Reporting
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» collects, manages, analyses, evaluates and reports statistical and related information about the educational outcomes of schooling for young Australians. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» reports a large amount of data on schools and school students, bringing together information from education and statistical agencies around Australia.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s reporting is guided by the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration's education goals for young Australians.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s data and reporting functions
The National Report on Schooling in Australia
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» publishes the annual National Report on Schooling in Australia on behalf of Australian education ministers, recording progress towards the goals and commitment in the Education Declaration. The report includes information on:
- school structures, and school, teacher and student numbers
- major programs and initiatives to support students and schools achieve educational goals and support the commitment to action
- student outcomes (Key Performance Measures), as prescribed in the Measurement Framework for Schooling in Australia
- school resourcing
The National Report on Schooling in Australia data portal
Access the most recent statistical information on schooling in the National Report on Schooling data portal, which includes time series data, charts and tables, and downloadable datasets.
My School
The supports national transparency and accountability for Australia's schools by publishing nationally consistent school-level data about every school in Australia, including student attendance, NAPLAN results and school finances.
The National Assessment Program
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» publishes national reports for the:
- National Assessment Program – literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN)
- National Assessment Program sample assessments.
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The Australian Schools List
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» maintains a list of all currently registered schools in Australia, the .
Data collection standards
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» publishes the National Standards for Student Attendance Data Reporting to make sure this is consistent and the Data Standards Manual: Student Background Characteristics to help schools (and school systems) collect consistent student information from parents. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» collects attendance data for all schools and collects student background data directly from independent schools and school systems.
The data access program
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has a data access program to allow researchers and other approved parties access to its data collection. Data is provided in accordance with the Data Access Protocols.