MS 9614
Guide to the Records of the Australian Council of State School Organisations



Summary

Creator: Australian Council of State School Organisations

Title: Records

Date range: 1947-1999

Reference number: MS 9614

Extent: 11.6 m. (10 cartons and 60 boxes)


Administrative Information

Access

Restricted until access is determined

Provenance

The collection was donated to the Library by the Australian Council of State School Organisations in April 2001. Records from Containers 59 and PB3 were not included.


Scope and Content

The collection comprises correspondence, submissions, reports, background papers, Canberra Office diaries, minutes, cuttings, annual conference papers and publications.

Organisation

The Australian Council of State School Organisations stored the records in manila folders, ring binders and plastic bags. Each group of records were given a distinct container number. The size of these groups varies greatly, from one ring binder to a large carton.

Arrangement

The Library has preserved the original arrangement of the records and the numbering system of the various containers.

The guide to the collection is based on the list supplied by ACSSO. In some cases, for example containers 7 and 8, ACSSO has listed each document and the Library has preserved this information.


Administrative History

The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) is the national parent organisation representing the interests of over two million children enrolled in government schools throughout Australia. It comprises 11 government school parent organisations in all States and Territories

ACSSO was formed in 1947 to develop national parent organisation policies in education and to represent these policies and the interests of its affiliates at the national level. Its activities includes submissions to the Federal Government on proposed policies and actions in education areas; consultations with Federal Ministers for Education, Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and Commonwealth advisory bodies and education; and provision of nominees to represent parents’ interests and viewpoints on a range of national bodies concerned with education.

The governing body of ACSSO is the annual conference to which each State and Territory sends four voting delegates. Each conference elects an Executive representing each of the affiliate member organisations to carry out the policies and coordinate the activities of ACSSO during the year. The Executive consists of the President (honorary and elected each year at the conference), an Executive Officer and staff. The National Office is located in Canberra.

ACSSO has produced numerous reports and a large number of publications. Its publications in the last few years include Literacy: parents make the world of difference (1999), GST information package for school-based parent organisations (2000), The new tax system and you (2000), Civics & citizenship education (2000), Inquiry into the education of boys (2000), Submission into the States Grants (Primary and secondary education assistance) Bill 2000 and Submission to the inquiry into definition of charities and related organisations – 3.1 (2001).


Description

Carton 1

Container 1

Master file: correspondence in and out filed chronologically, mid 1988 to end 1989.

Includes some relevant attachments: records of meetings of external groups, submissions, extracts from Hansard, as well as correspondence from Joan Sallis in response to a suggestion to compile a history of the ACSSO

Bodies include Australian Teachers’ Federation, Australian Education Council, Australian Parents’ Council, Higher Education Round Table, Human Rights Australia, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, National Language Policy Liaison Group, Forum of National Peak Non-government Organisations

1 ring binder

Container 2

Canberra Office diaries, September 1985 – September 1986, including attachments

1 ring binder

Container 3

Canberra Office diaries, March 1984 – December 1984, including attachments

1 ring binder

Container 4

Canberra Office diaries, January 1985 – August 1985, including attachments

1 ring binder

Carton 2

Container 5

Master file: correspondence in and out filed chronologically, 1990

Includes correspondence to/from/ about Department of Education Employment and Training, Australian Council of Social Services, Nutcote, Australian Teachers’ Union, National Language Policy Liaison Group, various State/Territory Department of Education and ACSSO affiliates, Australian Curriculum Studies Association, Standards Australia, Youth Affairs Council of Australia, Macquarie University, How do we know they are learning? and Parents’ report

1 ring binder

Container 6

Canberra Office diaries, January 1984 – March 1987, including attachments

1 ring binder

Container 7

Submissions papers, briefing notes, research papers, 1979–1987. The file includes

Youth unemployment: an information paper, 15pp.– Catherine Blakers, September 1980

A comprehensive national youth policy, 5pp. – March 1983

Container 7 (continued)

The Kirby report: its implications for secondary schooling, 5pp. – P. Cahir, n.d.

Transition from school to work: the Australian context, 8pp. – Catherine Blakers, July 1978

What’s after school … Williams and beyond, 5pp., Catherine Blakers, July 1979

School and work, 13pp., Catherine Blakers, August 1979

[Transition from school] 9pp. – Catherine Blakers, September 1980

National Advisory Body on Teacher Education – a background to Recommendation 7.2 of the Report to the National Inquiry into Teacher Education 9pp.- Catherine Blakers, December 1980

Priorities for political parties, 5pp., April 1982

Having a say: parent participation in school decision-making, 10pp., Catherine Blakers, November 1981

Parent participation in school councils: a draft paper for publication in Curriculum Perspectives, 5pp., Catherine Blakers, December 1981

Parent participation in decision-making: a draft paper for discussion and comment, 37pp., Catherine Blakers, March 1981 and comments from Bruce Milligan, Philip Hughes, Ian Wilson.

