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