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Report

Footprints in time


This report presents the results of two projects examining Indigenous Children's language development. Abstract This report presents the results of administration of the Who Am I? and the Renfrew Word Finding Vocabulary Test for the LSIC Wave 2 data collection in 2009. Who am I? is a developmental assessment that requires the child to write...
Fact sheet

Fact Check: Labor Party ad overreaches on Coalition school funding cuts


An education advertisement released by the Federal Government claims every school in Australia will be affected by cuts planned by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Report

Prevalence of transition pathways in Australia


This paper identifies broad patterns, or pathways, in labour market and education activities associated with different life stages. Key points: This paper uses longitudinal information from the calendar in the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to track monthly education and labour market activities from 2000 to 2010 for about 6500 working...
Report

Home education in NSW


Home education, otherwise known as home schooling, appears to be a growing phenomenon in NSW and other parts of Australia. Whilst official numbers indicate that about 11,000 children are home educated in Australia each year, some believe that the true figure was closer to 50,000 in 2012, with many families operating outside the system. The...
Guide

Bring your own device


Bring your own device (BYOD), or sometimes BYOT (Bring your own technology), or BYOB (Bring your own browser) refers to technology models where students and staff bring a personally-owned device to school for the purpose of learning. The type of devices that students might bring to school in a BYOD model include: laptops, netbooks, tablets...