Participation - What for?, 4pp. – “for presentation to visiting OECD team on 1st December, 1983”

The purpose of parent participation in children’s learning, 12pp., June 1985, “based on ‘The Commonwealth role in improving the quality of Australian schooling’ by Pat Reeve, Joan Brown and Pam Cahir”

Government schools – their nature and needs, 3pp., n.d.

Submission to Inquiry into the development and implementation of a coordinated language policy for Australia, 7pp., November 1982

[Submission to] Review of Education in ACT Government High Schools, 12pp., February 1982

Preliminary response to the Schools Commission Target Recurrent Resource Standards study, 7pp., November 1982

Counter arguments to misleading statements [on funding], 4pp., August 1982

Non-government school funding: information paper 4pp. – Joan Brown/Barbara Sekuless, November 1983

Federal funding issues: briefing notes 3pp. – n.d. [makes reference to Joan Brown’s minority statement”]

Diversity or Division? : a discussion paper 4pp. – April, 1982

The basic grant to non-government schools – what did it really mean?, 2pp., March 1983

Equality of outcome – the practical aspects, 10pp, Barbara Sekuless, October 1983

Aboriginal education – a background paper, 5pp., Pam Cahir, 1985

ACSSO principles, 2pp., n.d.

The educational rationale for parent participation, 16 pp., Joan Brown, Pam Cahir and Pat Reeve, n.d.

Submission on New Advisory Structures for the Minister for Employment, Education and Training 6pp. – Nov 1987

Response to the policy discussion paper “Higher Education”, 5pp.

1 ring binder

Container 8

'Joan [Brown] to ‘89': drafts, notes prepared by Joan Brown, ACSSO Policy Officer. The file includes

Curriculum – “initial notes”

Notes on meeting of Commonwealth/State working party on the future of Commonwealth funding

Residualisation

Strengthening Australia’s schools (various versions)

Common curriculum framework

“Parents and curriculum” – address to the NSW Federation of Infant School Clubs, September 1987

In-service teacher education project

States Grants Bills 1988

[ACSSO principles most likely to be contested], 1988

Briefing for meeting with Minister

National map of parent action, 1989

Liberal and national higher education policy: comments in the light of ACSSO policy, 1989

Questions for Minister/DEET on the implementation of General Recurrent Grants Program

National goals for schooling, 1989

Working outline of ACSSO contribution to discussions on Commonwealth funding for schools post 1992

Australian Education Council: summary of history and membership, structure, working parties. April 1989 meeting

1 ring binder

Container 9

'Poverty: human relations', 1974-1975. The file comprises background papers, correspondence and submission to the Australian Commission of Enquiry into Poverty. Much of the information for the background comes from Victorian Council of State School Organisations and Victorian Federation, including the Inner Suburban Education Action Committee, Melbourne and material from Susan Ryan, ACSSO Executive Officer

Folders 1-3

There are also correspondence between ACSSO (Susan Ryan) and Minister Kep Enderby re the proposed Human Rights Bill (1975) and submission to the Royal Commission on Human Relationships (1975) and related papers (including papers of Helen Shepherd, Executive Officer). Includes an address by Ann Deveson

Folders 4-5

Carton 3

Container 10

‘Political’, 1982-1988. The records includes correspondence to and from the Prime Minister, Ministers (especially Susan Ryan), Shadow Ministers, parties

1 ring binder

Container11

The file contains records relating to a National Project on the quality of teaching and learning, 1991-1993. The proposals included the establishment of a National Teaching Council. Joan Brown represented ACSSO on the project’s reference group attached to the National Professional Issues Working Party

1 ring binder

Container 12

The file contains CVs of many ACSSO office-bearers and people nominated by affiliates to represent ACSSO on various bodies, 1982-1994

1 ring binder

Container 13

‘Schools’ Commission Report 1978’, comprising material from 1977 to 1978 on the Schools’ Commission Report for the Triennium 1979-1981 (when Joan Kirner was the ACSSO nominee on the Commission). Includes documents from various sources including Jean Blackburn, DMB (?David Bennett from the SC secretariat?), Australian Teachers’ Federation, John Carrick, E.G. Dunne, unsigned papers probably by Catherine Blakers, substantial papers by some ACSSO affiliates. Some papers marked “Confidential”.

A second series of papers covers Guidelines for 1979-1981 for the two Commissions (the other being the Tertiary Education Commission) and ACSSO’s responses to them.

