Briefing for Member Schools May/June 2011. Topics Enrolment Trends and Issues Federal Budget 2011/12...

Briefing for Member Schools

May/June 2011

Topics

• Enrolment Trends and Issues• Federal Budget 2011/12• Funding• Australian Government Funding Review• My School• Australian Curriculum• Queensland Government Green Paper

2008 2009 2010 20110.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

4.0%

4.5%

5.0%

Percentage Increase in Enrolments (February Data)

February 2011 Census – 109,494 students

1.8% increase over 2010

FEBRUARY ENROLMENTS

2009 2010Change

2009/2010 2011Change

2010/2011 Change 2009/2011

Prep 6,280 6,359 1.3% 6,728 5.8% 7.1%

1 6,022 6,497 7.9% 6,519 0.3% 8.2%

2 5,018 6,077 21.1% 6,549 7.8% 30.5%

3 6,273 5,226 -16.7% 6,290 20.4% 0.3%

4 6,366 6,554 3.0% 5,521 -15.8% -13.3%

5 6,464 6,854 6.0% 6,949 1.4% 7.5%

6 6,966 7,204 3.4% 7,513 4.3% 7.9%

7 7,995 8,143 1.8% 8,291 1.8% 3.7%

Ungraded 735 782 6.3% 781 -0.1% 6.2%

Total Primary 52,120 53,696 3.0% 55,141 2.7% 5.8%

8 10,580 10,943 3.4% 10,921 -0.2% 3.2%

9 10,556 10,658 1.0% 10,904 2.3% 3.3%

10 10,450 10,648 1.9% 10,604 -0.4% 1.5%

11 10,536 10,748 2.0% 10,863 1.1% 3.1%

12 9,914 10,106 1.9% 10,265 1.6% 3.5%

Ungraded 674 748 10.8% 796 6.5% 18.0%Total

Secondary 52,712 53,850 2.2% 54,353 0.9% 3.1%

TOTAL 104,831 107,546 2.6% 109,494 1.8% 4.4%

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

Percentage Increase in Enrolments (August Data)

Qld Independent Sector Linear (Qld Independent Sector)

Introduction of Prep Year

Other Sectors

• State sector – less than 1% increase• Secondary stable; some growth in primary• Catholic sector – 3% increase in

secondary; 2.8% increase in primary

Australian school enrolments 2010

Students Enrolment Share

Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary Total

Independent* 230,532 260,701 491,233 11.5% 17.7% 14.1%

Catholic 390,532 322,757 713,289 19.4% 21.9% 20.5%

Government 1,389,263 893,094 2,282,357 69.1% 60.5% 65.5%

TOTAL 2,010,327 1,476,552 3,486,879 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Source: ABS Schools Australia 2010 - Full-time enrolments

*When including independent Catholic school enrolments, this figure is close to 550,000 enrolments.

