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National Report on Schooling in Australia 1999

Background
The National Report on Schooling in Australia provides, in an accessible and readable form, a comprehensive account of schooling to the nation.

Where to find a copy

The full text of the 1999 report is available for downloading from the MCEETYA web site.
A copy of each report has been distributed by education departments to every school in Australia free of charge.
Copies of each report are lodged with all Australian State Libraries and with the National Library of Australia.
Copies are also available for purchase from Curriculum Corporation.

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NATIONAL REPORT ON SCHOOLING IN AUSTRALIA: 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS
	INTRODUCTION	iii
	The purpose of the National Report	iii
	The structure of the report	iii
	Responsibility of the report	iv
	Common and Agreed National Goals for Schooling in Australia	ix
PART 1 NATIONAL OVERVIEW		1
Chapter 1	HIGHLIGHTS OF 1999	3
	Revision of the national goals for schooling	3
	National reporting of literacy benchmark results	4
Chapter 2	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING	5
	Responsibilities for schooling in Australia	5
	The structure of Australian schooling	5
	The national goals for schooling in Australia	6
	Review of the national goals	7
	The national goals and this report	9
	Focus areas for 1999	9
Chapter 3	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING: FOCUS AREAS	11
	Literacy and numeracy	11
	Development of national benchmarks	11
	Implementing the National Literacy Plan in States and Territories	12
	State and territory Literacy assessment results	28
	State and territory initiatives in numeracy	40
	State and TerritoryNumeracy assesment results	48
	Indigenous students in australian schools	53
	Literacy	53
	Numeracy	55
	Apparent retention	56
	Grade progression	57
	Attendance	57
	Secondary school results	58
	Indigenous education in the States and Territories	59
Chapter 4	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING: SKILLS	67
	Languages other than English	67
	Enrolement trends	67
	National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools	69
	Implementing NALSAS	70
	Civics and Citizenship	80
	Curriculum initiatives	80
	Curriculum materials	80
	Professional development	81
	Programs	82
	Sample survey	83
Chapter 5	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING: EXCELLENCE	85
	Vocational education and training in schools	85
	National initiatives in vocational education in schools	85
	Student participation in vocational education in schools	86
	Evaluation of VET in Schools programs	89
	Vocational education in the States and Territories	89
	Teacher supply and demand	100
	Innovation in schools and systems	106
	Curriculum development	106
	School and Community Initiatives	107
	Professional development	108
	School organisation and management	110
	Middle schooling	110
	School organisation	110
	Local management of schools	112
	School performance review	114
	Action to prevent paedophilia	117
	Implementing the national strategy	117
	Drug education	122
Chapter 6	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING: EQUITY	129
	Schooling for students with disabilities	129
	Provision for students in isolated areas	137
	Country Areas Program	137
	Use of on-line resources	137
	Collaboration, excursions and special events	138
	Provision of additional resources	138
	Professional development and research/td>	139
	Educational outcomes for rural students	140
	Students from language backgrounds other than English	141
	Level and nature of special provision	141
	Curriculum development	144
	Professional development	144
	Multiculturalism	144
	Community Language programs	144
	Implementing the National Gender Equity Strategy	145
	Understanding the process of construction of gender	145
	Curriculum teaching and learning	145
	Violence and school culture	146
	Post-school pathways	148
	Supporting change	148
	Provision for socioeconomically disadvantaged students	149
	Literacy and Numeracy	150
	Increasing retention	152
Chapter 7	RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT	153
	Enrolments	153
	Teacher staffing	154
	Destinations of school leavers	154
	Curriculum development	155
	Schooling for students with disabilities	155
	Education of boys	156
	Vocational education and training in schools	156
PART 2 STATE/TERRITORY AND COMMONWEALTH REPORTS		157
Chapter 8	NEW SOUTH WALES	159
Chapter 9	VICTORIA	167
Chapter 10	QUEENSLAND	173
Chapter 11	SOUTH AUSTRALIA	179
Chapter 12	WESTERN AUSTRALIA	187
Chapter 13	TASMANIA	193
Chapter 14	NORTHERN TERRITORY	199
Chapter 15	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	207
Chapter 16	COMMONWEALTH	215
PART 3 APPENDICES		225
Appendix 1	Statistics	227
	Schools and students	227
	Schools and students	227
	Teachers and teaching	245
	Resourcing	250
Appendix 2	Reading benchmark results	267
	Introduction	267
	The benchmarks	267
	The assesment process	268
	The results	268
Appendix 3	Publications	277
	LIST OF TABLES	283
	LIST OF FIGURES	289
	GLOSSARY	291

National Report on Schooling in Australia 1999

NATIONAL REPORT ON SCHOOLING IN AUSTRALIA: 1999