In 2009, the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) was completed nationwide for the first time. Between 1 May and 31 July, information was collected on 261,203 children (97.5 per cent of the estimated national five-year-old population). The AEDI is a population measure of children’s development in communities across Australia. The AEDI gives us a national...

This report highlights that two essential and complementary elements are needed to strengthen international education: more effective consumer protection and stronger, simpler regulation. The report refers to the need to toughen the gateway for organisations to register as international education providers, support students’ access to better information, improve students’ tuition protection arrangements and enhance student...

New research showing students' perceptions and expectations of learning with information and communications technologies has found that students believe technology is a vital learning aid. This report outlines findings collected from listening to and analysing the views and expectations of students within Australian education and training institutions about learning with technologies. The overarching question for...

This report gives an overview of the progress of the initiatives over the first eight months of the Building the Education Revolution National Coordinator's Implementation Report, February-September 2009.

This paper is part of a review of the ESOS Act that aims to ensure Australia's regulatory framework delivers the best consumer protection and maintains rigorous standards for providers in the international education sector. The review will consider the need for enhancements to the ESOS legal framework in four key areas set out in the...