A third series covers comments on the Report, including a paper by the Legislative Research Service, and comments on that by ACSSO and the Schools Council

1 ring binder

Container 14

‘Ministerial correspondence’, 1988-1990 (John Dawkins). Includes a substantial paper by the ICPA on ‘The AIC (Assistance to Isolated Children) Scheme and Austudy – an inconvenient marriage of convenience’ and ACSSO support for the proposal; material on higher education, the ‘ focus and content of schooling’, proposed NBEET and Schools Council, threats to CAP and DSP, AEC meetings and The ten common and agreed National Goals for Schooling…, ‘Funding arrangements for non-government schools to the Year 2000’, quality of teaching, Commonwealth-State Educational Standards Agreement, two addresses by Dawkins.

1 ring binder

Carton 4

Container 15

“ACSSO News” – copies of ACSSO News from v.1, no.1 (1992?) – v.3, no.4 (Nov. 1994) together with drafts of articles used and address lists for mailouts; Parents report, special edition, issue no. 4, Feb 1992; ACSSO Communique, issues 1 and 2 (undated) – ‘Parent Consultation and Clearing House on National Curriculum issues’

1 folder

Container 16

Index to items in box files, alphabetical, covering period 1977-1983. Index ranges from ‘Aboriginal education’ to ‘Youth’

1 ring binder

Container 17

‘National coalition’, 1982-1983. Contains a copy of the National Education Campaign 1982-1983 Electorate Kit, complied by Bill Leslie (Australian Teachers’ Federation), National Campaign Coordinator

1 ring binder

Container 18

‘UNESCO’. The file contains records relating to Joan Kirner’s resignation from the Australian National Commission for UNESCO (10 Feb 1978) in protest at John Kerr’s appointment as Australian Ambassador to UNESCO. The rest of the file consists of papers circulated by the National Commission to non- government organisations from then up to 1988

1 ring binder

Container 19

‘Registration of new schools’, 1977-1982. Key papers on each system (Unsourced, about 1981), Commonwealth Department of Education (1977), ACT (long paper, 1982), Schools Commission (1985?), Australian Education Council (1987), and official reports by Commonwealth Schools Commission (1985) and Australian Education Council (1983)

1 ring binder

Container 20

‘National Language Policy’, 1982-1987. Papers from the Senate Standing Committee on Education and the Arts Inquiry into ‘The development and implementation of a Coordinated Language Policy for Australia’, including ACSSO Submission (November 1982), Department of Education paper (Towards a National Language Policy (May 1982), related papers from Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia and like organisations, National Policy on Languages by Joe Lo Bianco (1986)

1 ring binder

Container 21

‘National Aboriginal Education Committee (NEAC)’, 1980-1987. Papers from the Department of Education, and from the NEAC itself ( John Budby, Paul Hughes, Errol West), Australian Teachers’ Federation

1 ring binder

Carton 5

Container 22

‘Forum of National Non-government Welfare Coordinating Bodies’, 1984-1988. Includes meetings papers, minutes, correspondence with Ministers; papers on traineeships, bicentenary programs, members of the Forum, budgetary strategy, administration of Forum, reports on Forum by ACSSO representative to affiliates

1 ring binder

Container 23

Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission and (Education) Round Table (Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission 1986-1987 and Education Round Table, 1980-1982).

The Education Round Table item relates to accreditation for teacher education courses which include parent participation. The Education Round Table involved like-minded bodies such as the Australian Teachers’ Federation, State teacher unions, AUS, ACSSO and the ACTU. They lobbied Ministers, education commissions, the ACTU; and participated in at least one meeting with the Tertiary Education Commission

1 ring binder

Container 24

‘Pre-1983 election…political’, 1976-1983 (Presidents: Joan Kirner, Joan Brown, Anthony Ketley; Ministers: John Carrick, Wal Fife, Peter Baume; Ken Wriedt, John Button, John Dawkins, Chris Hurford; Malcolm Fraser)

Correspondence with Australian Labor Party, Liberal/National Country Party and the Australian Democrats

1 ring binder

Container 25

‘Executive working file and diaries, 1994’. Copies of papers for Executive meetings, minutes up to July 1994 and diaries for late 1993

1 ring binder

Carton 6

Container 26

‘Minutes of Executive meetings’, February 1981 – October 1988

1 ring binder

Container 27

Department of Employment Education and Training: National Professional Development Program, 1994-1995. Includes correspondence between DEET and ACSSO about the National Professional Development Program

1 folder

Container 28

‘DEET 1992-94”. Records (1993-1994) include correspondence between ACSSO and Department of Education Employment and Training on a variety of topics, including release of reports, Grant-in-Aid, briefings and consultations, papers about evaluations of Commonwealth programs and Inquiries, draft papers for ACSSO comment, administrative guidelines, funding for ACSSO Quality Schooling Program projects

