Australian schools are among the finest in the world. (2) A decision made by the operation of a computer program under such an arrangement is, for the purposes of this Act (except section 120 and paragraph 122(1)(a) (review of decisions)), taken to be a decision made by the Minister personally. The zero lower limit is the number of students at or above which a school is not entitled to any size loading. Students and schools who need extra support will also attract additional loadings. (1) A school’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading for a year is the amount worked out using the following formula: (2) A school’s ATSI percentage for a year is the following (expressed as a percentage): (3) The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at a school for a year is the number of such students receiving primary education or secondary education at the school on the school’s census day for the year. (1) This section sets out requirements for a person for the purposes of subparagraph 91(1)(b)(i) and paragraph 96(1)(a). [147] The vast majority of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students participate. The regulation, operation, and funding of education is the responsibility of the States and territories, because the Australian Government does not have a specific constitutional power to pass laws with respect to education. (3) All teachers will have the skills, and support they require, to improve their performance over time and to deliver teaching of a high quality to all of their school students. new per student amount has the meaning given by subsection 58(3). (2) If the Minister does so, an application made under that provision must be in the approved form. All students in all schools are entitled to an excellent education, allowing each student to reach his or her full potential so that he or she can succeed, achieve his or her aspirations, and contribute fully to his or her community, now and in the future. Not all participating schools will attract the amount worked out using the formula immediately. participating school: a school is a participating school if: (i) the school is a non‑government school; or. (3) The Minister must not determine a day to be a school’s census day for a year less than 5 weeks before the day unless the Minister determines that special circumstances justify determining that day. If you have a (non-law) degree, you can enter as a graduate and finish the degree in 3 years instead of 4. (3) An application under subsection (1) may be made only by, or on behalf of, the relevant person for the reviewable decision referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b). In New South Wales, the Special Religious Education classes are held in the government school sector that enable students to learn about the beliefs, practices, values and morals of a chosen religion. (2) Before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of this section, the Minister must have regard to: (a) any decisions of the Ministerial Council relating to national policy initiatives for school education; and. (4) This Division applies to a State or Territory if: (a) an amount of financial assistance is paid to the State or Territory under Division 2 of Part 5 (capital funding) for a block grant authority or capital grants authority for a school; and, (b) the amount is spent as capital expenditure in relation to the school; and, (c) the school ceases to provide primary education or secondary education; and. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (abbreviated as NAPLAN) is a series of tests focused on basic skills that are administered annually to Australian students. Effect of determination under paragraph 110(1)(b). (b) making schools more accountable to the community in relation to their performance and the performance of their school students. Division 3—Approving block grant authorities, 82 Application for person to be approved as a block grant authority. (3) This Division applies to a State or Territory if: (i) the State or Territory has been paid an amount under section 11 of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that section; (ii) an approved authority or block grant authority for one or more schools located in the State or Territory, or the State or Territory, has been paid an amount under the Schools Assistance Act 2008 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that Act; (iii) an approved authority or block grant authority for one or more schools located in the State or Territory, or the State or Territory, has been paid an amount under the Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that Act; (iv) an approved authority for one or more schools located in the State or Territory, or the State or Territory, has been paid an amount under the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000 in excess of the amount that it was entitled to receive under that Act; and. Mainland China is the most well-represented region in Asia in the law school rankings, with 14 programs. [67], As of 2010[update], the national apparent retention rate (ARR), a measure of student engagement that provides an indicator of the success of education systems in keeping students in school beyond the minimum leaving age, was 78 percent for all full-time students in Year 12. (b) neither section 59 nor 62 applies in relation to the approved authority. Determinations not legislative instruments. (3) The regulations may allow the Minister to determine matters in relation to anything in relation to which regulations may be made. (1) The objects of this Act are the following: (a) to ensure that the Australian schooling system provides a