Education Services Australia

Australia at a Glance

• Size 7,617,930 sq Km

• Population, 2008 22,431,178

• School enrolment, 2008 3,444,474

• Number of schools, 2008 9,562 (6,488 primary, 3074 secondary)

Source: 2008 Australian National Report on Schooling

Australia at a Glance

State/Territory Total Population (approx)

No. of schools

Percentage

New South Wales

7 million 3 109 32.5%

Victoria 5.4 million 2 288 23.9%

Queensland 4.4 million 1 713 17.9%

South Australia 1.6 million 795 8.3%

Western Australia

2.2 million 1 065 11.2%

Tasmania 500 000 277 2.9%

Northern Territory

220 000 187 2.0%

Australian Capital Territory

350 000 128 1.3%

Australia 21.67 million 9 562 100%

Schools by Sector, 2008

Number PercentageGovernment Schools 6,833 71.5%

Non-Government Schools • Catholic 1,705 17.8%• Independent 1,024 10.7%

Total Australian Schools 9,562 100%

Source: 2008 Australian National Report on Schooling

Key National Initiatives

• Australian Curriculum • Transparent reporting • Quality teaching and learning and

school leadership • Digital education• Online assessment

Australian Curriculum

–Phase 1 - English, mathematics, history and science (K-10)

–Phase 2 - Geography, languages and the arts (K-10)

–Phase 3 - ICT and design & technology, health and physical education, economics, business and civics and citizenship (K-10)

–Senior secondary curriculum being negotiated

Australian Curriculum

• General capabilities: literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills, ethical behavior, creativity, self-management, teamwork, intercultural understanding and social competence.

• Cross-curriculum dimensions: Indigenous history and culture, Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia and sustainability.

Transparent Reporting

Digital Education $2.4 billion national investment over 4 years for:

– hardware for secondary schools and for students in Years 9 to 12, a 1:1 ratio

– fast broadband services – ICT proficiency of teachers and school

leaders – online curriculum tools and resources to

support the Australian Curriculum – online diagnostic tools & online assessment

Online Assessment

National Architecture for Schooling ESA

Digital Learning Resources Information

Technology, Curriculum, Assessment, and

Professional Learning Services

AITSLQuality Teaching

Leadership Professional

Learning Standards

ACARA Curriculum

Assessment Reporting

Education Services Australia • not-for-profit company providing services to

the education Ministers: – to advance key nationally-agreed education initiatives, programs and projects – to create, publish, disseminate and market curriculum and assessment materials, ICT based solutions, products and services to support learning, teaching, leadership and administration

Education Services Australia

120 projects and services covering:• Education technology systems• Curriculum • Online print and electronic library cataloguing• National online careers advice• Online assessment• Digital content

National Digital Learning Resource Network

– Over15000 digital curriculum resources – National sharing by teachers and states and

territories– Access to resources from cultural agencies

and public and private providers – Digital rights– Accessed by teachers through Scootle

where State or Territory does not have portal

The video on Scootle can be viewed at

http://esa.edu.au/scootle