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National Report on Schooling in Australia 1998

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 1998 report is available from the links below.
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: 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS
	INTRODUCTION	iii
	Common and Agreed National Goals for Schooling in Australia	vii
PART 1 NATIONAL OVERVIEW		1
Chapter 1	HIGHLIGHTS OF 1998	3
	Revision of the national goals for schooling	3
	Progress towards national benchmarks for literacy and numeracy	3
	Vocational education and training in schools	4
Chapter 2	THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING	5
	Review of the national goals	5
	The national goals and this report	6
	Focus areas for 1998	6
	System and school objectives and proirities	7
	The Commonwealth's objectives for schooling	7
Chapter 3	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING: FOCUS AREAS	9
	Literacy	9
	National Benchmarks	9
	Implementing the national literacy plan	10
	The results of State assessment programs	10
	Citizenship education	19
	Discovering Democracy	19
	Multicultural education	22
	Parliamentary education	22
	Anti-discrimination activities	24
	The arts	25
	Student participation in the arts	25
	Displaying achievement in the arts	28
	Measuring achievement in the arts	29
	Significant development in arts education	30
	Vocational education and training in schools	31
	National developments in 1998	31
	Participation in VET in Schools program	31
	Assessment, certification and accreditation of VET in schools	35
	Accreditation and certification arrangements in States and Territories	35
	Evaluation of VET in Schools programs	37
	Provision for socioeconomically disadvantaged students	39
	Definition	39
	Making special provision	41
	Measuring progress	43
Chapter 4	MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING: OTHER AREAS	49
	Skills goals	49
	Numeracy	49
	Languages other than English	61
	Excellence goals	65
	Teacher supply and demand	65
	Professional development and teacher education	66
	Action on Paedophilia	70
	Drug education and school drug prevention	73
	Equity goals	77
	Provision for Indigenous students	77
	Implementing the Gender Equity Framework	84
	Provision for students with disabilities	86
	Provision for rural and isolated students	88
	Provision for students from a language background other than English	90
	Funding equity programs	91
Chapter 5	Retrospect and Prospect	93
	Enrolment patterns	93
	Teacher staffing	94
	Some apparent trends	94
	Assessment and reporting	95
	Vocational education and training	95
	Schooling for socioeconomically disadvantaged students	96
	Indigenous students	96
PART 2 STATE/TERRITORY AND COMMONWEALTH REPORTS		99
Chapter 6	NEW SOUTH WALES	101
Chapter 7	VICTORIA	109
Chapter 8	QUEENSLAND	115
Chapter 9	SOUTH AUSTRALIA	123
Chapter10	WESTERN AUSTRALIA	131
Chapter11	TASMANIA	139
Chapter12	NORTHERN TERRITORY	145
Chapter13	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	155
Chapter14	COMMONWEALTH	167
PART 3 APPENDICES		183
Appendix1	Statistics	185
	The context of Australian schooling	185
	Schools and students	186
	International comparisons	204
	Teachers and teaching	207
	Resourcing	213
	Equity	217
Appendix2	Publications	221
	LIST OF TABLES	229
	LIST OF FIGURES	235
	GLOSSARY	237

National Report on Schooling in Australia 1998

NATIONAL REPORT ON SCHOOLING IN AUSTRALIA: 1998