Share of FT primary enrolments by sector and state 2010

NSW

VIC

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT

ACT

Australia

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

10.5%

10.2%

12.2%

15.8%

13.0%

9.0%

9.9%

12.2%

11.5%

20.0%

22.1%

17.5%

17.9%

17.4%

17.1%

11.8%

27.8%

19.4%

69.5%

67.7%

70.4%

66.3%

69.6%

74.0%

78.2%

59.9%

69.1%

Independent Catholic Government

Source: ABS Schools Australia data

Share of FT secondary enrolments by sector and state 2010

NSW

VIC

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT

ACT

Australia

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

14.5%

19.0%

18.9%

19.8%

22.0%

13.5%

20.1%

16.1%

17.6%

23.4%

22.8%

19.1%

18.9%

20.5%

18.3%

12.4%

29.9%

21.7%

62.1%

58.2%

62.0%

61.2%

57.5%

68.2%

67.5%

54.1%

60.7%



Share of all FT enrolments by sector and state 2010

NSW

VIC

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT

ACT

Australia

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

12.3%

14.2%

14.8%

17.4%

16.2%

11.1%

14.0%

14.1%

14.1%

21.5%

22.4%

18.1%

18.3%

18.5%

17.6%

12.1%

28.8%

20.4%

66.2%

63.4%

67.1%

64.3%

65.3%

71.3%

74.0%

57.1%

65.5%



Enrolment growth by sector 1995 - 2010

1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

0.6%

0.4% 0.4% 0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

0.4%

-0.1%-0.2% -0.2%

0.1%

0.9%

-0.2%

0.4% 0.4%

1.3% 1.2% 1.2%

0.9% 0.9%1.1%

1.3%

0.5%

0.8%1.0% 1.0%

1.7%

0.8%

1.1%1.3%

4.2% 4.1%

3.3%

4.3%4.1%

3.8%

4.4%

4.1%

3.2% 3.1%

2.8%

3.7%3.5%

2.2%

1.6%

Government Catholic Independent

% c

han

ge


Enrolment change by sector 1985 - 2010

Government Catholic Independent0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

Grew by 51,524

students

Grew by 139,667students

Grew by289,519students

En

rolm

ents


Projected enrolment change in all schools 2010 - 2020

Source: DEEWR Projections and ABS Schools Australia*Based on average school size by sector for 2010 derived from ABS data.

2010 2020 Change (no.)

Equivalent no. of new

schools* Government Schools Primary 1,389,263 1,754,541 365,278 1,081Secondary 893,094 942,649 49,555 147Total 2,282,357 2,697,190 414,833 1,227 Catholic Schools Primary 390,532 492,573 102,041 244Secondary 322,757 367,737 44,980 108Total 713,289 860,310 147,021 352 Independent Schools Primary 230,532 302,722 72,190 149Secondary 260,701 338,548 77,847 161Total 491,233 641,270 150,037 311 All Schools Primary 2,010,327 2,549,836 539,509 1,474Secondary 1,476,552 1,648,934 172,382 415Total 3,486,879 4,198,770 711,891 1,890

The Prep Half Cohort

Year Grade Number % of Normal Cohort

2007 Prep 4,059 62

2008 Year 1 4,870 75

2009 Year 2 5,018 77

2010 Year 3 5,226 80

2011 Year 4 5,521 85

The Prep half cohort goes into Year 7 in 2014

Prep Half Cohort

State Wide Figures – 2010

Year 3 Year 4

State schools 25,837 39,935 65%

Catholic schools 7,180 10,050 71%

Independent schools 5,334 6,764 79%

All schools 38,351 56,749 68%

Enrolment Issues

• Intake into Year 8 is down• Prep intake up by 6%• Primary enrolments up 2.7%• Secondary growth is low (< 1%)• Prep Half Cohort• International market struggling

Queensland Economy

• Significant change in demographic growth in Queensland in just a few years

• Reduction in interstate migration (partly replaced by overseas migration)

• Significant change in State finances• Commsec report – Queensland economy

is at the bottom of the list in economic performance

Implications for schools

• 20 plus years of growth• Independent schools often slow to react to

changed economic conditions• Fee increases – parents are hurting• Affordability and sustainability

Affordability

Fee increases have consistently been higher than CPI

Primary and Preschool Secondary Tertiary

Mar-2002 5.9 6.4 3.0Mar-2003 7.2 6.9 2.5Mar-2004 7.6 6.9 8.4Mar-2005 7.0 7.0 5.3Mar-2006 6.6 6.9 4.8Mar-2007 7.9 7.1 0.3Mar-2008 1.4 6.6 3.8Mar-2009 4.3 7.6 3.2Mar-2010 5.3 5.7 5.9

Yearly Change in Education Component of CPI by Category (Australia)

AGSRC, CPI and Average Weekly Earnings

100.00

110.00

120.00

130.00

140.00

150.00

160.00

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Gro

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Ind

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Comparison of growth in AGSRC, CPI and AWE 1990-91 to 2007-08

Primary AGSRC Secondary AGSRC AWE CPI

Fee Increases

• Salaries and employment costs• Smaller class sizes (for some schools)• Expanded curriculum choices (VET)• Significant increase in non-teaching staff• ICT• Student welfare/pastoral care• Regulation and compliance

Student teacher ratios 1973 - 2010


YearGovernment

Non-Government

Catholic Independent

Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary

1973 25.1 16.2 29.6 22.2 17.1 14.2

1980 20.2 12.2 23.9 16.6 17.3 13.3

1990 17.9 12.0 21.1 14.0 16.9 12.2

2000 17.1 12.4 19.1 13.4 15.6 11.4

2010 15.4 12.3 17.6 12.8 14.9 10.5


• Salary increases – productivity gains• Delivery methods• Curriculum/programs provision• Providing value for money• Focus on What Parents Want

