 MEDIA RELEASE 12 August, 1999
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
THE ADELAIDE DECLARATION ON NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Launch of Poster and Website
A poster and website for the Adelaide Declaration on National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century were launched today by the Hon. Malcolm Buckby, MP, South Australian Minister for Education, Children's Services and Training and Chair of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA).
The goals, which were agreed upon by State, Territory and Commonwealth Education Ministers at a meeting of MCEETYA in April, represent an historic commitment to improving Australian schooling within a framework of national collaboration. The goals provide a basis for investment in schooling to enable young people to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world.
The achievement of the national goals is aimed to assist young people to contribute to Australia's social, cultural and economic development and to develop a disposition towards learning throughout their lives so that they can exercise their rights and responsibilities as citizens of Australia.
The colour poster, which contains the full text of the Adelaide Declaration, will be distributed to every school in Australia. Additional copies will be available free-of-charge from:
Secretary, MCEETYA
PO Box 202
Carlton South
Victoria 3053
Tel (03) 9639 0588 Fax (03) 96391790
Email: enquiries@mceetya.edu.au
or from State, Territory and Commonwealth education departments.
 The website is located at
http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/nationalgoals/
In addition to the full text of the Adelaide Declaration, the site contains key papers and statements in relation to the goals. It will be added to over time, to provide a reference point for information about the national goals and the collaborative efforts being undertaken by Ministers and education systems in relation to them.
MEDIA RELEASE
23 April, 1999
Hon Malcolm Buckby MP
NATIONAL GOALS FOR SCHOOLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
State, Territory and Commonwealth Education Ministers today committed themselves to further strengthening links between schools and the wider communities, enhancing the status and quality of teachers and increasing public confidence in school education.
The Adelaide Declaration is a set of national goals for schooling in the 21st century endorsed by the 10th Ministerial Council of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs meeting in Adelaide.
MCEETYA chairman, State Education Minister Malcolm Buckby, says the joint declaration includes input from a wide range of stakeholders including the Australian Council of State School Organisations, the Australian Education Union, all state and federal catholic school organisations and independent schools.
"These national goals provide the basis for investment in schooling to enable young people to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world," he says.
"By having common and agreed goals for schooling across all states and territories and by improving the quality of schooling nationally, this can only enhance the educational outcomes for all young Australians.
"By providing a supportive and nurturing environment, schooling contributes to the development of students' sense of self-worth, enthusiasm for learning and optimism for the future."
Mr Buckby says the declaration recognises the growing importance of vocational education and building environments where schools work in partnership with business, industry and the wider community.
Ministers have also agreed to eight key learning areas to be a prime focus into the next century.
They includes, the arts; English; health and physical education; languages other than English; mathematics; science; studies of society and environment and technology.
"It is from this core curriculum and the interrelationships between them that schooling can develop fully the talents and capacities of all students," Mr Buckby says.
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