Government schools
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State schools
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Examination into the use of apps and web‐based learning tools in Victorian government primary schools
This examination involved collecting information from the Department of Education (DET) and four government primary schools to understand how digital learning tools are being used from Prep to Year 6. Schools are obliged to consider privacy when selecting digital learning tools. However, this report finds that in some cases, schools are selecting and using digital...
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The state of schooling: state, state-integrated and private school performance in New Zealand
This report explores school effectiveness across state, state-integrated, and private schools, otherwise defined as school authority (or type).
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The bureaucratisation of public education in Australia
This report provides an analysis of the huge increase in the bureaucratisation of public education in Australia since 2002.
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Management of the Student Resource Package
In Victoria, almost 64 per cent of students are educated in a government school. The Student Resource Package’s (SRP) objectives include improving the targeting of resources by aligning them to student learning needs. This audit examines if the Department of Education and Training accurately allocates SRP funds to Victorian government schools.
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Victorian schools: determining and distributing funding
This paper looks at funding flows from the Australian and Victorian governments to government and non-government schools.