1 ring binder

Container 29

‘DEET 1988’. Comprising similar records (1993-1994) as in Container 28

1 ring binder

Container 30

‘DEETYA general’. Comprising similar records (1993-1995) as in Container 28

1 ring binder

Box 7

Container 31

Schoenheimer project, 1977-1980. Includes correspondence from 1973 and H.P. Schoenheimer’s suggestion that ACSSO distribute his book Good Australian Schools. The correspondence and papers from late 1976 deals with ACSSO’s wish to see Schoenheimer’s writings published after his death. The book, Schoenheimer on Education, was eventually launched in March 1980 by Kim Beazley Senior

1 folder

Correspondence (mostly copies of letters written by Wendy Wilkins, Assistant to President and Joan Brown, President) concerning the visit of Professor Laurence A. Cremin from Columbia University in May/June/July 1980, sponsored by the Schools Commission. There is also correspondence between Joan Kirner and P.D. Tannock of the Australia-U.S. Education Policy Project.

1 folder

COPSE (Combined Organisations for Public Sector Expenditure) campaign: papers on an Australian Teachers’ Federation-sponsored national campaign on Australian economic policies in 1977 (Malcolm Fraser), involving ACSSO (Joan Kirner) and a wide range of other bodies. Final papers from 1979

1 folder

Files on E Day 29 April 1976 (starts late 1975)

2 folders

Container 32

SC-funded Schools Exchange and Travel Scheme. Comprising correspondence and reports between ACSSO and the School Commission, 1976-1984, evaluation of pilot project 1975 (Western Australia Department of Education) and later evaluation, 1975-1978 (Murdoch University, including Barry McGaw)

1 folder

Correspondence and papers concerning the Commonwealth Schools Commission National Schools Computing Committee, 1983-1984 (Paul Jeremy, ACSSO representative) and a copy of Teaching, Learning and Computers in Primary Schools, produced by the Second National Advisory Committee, 1985

1 folder

Papers on tertiary education, including Tertiary education fees public opinion poll, March 1985 (confidential report prepared for Federation of College Academics); Tertiary education report; education unions report to the Australian public (published by Higher Education Round Table, Nov 1984; items about access to and impact of Higher Education Round Table, November 1984); Higher Education Round Table media release attachment ‘18 questions about the Wran Report’

1 folder

Box 8

Container 33

‘Progress report on General Building Grants program’ by the Commonwealth Schools Commission, December 1974

1 item

‘Comparative Capital costs of Government and non-government schools in Australia’, Australian Government Printer, 1978

1 item

‘A review of the Commonwealth’s Capital Grants Program”, a report to the Commonwealth Schools Commission, June 1985

1 item

Papers and cuttings relating to ACSSO’s campaign on tax deductions and rebates for education, 1973-1975

1 folder

Building costs: government/non-government school, n.d.

1 folder

Miscellaneous papers, n.d.

1 folder

Container 34

1976 Correspondence between ACSSO (Joan Kirner) and Senator John Carrick on Commonwealth Schools Commission’s matters, including funding and Commonwealth Schools Commission report on Rolling Triennium, 1977-79

1 folder

Schools Commission Report, 1977. Includes ACSSO Submission to the Commonwealth Schools Commission for the 1978-80 Report, May 1977 (27pp. and appendices; probably written by Catherine Blakers), drafts, submissions by affiliate and other organisations (including the National Catholic Education Commission), papers from the Commonwealth Schools Commission, some correspondence and a copy of Commonwealth Schools Commission Report for 1978

1 folder

Schools Commission Report/funding, 1978-1979. Includes correspondence between ACSSO (Joan Brown) and Minister John Carrick on Commonwealth Schools Commission matters; Australian Teachers’ Federation papers; ministerial statements; formal ACSSO response to Commonwealth Schools Commission Report 1979-1981 together with responses to information campaign; Government Guidelines for Education Commissions 1980 and responses from Australian Teachers’ Federation, ACSSO, National Catholic Education Commission, affiliate responses, plus media references to Joan Brown’s Minority Report in 1981 and paper by Joan Kirner and Catherine Blakers for 1979 ACSSO Conference ‘ACSSO and the Schools Commission, 1973-1979’

1 folder

Box 9

Container 35

Commonwealth Schools Commission, 1973: contains correspondence between ACSSO (John Riddell, President and Susan Ryan, Executive Officer) and various parties concerning the establishment of the Commonwealth Schools Commission, including submissions to the Interim Committee for the Commonwealth Schools Commission (Peter Karmel, Chair) and its Report. The correspondents include Joan Kirner and VicFed, DOGS and Kim Beazley, other ACSSO affiliates.