Sustainability

• Political support (excepting for the Greens)• Independent schools educate nearly 1 in 5

secondary students• High levels of community support• 4 in 10 state school parents would send their

children to an independent school if fees weren’t an issue

• High parental expectations• National Education System – Australian

Curriculum, NAPLAN – more uniformity

Possible Threats

• Autonomous state schools eg WA Independent Public Schools

• Gillard Government to give 1,000 schools more autonomy by 2014

• Slow reforms at Queensland level (eg State school Principals now have power to expel students)

• Standardisation of curriculum, assessment and reporting


• Focus on What Parents Want– Values, standards, good discipline– Preparation for students to fulfil their potential

in life– Encourage of responsible attitude to work– High quality teachers

• Focus on being independent• Focus on innovation, creativity

Federal Budget

• New commitments of over $800 million for school education

• Changes to Trade Training Centres and Digital Education Revolution

• National Asian Languages in Schools to end after 2011/12

Budget Forward Estimates

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

Program $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Rewards for School Improvement 15,785 48,596 91,860 91,860

Reward Payments for Great Teachers 50,000 - 125,000 125,000

Teach Next 6,400 5,250 4,450 1,950

National Trade Cadetship 600 12,500 12,500 12,500

Australian Baccalaureate - - 2,188 4,511

National Asian Languages in Schools 4,635 461 - -

National School Chaplaincy Program 74,000 74,000 74,000 -

Helping Children with Autism 5,354 5,450 5,555 5,665

Trade Training Centres 98,880 92,020 80,720 74,860

Digital Education Revolution 107,000 100,000 98,000 74,000

Building the Education Revolution 98,269 - - -

Students with Disabilities (Non-Government) 17,482 17,540 8,768 -

FEDERAL BUDGET 2011/12

Reward Payments for Great Teachers

• $425 million over the next four years - $1.25 billion for the initiative

• New Australian Teacher Performance Management Principles and Procedures

• Top 10% of teachers (approx 25,000 each year)

• Bonus of up to 10% of salary• First bonus payments in 2014 based on

2013 performance

Empowering Local Schools

• $480 million by 2018 for self-governing schools

• 1,000 schools to be self-governing over 2012 and 2013

• Initial focus is government schools; non-government schools able to participate from 2013

• Grants of up to $50,000 for participating schools

Rewards for School Improvement

• $250 million over four years• National School Improvement Framework

and Office of National School Evaluation (within ACARA)

• Reward payments to schools showing the most improvement under the framework

• Expected that 4,500 schools will receive rewards between 2012/13 and 2016/17

Items of Interest

• $222 million for the expansion of the National Schools Chaplaincy Program

• Teach Next – 450 new teachers• National Trade Cadetships• Enhancing Support for Students with

Disabilities - $200 million• Changes to Trade Training Centres and

Digital Education Revolution

Items of Interest

• Australian Baccalaureate• National Asian Languages in Schools

Program will end• Budget provides for the extension of

recurrent funding for non-government schools until the end of 2013, and capital funding to 2014

Federal Budget

• $54 million allocated to establish a new independent statutory agency, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, by 1 July 2012

• The agency will be headed by a Commissioner who will have sole responsibility for determining charitable, public benevolent institution and other not-for-profit status for all Commonwealth purposes

Schools recurrent funding by sector 2008-09

Government Catholic Independent0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

3.4 3.92.1

27.4

1.4

0.8

1.4

2.04.1

Australian Government State/territory governments Parents

$ b

illio

ns

)estimated(

Source: Productivity Commission & Financial Questionnaire

The SES funding model

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

SES Score

% o

f AGS

RC

SES score 85

SES score 130

Final 2010 AGSRC

Primary $9,070; secondary $11,393

SES score 85Primary $6,349; secondary $7,976

SES score 130Primary $1,243; secondary $1,561

Sliding scale of funding entitlement per student according to SES score (2010 final

amounts)