high quality and highly equitable education for all students by having regard to the following national targets: (i) for Australia to be placed, by 2025, in the top 5 highest performing countries based on the performance of school students in reading, mathematics and science; (ii) for the Australian schooling system to be considered a high quality and highly equitable schooling system by international standards by 2025; (iii) lift the Year 12 (or equivalent) or Certificate II attainment rate to 90% by 2015; (iv) lift the Year 12 (or equivalent) or Certificate III attainment rate to 90% by 2020; (v) at least halve the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and other students, in Year 12 or equivalent attainment rates by 2020 from the baseline in 2006; (vi) halve the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and other students, in reading, writing and numeracy by 2018 from the baseline in 2008; (b) to acknowledge the matters referred to in the Preamble; (c) to provide a needs‑based funding model for schools applied consistently across all schools which includes: (i) a base amount of funding for every student; and. [71][96] There are over 1,700 Catholic schools in Australia with more than 750,000 students enrolled, employing almost 60,000 teachers. special assistance school means a school that: (a) is, or is likely to be, recognised by the State or Territory Minister for the school as a special assistance school; and. (4) The FFR amount for 2013 for non‑participating States and Territories is worked out using the following formula: (5) The 2012/13 FFR amount for non‑participating States and Territories is the total amount payable under subsection 11(1) of the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 for the financial year starting on 1 July 2012 for those States and Territories (worked out in accordance with paragraph 11(2)(c) and subsection 11(5) of that Act). (1) The following table sets out definitions of kinds of schools based on size. Definitions of kinds of schools based on size, A school is this kind of school for a year …, if the school has this number of students at the school for the year …. (b) set out the reasons for the application; and, (i) 30 days after the decision was made; or. (1) This section applies if a school has more than one location. As of 2019[update], of the 10,584 registered schools operating in Australia, approximately 250 schools (or less than 2.5 percent) were boarding schools. (7) A determination under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument. Note 1: A decision under this section is not a reviewable decision. [42] In 2017, there were just under 282,000 teachers in Australian primary and secondary schools. (4) If the amount worked out under subsection (1) is more than the total amount referred to in subsection (3), the Minister must determine the total amount referred to in subsection (3). Non-government schools receive funding from the Australian Government and relevant state or territory government;[43] and in most cases parents are required to make a co-payment for their child's education. (3) On receiving an application, the Secretary must either: (a) review the reviewable decision personally; or. The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required or accepted for admission to JD programs at law schools throughout the United States and Canada, and at several law schools in Australia. (2) The SRS funding amount for a year for a secondary student is: (b) if the regulations prescribe another amount for a secondary student for the year—that other amount; or. For a non‑government school, the approved authority is a body corporate that is approved by the Minister for the school. combined school means a school that provides both primary education and secondary education. [35] This sort of activity is not generally considered schooling, as preschool education is separate from primary school in all states and territories, except Western Australia where pre-school education is taught as part of the primary school system[36] and Victoria where the state framework, the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) covers children from birth to 8 years old, is used by some schools over the national framework. (1) The total amount of payments made under paragraph 25(1)(a) to a State or Territory for a participating school for a year must equal the amount determined under subsection (4) as the school’s total entitlement for the year. (2) A primary school or secondary school’s starting amount for a year is indexed as follows: (4) A combined school’s starting amount for a year is worked out using the following formula: 50 Very small schools—ARIA student number. There are non-self-accrediting higher education providers accredited by state and territory authorities, numbering more than 132 as listed on state and territory registers. 3. The financial assistance consists of a base amount for all schools, plus loadings for schools with students with greater needs. (2) The Minister may, in writing, withdraw an invitation at any time before the person makes an application under section 90 (in which case the person may not make an application). [36] Preschool is offered to three- to five-year-olds; attendance numbers vary widely between the states, but 85.7% of children attended pre-school the year before school. A school’s capital grants authority is its approved authority. (2) The ongoing requirements for an approval of a block grant authority are the following: (a) the block grant authority deals, in accordance with the regulations, with financial assistance that is payable under Division 2 of Part 5 to the authority; (b) the block grant authority complies with requirements prescribed by the regulations in relation to monitoring the authority’s compliance with this Act; (c) the block grant authority provides information in accordance with the regulations. 