1 folder

Commonwealth Schools Commission, 1974-1975: contains correspondence between ACSSO and Commonwealth Schools Commission, including copies of Commonwealth Schools Commission documents such as ‘Progress report on expenditure in 1974…’, ACSSO submission for triennium 1976-1978, the subsequent report and ACSSO’s response (Helen Shepherd and Brenda Nicholson), supplementary submission by ACSSO

1 folder

Commonwealth Schools Commission papers: various addresses by Ken McKinnon, foundation Chair of the Commonwealth Schools Commission; another by Bill Cleland; critique of Commonwealth Schools Commission report in ACES including article by James McAuley; response from APC on Commonwealth Schools Commission report for 1976-1978; submission from NCEC to Commonwealth Schools Commission (1977?); document from Commonwealth Minister containing correspondence from the Prime Minister and the Minister to Peter Karmel, together with address by Minister at initial meeting of the Interim Committee

1 folder

Commonwealth Schools Commission National Development Conference, September, 1977: report to participants, background correspondence and a second file with full set of papers (or special ACSSO compilation of papers?) for the Development Conference

1 folder

Newspaper clippings, 1973-1975 about the establishment and early operation of the Commonwealth Schools Commission

1 folder

Container 36

Basic Learning in Primary Schools (BLIPS): interim Report (1 item) and final Report, 1985, 1986

1 item

Box 10

Container 36

Related papers, including ‘A selected annotated bibliography” (DEET), Report of National Basic Learning in Primary Schools Mathematics Conference (Commonwealth Schools Commission, 1987), Commonwealth Schools Commission Basic Learning in Primary Schools Program Recommendations 1984 and Commonwealth Schools Commission Guidelines 1985, correspondence from Julie Greenhill (ACSSO representative) on Basic Learning in Primary Schools and ‘Parents as Partners’

1 folder

Early Literacy Inservice Course (ELIC): records include a copy of ‘The other side of ELIC’ (NSW Department of Education, 1986) and related minor documents

1 folder

Container 37

Papers about the 1977 Commonwealth Schools Commission Work Program, including some correspondence, and a circular on the Commonwealth Schools Commission Program Administration for 1978.

1 folder

Papers on the Commonwealth Schools Commission Services and Development Program, including reports from the ACSSO representative on the National Advisory Group, Joyce Fitzpatrick. 1977-1980

1 folder

ACSSO paper on Unlimited Schools, based on a report to the Commonwealth Schools Commission, 1978

1 folder

Education ‘Dossier’ on the Commonwealth Schools Commission, 1982: press clippings and a draft commentary on the Commonwealth Schools Commission’s performance

1 folder

Press clippings about government decisions to increase funding to non-government schools, plus Australian Teachers’ Federation paper on “Trends towards privatisation of education in Australia”, 1982

1 folder

Press clippings, government announcements and working papers about 1983 Funding Guidelines, 1982

1 folder

Press clippings about Australian Teachers’ Federation withdrawal from Commonwealth Schools Commission, Jan 1983

1 folder

Container 38

Correspondence between ACSSO (R.H. Russell, Honorary Secretary) and State Ministers of Education about ‘regional control of schools’ (i.e. school governance); papers from the National Association of Governors and Managers (Liverpool, UK), including a 1976 report on the government of schools and correspondence from Hedley Beare, Interim ACT Schools Authority, 1976

1 folder

State student organisations (1987); Student network: papers to/from Youth Affairs Council of Australia, Australian Network of Secondary Students, Federal Office of Youth Affairs (1978-1987), Youth Affairs Council of Australia (1983-1986), Youth/student allowances: TEAS, Austudy, youth allowances (1983-1987)

1 folder

Box 11

Container 38

Papers relating to Youth unemployment/traineeships (1980-1985), unemployment benefits, 1977-1983: correspondence on eligibility of school leavers for unemployment benefits and wider issue of youth unemployment, plus undated report from ACTCPCA on Unemployment, papers on the Williams Committee of Inquiry into Education and Training and the Kirby Report on Labour Market Programs

1folder

Container 39

The visit of Joan Sallis, July-August 1982, under the Commonwealth Visiting Fellowship Scheme. She was a British campaigner for national reforms in school governance in the UK. Her visit was organized by ACSSO. She went to all States and Territories. The file contains correspondence (including correspondence with Department of Education), photos details and reports of seminars, and copies of a number of articles and papers prepared by Joan Sallis, 1980-1983

2 folders

Carton 12

Container 40

ACT: correspondence, reports, papers to/from ACT Council of Parents and Teachers Associations, 1988-1995

1 ring binder

Container 41

NSW: correspondence, reports, papers to/from the NSW Federation of School Community Organisations, 1991-1995

1 ring binder

Container 42

NSW: correspondence, reports, papers to/from NSW Federation of School Community Organisations, 1993-1995

