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Australian Education Bill 2012 

National Plan for School Improvement 

Visit http://www.betterschools.gov.au/video/australian-education-bill-2012 to view the transcript of the video with Peter Garrett.

Australian Education Bill 2012 - – the legislation following on from the Gonski review into school funding – was introduced into the  Australian Parliament on November 28.

The Bill outlines a commitment from the Australian Government to a new way of funding schools, based on the needs of individual students, and includes two ambitious targets:

•   By 2025, Australia will be ranked as a top 5 country in the world for the performance of our students in reading, science and maths; and

•   All Australian children will go to a school in a nation which is ranked in the top five for a high-quality and high-equity education system.  

The Australian Education Bill also outlines the core elements of the National Plan for School Improvement, including:

•   Quality teaching;

•   Quality learning;

•   Empowered school leadership;

•   Better information about school performance; and

•   Meeting student need.

Under the National Plan for School Improvement, every Australian student will be able to learn about our region throughout their schooling, including the chance to learn an Asian language from the first day of school

The Bill and Explanatory Statement are both available as a word doc or as a pdf.http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4945
Introduction of the Australian Education Act 2012 FAQs on the Bill