Curriculum Trends across Australia in 2000

Curriculum Trends across Australia in 2000 - State by State

ACACA Compulsory Years of Schooling Group

Published by the Board of Studies NSW for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities (ACACA)

Victoria

4. Reporting at the End of the Compulsory Years

4.2 What is the purpose of external (i.e. by systems/Board/Council) reporting in the compulsory years in your state/territory? (if any)

The Achievement and Improvement Monitor (AIM) testing for students in Years 3 and 5 in English and Mathematics provides the necessary data for comparing Victorian student achievement against national benchmarks.

The purpose of annual reporting by schools to DEET is to enable schools and their clients to monitor, as objectively as possible, the effectiveness of teaching programs and of the

school’s core operations, taking into account the characteristics of their student populations.

The School Accountability Framework supports schools in maintaining high and improving standards of learning for each student.

The framework allows schools to develop their own education plans and priorities having regards to Government policies and programs; it provides the means to check programs and establish whether objectives are being met and it provides performance information to local communicates and to DEET.

The main components of the accountability framework are the School Charter, the School Annual Report and the Triennial School Review. The accountability framework includes the use of benchmarks of actual school performance.