1 ring binder

Container 43

NT: correspondence, reports, papers to/from Northern Territory Council of Government School Organisations, 1991-1995

1 ring binder

Carton 13

Container 44

QLD: correspondence, reports, papers to/from Queensland Council of Parents’ and Citizens’ Associations, 1991-1995

1 ring binder

Container 45

TAS -correspondence, reports, papers to/from Tasmania Council of State School Parents and Friends Association, 1987-1995

1 ring binder

Container 46

SA - correspondence, reports, papers to/from South Australia Association of State School Organisations, 1988-1995 and SAASPC, 1988-1995

1 ring binder

Container 47

VIC: correspondence, reports, papers to/from Victorian Council of School Organisations, 1989-1995 and Victorian Federation, 1988-1995

1 ring binder

Carton 14

Container 48

WA: correspondence, reports, papers to/from Western Australia Council of State School Organisations, 1990-1995

1 ring binder

Container 49

Issues 1970s-1980s: Box A: reports, press clippings and other records on the following subjects: religious education in schools, choice in schooling, ethnic education, devolution right of the child, funding, computer education, public education, gifted children, educational standards debate: quality of education

10 folders

Box 15

Container 50

Folder

1 Early childhood (Senate Inquiry), 1995

2 Early childhood education, 1986-1995

3 Technology/Infotech, 1980-1996

4 Children and students count, 1995

5 Teacher education, 1995

6 Student outcomes, 1995

7 School resourcing, 1995

8 School reform, 1992

Box 16

Container 50

Folder

9 School effectiveness, 1995

10 School development (Planning), 1994

11 School management, c. 1995

12 Social justice, 1995

13 Literacy/numeracy, 1978-95

14 Nutrition, 1978-1995

Box 17

Container 51

Folder

1 Broadcasting Advisory Boards, 1959-1961

2 ABC ‘Access program 74’, 1974

3 Language policy Privatisation, 1982-1995

4 National curriculum, 1988-1995

5 Australian Scholarship Group, 1995

6 Aboriginal education, 1995

7 Drug education, 1995

Box 18

Container 51

Folder

8 Accountability, 1994

9 Open University, 1973-1975

10 HIV/AIDS, 1980, 1995

11 Technological change, 1980

Container 52

Folder

1 Darwin, 1975

2 Children’s Commission, 1974-1975

3 New Zealand conference, 1973

4 Research grants and projects, 1973-1974

5 School groupings, 1973-74

6 Class sizes, 1974-1975

7 Crime prevention, 1974-1975

Box 19

Container 52

Folder

8 Education developments, 1975

9 Education funding, 1972

10 Resource centres, 1974-1975

11 Nationwide survey of educational needs, 1969-1971

12 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1972-1975

13 National Inquiry into Education 1972-73

14 National Education Conference, 1969

Box 20

Container 52

Folder

15 Curriculum development, 1983

16 Education funding, 1974-1975

17 Education standards: needs of youth, 1980-1981

18 Language policies, 1995

19 National enquiry into education, 1968-1969

Container 53

Folder

1 Includes papers relating to the first ACSO conferences in Adelaide (September 1947), Hobart (1948) and Brisbane (1950) (blue ring folder)

2 List of ACSSO documents held in the Victorian Council of School Organisations

3 Includes reports of 1962 and 1963 conferences (black binder)

Box 21

Container 53

Folder

4 A copy of ‘A statement of some needs of Australian education’, correspondence from Secular Education Society on the dangers of government funding to “non-State schools” (1964) and an address by President of State School Committees’ and Association of Victoria “Our education system in danger” (1960)

5 A copy of Facsimile of Historical Documents published by Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales, 1980

