Government Education Portal - Australia

Australia's Quality Assurance Framework  

URL:  http://www.transnational.deewr.gov.au/quality_assurance.htm

Category:  About Australian Education  Quality Assurance 

The Australian Education and Training system has a well established, comprehensive and robust quality assurance and accreditation framework to protect the quality of its qualifications in each of the major education sectors - Schools, Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education. Included on this page is the National Quality Strategy for Australian Transnational Education and Training.

Australian Qualifications Framework  

URL:  http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/WhyAustralia/AQF.htm

Category:  About Australian Education 

Distinguishing Australia from many other countries is the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). The AQF is a national system of learning pathways covering 12 different qualifications and linking universities, vocational education and training, and school education. This page from DEST's Study in Australia website, provides an overview of the system of qualifications in Australia.

Australian School System  

URL:  http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/...dy/Schools/SchoolSystem.htm

Category:  About Australian Education 

The Australian Government 'Study in Australia' site gives an overview of Australia's school education system, including information on the academic year, culture and sport and availability of the International Baccalaureate.

Australian Tertiary Education  

URL:  http://www.griffith.edu.au/vc/ate/

Category:  About Australian Education 

This site describes the main features of Australian tertiary education. It has these main sections: Sectors - school education, vocational education & training, higher education; and adult and community education, Higher education decision-making - the Commonwealth and State governments, university Acts, council, academic board, senior university management, faculties, departments, service units, Higher education organisation, planning and financing - 1991-93 relative funding model, educational profiles (teaching, research, equity, quality), Commonwealth appropriation, HECS, tuition fees, other sources of finance, arrangements proposed from 2005, Higher education accreditation and quality assurance, Higher education research and research training, Higher education students - numbers, enrolment type, fields of study, personal characteristics, financial support, Higher education staff - numbers, appointment type, other characteristics.

Country Education Profiles: Australia  

URL:  http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/CEP/Australia_CEP_pdf.pdf

Category:  About Australian Education 

This Australian Government International Education Network (AEI) publication provides a profile of the Australian education system including historical development, an overview of each sector, education for indigenous students, statistical overview, administration & finance, international focus and private education.

Higher Education Summary  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/

Category:  About Australian Education 

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' summary of higher education in Australia. It includes information on the Australian Government's role in higher education.

International Education Summary  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/international_education/

Category:  About Australian Education  Information for Prospective Students 

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' summary of school education in Australia. It includes information on the Australian Government's role in international education.

National Report on Schooling in Australia  

URL:  http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/anr/index.html

Category:  Education reports  About Australian Education 

This MCEETYA website provides links to the National Reports on Schooling in Australia including chapters of yet to be completed national reports. The National or Annual Report (ANR), reports on progress towards the achievement of the National Goals for Schooling in Australia for the Twenty First Century (Adelaide Declaration).

School Education Summary  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/

Category:  About Australian Education 

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations provides this summary of school education in Australia. It includes information on the Australian Government's agenda for schools.

Settle in Australia: Education  

URL:  http://www.dimia.gov.au/...alia/everyday-life/education/index.htm

Category:  About Australian Education 

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship provides this information about Australian education for people planning to settle in Australia. Government funded public schools are free. Users pay fees for private schooling. Students holding temporary visas may be required to pay full school fees. Further information is provided on the Australian education system.