80 85 90 100 110 120 130 135 $-

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$9,000

$6,349 $6,349

$5,778

$4,644

$3,511

$2,377

$1,243 $1,243

$7,976 $7,976

$7,258

$5,834

$4,410

$2,985

$1,561 $1,561

Primary

SES Score

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Independent schools by SES score 2009

75% of schools have an SES ≤107Note: SES 85 includes special schools

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 101 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 125 127 129 131 133 135

Number of Funding Maintained schools by sector and SES score 2009

< 80 80 - 89 90 - 99 100 - 109 110 - 119 120 - 129 130 +0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

0 0

241

372

205

68

60 0

23

7556

26

6

Catholic Independent

SES score band

No. o

f Sch

ools

AGSRC Index supplementation 1999 to

2010 Primary AGSRC Secondary AGSRC

1999 7.3% 4.0%

2000 8.2% 5.2%

2001 6.4% 7.2%

2002 5.2% 5.2%

2003 7.1% 7.4%

2004 8.7% 7.2%

2005 3.1% 4.6%

2006 6.3% 3.6%

2007 5.5% 4.3%

2008 5.6% 3.5%

2009 4.2% 5.8%

2010 8.2% 7.0%

Change in rates

Movement in State Recurrent Funding Rates for Independent Schools

2009 => 2010 2010 => 2011No of

Schools% of

SchoolsNo of

Schools % of

Schools

Decrease 3 2% 0 0%

Unchanged 0 2% 0 0%

Increase up to 1% 13 7% 0 0%

Increase 1% to 2% 42 23% 3 2%

Increase 2% to 4% 89 50% 26 15%

Increase 4% & above

32 18% 178 83%

Funding Review panel members

• David Gonski AC• Dr Peter Tannock AM• Dr Ken Boston AO• Kathryn Greiner AO• Hon. Dr Carmen Lawrence• Bill Scales AO

Funding Review

• Commenced April 2010• Listening tour 2010• Emerging Issues Paper December 2010• 1,200 submissions• 7,000 AEU campaign submissions

Funding Review Timeline

• Listening Tour – July/August 2010

• Emerging Issues Paper – December 2010

–Submissions called for 31 March 2011

• Second Issues Paper – August 2011

–Submissions August/September 2011

• Final Report – December 2011

• Government Decisions ???

Funding Review Research Projects

1. Definition of equity (DEEWR)2. Current arrangements to fund disadvantaged students

including students with disability (ACER)3. Developing a Schooling Resource Standard (Allen

Consulting)4. An evaluation of existing funding models and

methodologies used by the states and territories(Access Economics)

5. Improving education outcomes (Nous Group Consortium)

6. Different funding models (DEEWR and Review Panel)

Independent sector key messages

1. No loss of funding in real terms2. Continuing direct relationship between the

Commonwealth and the non-government sector3. Funding to continue to be allocated in legislated

quadrennium or longer cycles4. An accurate measure of the changes in the cost of

educating a child in a government school5. Increased and continuing capital and targeted funding6. Importance of projected enrolment growth and

independent sector partnership with governments7. Funding must be based on robust data8. Consistent application of funding model

AEU Submission

• The key principle of government funding for private schools should be that there is no pre-existing, pre-determined entitlement to public funding

AEU Submission

Where governments choose to provide funding to private

schools, the level of funding should be determined by rating

each private school through criteria including:• Enrolment practices• Student profile• Compliance with mandated curriculum• Public accountability• Level of fees• The total income, assets and resources at the disposal

of the school

NCEC Submission

• Catholic sector wants at least the current level of total government funding in real terms into the future, irrespective of individual family financial circumstances

• Catholic school systems to be funded at a percentage of a national resource standard, based on a resource-availability and a socio-economic indicator

• Non-systemic schools funding based on national resource standard modified by a resource-availability and a socio-economic indicator

Non-systemic school funding sources and non-systemic enrolments by school SES

score 2006

Source: ANAO analysis of Non-government Schools Financial Questionnaire data & DEEWR Census

85 or less 86 - 90 91 - 95 96 - 100 101 - 105 106 - 110 111 - 115 116 - 120 121 - 125 126 - 129 130 or more

$-

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

Independent Sector enrolments Commonwealth General Recurrent Grants Targeted Programs

State Government Grants Private Income

School SES Score

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Net recurrent income by student – average school amount by sector by state

(Total net recurrent income / total enrolments)

Source: ACARA Financial Data – February 2011Note: 28 schools’ data is pending for the independent sector.

