Between 2007 and 2012, $4.5 billion was invested in Victorian Government schools through two major infrastructure programs: the state-funded Victorian Schools Plan (VSP) and the Commonwealth-funded Building the Education Revolution (BER) program. These programs saw building works take place at 93 per cent of government schools, and correspondingly the majority of school buildings are currently...

This audit reviewed the effectiveness of learning technologies in government schools. In particular, the audit focused on two key Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) learning technology initiatives: VicSmart and the Ultranet. The government's current policy for ICT in school education, the Digital Learning Statement (the Statement), does not provide a clear action...

The completion of Year 12 or equivalent is an important predictor of future health, employment and welfare prospects and improves the ability of Victorians to participate socially and economically in their community. Despite a significant focus on addressing student completion rates over the past decade, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has...

This report covers the results of financial audits of 103 entities within the local government sector, consisting 79 councils, 11 regional library corporations and 13 companies, trusts and joint ventures. It informs Parliament about significant issues arising from the audits of financial, standard and performance statements for 2011–12, and augments the assurance provided through audit...

The demand pressures on the prison system are becoming unsustainable, according to this report. 2012–13 forecasts by Corrections Victoria (CV) indicate that by 2016 the male and female prison systems will not have sufficient capacity to meet increases in prisoner numbers. A 38 per cent increase in prisoner numbers over the past decade and a...