (798.2 KB, 166 pages)

The National Framework provides a set of guiding principles to assist schools in developing effective strategies to address drug education and drug related incidents in schools in a nationally consistent way.
Year Published: 2000 / Format: HTML, PDF  PDF Document  (350.5 KB, 18 pages)
The booklet, Practical Partnerships is a key element of the kit - Local School-Community Drug Summits Support Materials.
The kit is being provided to all schools for the design of Local School-Community Drug Summits. Local Summits are one of the COAG measures being undertaken to strengthen the response of schools and their communities to the challenge of drugs. Implementation of the Local Summits is being coordinated by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). Implementation at the State and Territory level is being managed by drug education project officers in education jurisdictions.
Year Published: 2001 / Format: PDF  PDF Document  (745.5 KB, 116 pages), RTF  RTF  (662.5 KB, 98 pages)
Released by Ms Trish Worth MP, Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs on 25 May 1999. 
Year Published: 1999 / Format: HTML, PDF (132kb 35 pages)
The pamphlet provides information for parents on the extent of drug use by students and information on what is being done in schools across Australia to prevent drug abuse by young people.
Year Published: 2000 / Format: HTML, PDF  PDF Document  (41.7 KB, 2 pages)