The future of schooling in Australia : a report by the Council for the Australian Federation
The Adelaide Declaration on National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century was jointly signed by States, Territories and the Commonwealth in 1999. It was a significant agreement that committed all Australian governments to a national framework for schooling and established cooperation between governments as the means to achieve the best possible results for all Australian students. Eight years on, the States and Territories believe it is time to reassert the importance of national collaboration to promote high-quality schooling for all Australian students, whatever jurisdiction, school system or individual school is involved. This report outlines significant educational reforms of the last decade, details the evidence that Australian students perform well at an international level, discusses the key challenges facing schooling in 2007, comprises a new statement on the future of schooling in Australia, and sets out a fourteen-point action plan to be used by the States and Territories with a view to establishing in 2008 a MCEETYA endorsed successor to the Adelaide Declaration and an associated action plan. [p.6, ed]
Print Book, English, 2007
Rev ed
Dept of Premier and Cabinet, Melbourne, 2007