Government Catholic Independent

NSW $10,770 $9,539 $14,770

VIC $10,178 $9,300 $15,201

QLD $10,742 $9,672 $12,084

SA $11,723 $10,331 $11,828

WA $13,585 $10,722 $12,756

NT $17,992 $14,638 $14,713

TAS $11,674 $9,102 $12,300

ACT $12,484 $9,614 $13,257

Net recurrent income per student by sector

Source: ACARA Financial Data – February 2011

Independent* Catholic Government**

Schools Enrolments Schools Enrolments Schools Enrolments

$0 - $5K 7 3,029 1 158 11 774

$5 - $10K 317 109,558 1,057 360,078 2,358 1,039,087

$10 - $15K 430 236,532 492 281,033 2,634 1,050,536

$15 - $20K 155 117,252 40 9,195 726 118,958

$20K plus 122 60,031 43 5,315 984 66,621

*28 schools’ data pending in the independent sector

**38 schools have no funded enrolments & therefore no net recurrent income per student amount. They are environmental education centres and hospital schools in NSW.

Legislation timeline – ALP Government

Jan 2007 Federal Election Dec 2007

Jan 2008 Legislation for new funding quadrennium passed Dec 2008

Jan 2009 Dec 2009

Jan 2010 Review of schools funding

Dec 2010 Federal Election

Jan 2011Review of schools funding

Dec 2011Amend Schools Assistance Act for 2013

Jan 2012 Government decision on funding review / Legislation for new funding quadrennium? Dec 2012

Jan 2013 Legislation for new funding quadrennium ? Federal Election Dec 2013

Jan 2014 Dec 2014

Jan 2015 Dec 2015

Jan 2016 Federal Election Dec 2016

Jan 2017 Legislation for new funding quadrennium Dec 2017

My Crystal Ball

• No hit lists• Funding moderated by school resources

(hybrid SES/ERI?)• Funding Guarantee (but no Funding

Maintenance in a new model)• Existing Funding Maintenance??• Squeeze on indexation• National resource standards

Implications for Schools

• Manage reporting of school income (recurrent/capital; net trading activities)

• Look at Foundations etc as a means to manage private income flow to the school

• Plan for possible reduction of Government funding in real terms

Tanberg – The Age 5/2/11

My School

NAPLAN

• “high stakes”• Increasing focus on procedures,

exemptions and participation

• 2010 NAPLAN National Report released - http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/

http://www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/

Top and bottom 100 schools for net recurrent income per student -

Australia

Highest net recurrent income per student

Independent 6Catholic 0Government 94

100

Lowest net recurrent income per student

Independent 14Catholic 67Government 19

100


Highest 10 NRIPS schools by sector and state - Australia

Sector School Name StateFunded

FTENRIPS Description

Government Wollombi Public School NSW 3 $

101,472 Small

Government Cassia Educ Support Centre WA 16.4 $

105,191 Education support centre/remote

Government Karratha Educ Support Centre WA 17.2 $

107,126 Education support centre/remote

Government College Row School WA 19.2 $

108,999 Education support centre

Government Rivendell School NSW 24 $

115,346 Special school

Government Woolomin Public School NSW 25 $

117,478 Rural

GovernmentShenton College Deaf Education Centre WA 16

$ 118,501 Special school

Government Tennyson Special School QLD 7.1 $


Government The Wa Institute For Deaf Education WA 43.6 $


Government Lyons Early Childhood School ACT 6 $

158,667 Early childhood/Small


Independent Schools with the highest NRIPS - Australia

School Name StateRank (counting down from highest NRIPS)

Net Recurrent Income per

student

Lindfield Montessori Preschool NSW 458 $33,578

Sydney Grammar School NSW 547 $30,414

Banksia Montessori School WA 642 $27,387

The Kilmore International School VIC 648 $27,216

The Currajong School VIC 706 $25,862

Toogoolawa School NSW 709 $25,800

The Scots College NSW 728 $25,433

St Catherine's School NSW 732 $25,383

Wesley College VIC 777 $24,514

Abbotsleigh NSW 783 $24,429

Note: Excludes independent schools with data pending or blank, Special schools, Special Assistance Schools, Majority Indigenous Student School and Australian Technical Colleges/Trade Schools

