This paper highlights that the quality of teaching has one of the greatest impacts on student outcomes, and that all education systems in the global top tier of school performance have engaged in ambitious workforce reform.

Frontline information and communications technology (ICT) includes the hardware, software and supporting network infrastructure used to help public sector agencies deliver services. ICT can quickly become obsolete due to the high tempo of innovation and subsequent refresh rate of technology assets. Inadequate management of obsolescence of ICT assets could lead to poor or degraded service...

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the obsolescence of frontline ICT equipment and software is managed effectively and efficiently throughout the technology life cycle. Frontline information and communications technology (ICT) includes the hardware, software, and supporting network infrastructure that helps public sector agencies achieve organisational objectives and deliver services. Today, the public...

The National Solar Schools Program offers primary and secondary schools the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $50 000 to install a range of energy efficiency measures (solar hot water systems, rainwater tanks).

Victoria's economic, social and environmental goals depend on better performance in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. However, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has not succeeded in raising achievement in science and mathematics or participation in the enabling sciences. While Victoria does reasonably well in getting its students to basic...