6 A copy of the President’s (Peter Jensen ) statement to 26th Annual Conference of ACSSO’, Canberra, 1972

7 Conference papers, 1949-1952

8 Conference papers, 1953-1954

9 Conference papers, 1955

10 Conference papers, 1956-1957

11 Conference papers, 1958

12 Conference papers, 1959

Box 22

Container 53

Folder

13 Conference papers, 1960

14 Conference papers, 1961

15 Conference papers, 1962

16 Conference papers, 1963

17 Conference papers, 1964

18 Conference papers, 1965

19 Miscellaneous papers, 1960-1974

Box 23

Container 54

Folder

1 Historic ACSO documents, 1966

2 Historic ACSO documents, 1967

3 Historic ACSO documents, 1968

4 Historic ACSO documents, 1969

5 Historic ACSO documents, 1970

6 Historic ACSO documents, 1971

Box 24

Container 54

Folder

7 Historic ACSO documents, 1972

8 Historic ACSO documents, 1973

9 Historic ACSO documents, 1974

10 Historic ACSO documents, 1975

11 Miscellaneous items, 1976 and 1981

Box 25

Container 55

Folder

1 ACSSO Nominees Pty Ltd, 1973-1980

2 Papers relating to the dissolution of ACSSO Nominees Pty Ltd, 1978-1980

3 Grant-in-aid, 1991

4 Superanuation, 1992-93

5 Action document (1988-1989), directory (1991-1992), Handbook (April 1992) and What is ACSSO?

6-7 Policy documents (master copy), 1987/1988 and 1990/1991

8 Project of National Significance: national report, 1989

Box 26

Container 55

Folder

9 What is ACSSO?, Constitution, ACSSO handbook 1980 and 1989 and other papers

10 Master title page for School matters, n.d.

11 Articles on subjects including privatisation, funding, devolution and choice (undated)

Container 56

Folder

1 Diaries, February – July 1988

2 Diaries, July – October 1988

3 Diaries, November 1988 – July 1989

Box 27

Container 56

Folder

4 Diaries, April – December 1989

5 Diaries, End 1989-1990

6 1990

Box 28

Container 57

Folder

1-2 Papers of executive meetings, February 1989

3 Papers of executive meetings, July 1990

4-5 Agenda of 1990 conference

6 Teleconference, 7 April 1991

7 Papers of executive meetings, May 1991

8 Papers of executive meetings, August 1991

9 Papers of executive meetings, October 1991

Box 29

Container 58

Folder

1 Executive papers, February 1985

2 Executive papers, May 1985

3 Executive papers, August – October 1985

4 Executive papers, February 1986

5 Executive papers, May 1986

6 Executive papers, August 1986

7 Executive papers, March 1987

Box 30

Container 58

Folder

8 Executive papers, June 1987

9 Executive papers, August 1987

10-11 Executive papers, February 1988

12 Executive papers, June 1988

13 Executive papers, October 1988

14 Executive papers, June 1989

Box 31

Container 58

Folder

15 Executive papers, June 1989

16 Executive papers, October 1989

17 Executive papers, March 1990

18 Executive papers, July 1990

19 Executive papers, October 1990

20 Executive papers, February 1991

Box 32

Container 58

Folder

21 Teleconference, December 1991

22-23 Executive papers, 1992

24 Policy document 1992/1993

Container 59 (Not received)

Box 33

Container 60

Folder

1 Conference papers, 1984

2 Conference papers, 1985

3-4 Conference papers, 1986

Box 34

Container 60

Folder

5-6 Conference papers, 1987

7-8 Conference papers, 1988

Box 35

Container 60

Folder

9-10 Conference papers, 1989

11-12 Conference papers, 1990

Box 36

Container 60

Folder

13 Conference papers, 1991

14 ACSSO constitution 1985

15 Summary of formal motions

16 Standing orders and rules of debate

17 By-laws, 1985

Container 61

Folder

1 Conference papers, 1977

2 Conference papers, 1978

Box 37

Container 61

Folder

3 Conference papers, 1978

4-5 Conference papers, 1979

6-7 Conference papers, 1980

Box 38

Container 61

Folder

8-9 Conference papers, 1981

10-12 Conference papers, 1982

Box 39

Container 61

Folder

13-14 Conference papers, 1983

Container PBK

Folder

1 ACSSO and affiliates’ directories 1976-1988

2 Various Conference administrative matters, 1983-1986

3 Secretariat staffing matters, 1978-1981

4 Constitution and rules, as amended 1985 and 1986

5 Executive meeting papers, June 1984, February and May 1985

Box 40

Container PBK

Folder

6 Executive meeting papers, August 1985 and February 1986

7 Executive meeting papers, August 1986

8 Federal election campaign 1993

9 Copies of Parents report (March 1991 and February 1992) and ACSSO news (1993-1994)

10 Correspondence and other papers concerning Grant-in-Aid, 1971-1987

Box 41

Container PBK

Folder

11 Papers of 1985 Annual Conference

12 Correspondence with Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs, concerning 1995 National Forum on Education issues, 1995-1996