Source: ACARA Financial Data

ICSEA scores Australia – My School 2.0

Highest ICSEA (Top 100 Schools)

Government 38

Independent 54

Catholic 8

Lowest ICSEA (Bottom 100 schools)

Government 76

Independent 11

Catholic 13

Change in ICSEA for independent schools Australia – MySchool v1 and 2.0

2009 2010

Highest ICSEA (Top 100 schools) Highest ICSEA (Top 100 Schools)

Government 61 Government 38

Independent 21 Independent 54

Catholic 18 Catholic 8

Lowest ICSEA (Bottom 100 schools) Lowest ICSEA (Bottom 100 schools)

Government 76 Government 76

Independent 11 Independent 11

Catholic 13 Catholic 13

My School

Future developments –

• Reporting of school assets?• Satisfaction surveys – parents, students and

teachers• More detail on staffing – teachers by National

Teacher Standards• Focus on student gain (disadvantage for highly

performing schools)

Australian Curriculum

• Ministers approved the Australian Curriculum for Foundation (Prep) to Year 10 for English, mathematics, science and history on 8th December 2010

• However, Ministers did not approve the achievement standards in their current form

• Ministers have instructed ACARA to finalise for their approval the achievement standards and any adjustments and refinements that may need to be made to the curriculum content by October 2011


• The Queensland Implementation Plan remains unchanged

• 2011 is awareness raising, engagement and understanding

• 2012 implementation of English, mathematics and science i.e. to teach, assess and report on the Australian Curriculum

• 2013 implementation of history

• Early adoption of Australian Curriculum is an individual school decision


• The Queensland Studies Authority has a package of 100 resources available on their website to assist schools with planning, unit development and audit tools

• www.qsa.qld.edu.au

• Independent Schools Queensland briefings for principals and School Leaders continuing – refer to www.aisq.qld.edu.au for details

http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/

http://www.aisq.qld.edu.au/


• Draft Version 2 of The Shape of the Australian Curriculum now available for consultation

• Final The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Geography now available

• Draft The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Languages now available for consultation

• All available at www.acara.edu.au

http://www.acara.edu.au/


The big issues

• Achievement standards• Time allocations/what is mandated• Senior secondary

QSA

• Future of QCATs post 2012• Review of QCE• Review of CST

Queensland Government

• Focus on NAPLAN results• Green Paper• Year 7• Standards Authority• Universal provision of kindergarten• Pre-service education

Green Paper – Year 7

State Government announced in late 2010 that further consultation will be held on the

proposed movement of Year 7 to secondary

Half Cohort Impact

2011 Enrolments in Independent Schools

Year 3 6,290Year 4 5,521 ------ Year 7 in 2014Year 5 6,949

Green Paper – Standards Authority

• Queensland College of Teachers• Queensland Studies Authority• Non-State Schools Accreditation Board

• Independent Standards Authority• “independent” accreditation of state

schools

Kindergartens

• New recurrent funding arrangements for kindergartens commenced 2011

• Approved kindergarten providers eligible for recurrent funding for kindy aged cohort

• Providers must be licensed; 15 hours a week for 40 weeks a year; and delivered by a qualified teacher

Kindergartens

• Independent Schools Queensland is an approved “Central Governing Body” to administer kindergarten funding for stand alone kindergartens

• Long Day Centres funded directly by the Department

• Independent schools with stand alone kindergartens and kindergartens with close association with independent schools may join the ISQ CGB for funding purposes

Kindergartens

• 240 additional kindergartens by 2014• 108 sites announced• Further rounds for 2013 and 2014• 40% of Queensland children currently

attending kindergarten (up from 29% in 2008)

Pre-Service Education

• Review of Teacher Education and School Induction

• 65 recommendations• 24 accepted by the Government and will

be implemented• 41 recommendations to be further

considered by a Taskforce

For further information -

David RobertsonExecutive DirectorIndependent Schools Queensland

[email protected]

Briefing for Member Schools May/June 2011. Topics Enrolment Trends and Issues Federal Budget 2011/12...

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