121 Secretary or internal reviewer may require further information from applicants. Before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of this Part, the Minister must have regard to relevant arrangements of approved authorities for any schools. (c) if the school is a non‑government school located in a State or Territory—the approved authority for government schools located in that State or Territory. Prospective LL.M. (1) This section sets out the ongoing requirements for the purposes of subparagraph 83(1)(b)(ii) and paragraph 88(1)(a). (4) The size loading for a school that is a large school for a year is zero. Note 1: A decision to give a direction is a reviewable decision (see Division 3 of Part 9). A school’s total loading for a year is the total of the following amounts: (a) the school’s student with disability loading for the year; (b) the school’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading for the year; (c) the school’s low socioeconomic status student loading for the year; (d) the school’s low English proficiency loading for the year; (e) the school’s location loading for the year; (f) the school’s size loading for the year. 2. Note: The regulations may prescribe other matters that the Minister may or must have regard to in making a decision under this section (see paragraph 130(2)(b)). the percentage worked out under subsection 41(1). The approved authority for more than one participating school must have an implementation plan. (2) The implementation plan must do the following: (a) set out activities, programs and initiatives to be undertaken by or on behalf of the approved authority that will contribute to the following: (i) achieving the objects of this Act, including the 5 reform directions of quality teaching, quality learning, empowered school leadership, transparency and accountability, and meeting student need; (ii) achieving outcomes for school education, agreed by the Ministerial Council, and prescribed by the regulations; (b) set out how the activities, programs and initiatives will contribute to achieving those objects, directions and outcomes; (c) set out milestones and timelines for implementing the activities, programs and initiatives; (d) set out performance indicators to measure the authority’s progress against the milestones and timelines; (e) set out the mechanisms for obtaining and evaluating feedback on that progress; (f) set out the day the implementation plan is to start; (g) comply with any other requirements prescribed by the regulations. Note 2: For references to school in Part 3 (funding for participating schools), see section 55. secondary education: a person (other than an overseas student) receives secondary education at a school, and a school provides secondary education, if the person receives, or the school provides, education at a level that constitutes secondary education for the school under section 15. secondary percentage has the meaning given by subsection 45(2). personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988. primary education: a person (other than an overseas student) receives primary education at a school, and a school provides primary education, if the person receives, or the school provides, education at a level that constitutes primary education for the school under section 15. primary percentage has the meaning given by subsection 45(1). (3) To work out the base amount for a year for a school that is not covered by subsection 54(1) (capacity to contribute percentage) at which students receive distance education, add up the following amounts: (a) the amount that would be the school’s base amount under subsection (1) or (2) for the year excluding students receiving distance education at the school; (b) the amount that would be the school’s base amount under subsection (1) or (2) for the year if: (i) the school were a school consisting only of those students receiving distance education at the school; and, (ii) the SRS funding amount for a student at the school were the percentage of that amount set out in subsection (4); and. A non‑government representative body is approved only for: (b) if the approval instead specifies an approved authority (see subsection 90(2))—the schools for which the authority is, from time to time, approved. 61 Old per student amount for 2013, increased by 3%, more than new per student amount for 2014, (a) an approved authority’s old per student amount for 2013, increased by 3%, is more than the authority’s new per student amount for 2014; and. A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) is a 4-year degree at most Australian universities and is open to school leavers as well as graduates. (3) The Minister may refuse to consider the application until the information is provided. Subdivision A—Loadings (except location and size loadings). School education in Australia is compulsory between certain ages as specified by state or territory legislation. (4) Australian schooling will provide a high quality educational experience with an environment and curriculum that supports all school students to reach their full potential. (5) A determination under subsection (2) or (3) is not a legislative instrument. Example: A provision of this Act permits or requires a decision to be made if the provision permits or requires the Minister to make a determination of an administrative character. [99]:7 In practice, the bishop assigns a Catholic Education Office (CEO), Catholic Education Commission, Catholic Schools Offices, or a similar body[99]:4 with daily operational responsibility for the leadership, efficient operation, and management of the Catholic systemic schools which educate in parish primary and regional secondary schools in Australia. (iii) the ongoing funding requirements in section 78 will be satisfied in relation to the schools. Note: For review of a decision made personally, see section 122. [Minister’s second reading speech made in—, House of Representatives on 28 November 2012, Administered by: Education, Skills and Employment, Grants of financial assistance to States and Territories, Recurrent funding for participating schools, The funding formula for participating schools, Loadings (except location and size loadings), Transitional recurrent funding for participating schools, Recurrent funding for non‑participating schools through a national specific purpose payment, Capital funding, special circumstances funding and funding for non‑government representative bodies, Funding for non‑government representative bodies, Approving non‑government representative bodies, Actions Minister may take for failure to comply with this Act, and to require amounts to be repaid, 8 Definition of majority Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school, 13 Definitions of kinds of schools based on location, 14 Minister to determine participating States and Territories, 16 Working out the number of students at a school for a year, 18 Minister to make determinations in relation to locations of schools, 19 Non-government schools providing only distance education, 22 Conditions of financial assistance—implementing national policy initiatives relating to school education, 23 Conditions of financial assistance—conditions relating to payments to States and Territories for non-government schools, 24 Condition of financial assistance—recovering amounts, 25 Minister to determine timing and amounts of recurrent funding, 28 Minister to determine timing and amounts of capital funding, 29 Minister to determine timing and amounts of special circumstances funding, 30 Minister to determine timing and amounts of funding for non-government representative body, 32 The amount payable for a participating school, 37 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander loading, 38 Low socioeconomic status student loading, 41 Location percentage for certain schools, 43 Definitions—kinds of schools based on size, 45 Definitions—primary percentage and secondary percentage, 47 Very small schools—schools covered by item 3 of the table in section 46, 50 Very small schools—ARIA student number, 53 Determinations may be on application or on Minister’s own initiative, 59 Old per student amount for 2014 less than new per student amount for 2014, 60 Limits on amount that may be determined for the purposes of section 59, 61 Old per student amount for 2013, increased by 3%, more than new per student amount for 2014, 62 Transitional recurrent funding for special schools and special assistance schools for 2014, 63 Funding for all other participating schools, Part 4—Recurrent funding for non-participating schools through a national specific purpose payment, 65 National specific purpose payments for schools in non-participating States and Territories, Part 5—Capital funding, special circumstances funding and funding for non-government representative bodies, 68 Limit on total amount available for capital funding for block grant authorities, Division 4—Funding for non-government representative bodies, 70 Funding for non-government representative bodies, 72 Application for person to be approved as an approved authority, 74 Approval or refusal of approval on public interest grounds, 76 Approved authorities for government schools taken to satisfy basic requirements, 77 Ongoing policy requirements for approved authorities, 78 Ongoing funding requirements for approved authorities, 80 Variation or revocation of approval on application, 81 Variation or revocation of approval on Minister’s own initiative, 82 Application for person to be approved as a block grant authority, 87 Variation or revocation of approval on application, 88 Variation or revocation of approval on Minister’s own initiative, Division 4—Approving non-government representative bodies, 89 Minister may invite a person to apply to be a non-government representative body, 90 Application for person to be approved as a non-government representative body, 95 Variation or revocation of approval on application, 96 Variation or revocation of approval on Minister’s own initiative, 98 Application of this Part to approved authorities for more than one participating school, 99 Approved authority must have an implementation plan, 100 Approved authority must be able to implement implementation plan properly, 103 Keeping implementation plans up to date, 105 Minister may give a direction in relation to an implementation plan, 106 Requirement to consider relevant arrangements before making regulations, 108 Application of Division for failure to comply with this Act, 109 Application of Division when amounts are required to be repaid, 111 Effect of determination under paragraph 110(1)(a) or (b), 120 Internal review of reviewable decisions, 121 Secretary or internal reviewer may require further information from applicants, 122 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 124 Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions, 125 Making records of, using, disclosing or publishing protected information, 128 Review of, or for the purposes of, the National Education Reform Agreement. 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