13 Submission to Civics ExpEducation Round Table Group, September 1994

14 National education Initiatives: Information for parents

Container PBL

Folder

1 Papers from Telecommunications and Education seminar, December 1974

2 ACSSO Parent survey ‘Priorities in education’, 1978

3 Miscellaneous curriculum matters: Social Education Material Project, 1974-1978

Box 42

Container PBL

Folder

4 Papers relating to satellite broadcasting, 1981-1982

5 ACSSO/Australian Teachers’ Federation meetings with Department of Education, 1981-1982

6 ACSSO lobbying, 1973-1974

7 Papers relating to Quality Schooling Program and Australian Parents’ Council, 1995

8 Insurance policies, 1973-1994

9 Papers of Richard Creswick, 1992-1995

10 Correspondence 1997-1980 (correspondents include Catherine Blakers, Joan Kirner and J. Brown)

Box 43

Container PBL

Folder

11 ACSSO/Australian Teachers’ Federation Education Funding Round Table, 1979

12 ACSSO/Australian Teachers’ Federation “Talk-in”, September 1978

13-14 ACSSO/Australian Teachers’ Federation campaign, 1977-978

15 ACSSO/Australian Teachers’ Federation School and community project “Parents as partners”, 1976-1981

16 Correspondence (by fax) with Executive Committee, 1996

Box 44

Container PB1

Folder

1 Youth allowance, 1996-1999

2 Curriculum Corporation, 1996-1998

3 GST tax, 1998-2000

Box 45

Container PB1

Folder

4 GST tax, 1998-2000

5 Benchmarks for Literacy and numeracy, Part 1, 1997

6 Benchmarks for Literacy and numeracy, Part 2, 1997

Box 46

Container PB1

Folder

7 Benchmarks for Literacy and numeracy, Part 3, 1998 (ISS-A-006)

8 Drug education, 1996-1998

Box 47

Container PB1

Folder

9 Technology, 1996-2000 (ISS-A-051)

10 Literacy ,1996-1999

11 National Nutrition Project, 1992-1995

Box 48

Container PB1

Folder

12 Gender, 1995-1997

13 Students with disabilities, 1996

14 ACSSO Constitution and rules as amended in November 1995

Container PB2

Folder

1 Conferences attended by ACSSO representatives, 1999-2000 (ADM-A-007)

2 Federal budget 1996/1997 and 1998/1999 (EXT-A-006, Part 1)

Box 49

Container PB2

Folder

3 Federal budget 1996/1997 and 1998/1999 (EXT-A-006, Part 2)

4 Australian Sports Commission: Australian Sport Parent Working Party [Active Australia], 1997-1998 (EXT-A-005)

1 National Schools Network, 1997-2000 (EXT-C-018)

Box 50

Container PB2

Folder

6 National Schools Network Conference 1996 and other papers, 1996-2000 (EXT-C-018)

7 Australian Education Union, 1994-1999 (EXT-C-009)

8 Australian Council for Educational Administration, 1997 (EXT-C-004)

Box 51

Container PB2

Folder

9 Senate: States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Bill, 1996 (EXT-B-019)

10 Senate: GST Tax Inquiry, 1998-1999 (EXT-B-010)

11 Minister, 1996-1998 (EXT-B-001)

Box 52

Container PB2

Folder

12 Australian Labor Party, 1996-2000 (EXT-B-002)

13 GST Education Industry Partnership, 2000 (EXT-A-048)

14 Ministerial Council of Education Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 1996-2000

Container PB3 (Not received)

Carton 53

Container PB4

Item

1 Key Competencies project: Quality Schooling Project, 1996-1998

2 Key Competencies project: mostly financial papers, 1995-1998

3 Key Competencies project: flight and accommodation, 1996

4 Key Competencies project: correspondence, 1993-1996

5-6 Key Competencies project: correspondence, 1994-1998

Box 54

Container PB4

Folder

7-8 Key Competencies project: correspondence and other papers, 1995-1998

Container PB5

Folder

1 Youth 1972-1983

Box 55

Container PB5

Folder

2 Isolated children: enquiry, 1972-1974

3 Isolated children: press cuttings, 1980

4 Isolated children: Rural Education Conference, Perth, 1979

5 Isolated children: rural education, 1972-1974

6 ‘Master file’ containing copies of outwards correspondence, February 1987-May 1988

7-8 Election 1996

Box 56

Container PB5

Folder

9 Press cuttings: ethnic schools and TV, language classes and multicultural, 1980-1981

10 Press cuttings: pre-schools, 1980-1981

11 Press cuttings: teachers, 1980-1981

12 Press cuttings: tertiary, 1980-1981

13 Teaching of migrant languages, 1974-1975

14 Migrant Advisory Council, 1975

15 Migrant education, 1973-1975

16 Alf Sampson Leadership Institute on multicultural and intercultural relations, 1982

17 Women and girls, includes papers on 1975 International Women’s Year, 1983

18 Broadcasting standards and control, 1975

Box 57

Container PB5

Folder

19 Gyngell Inquiry into self-regulation in broadcasting, 1977

20-21 Australian Union of Students, 1973-1977

22 ABC and educational broadcasting and TV, 1972-1980

23 Science and environment [curriculum], 1974-1977

24 Higher education, 1975-1981

Box 58

Container PB5

Folder

25 Health, 1972-1980

26 Health Education Study Group, 1978

27 Sport, 1980-1986

28 Career education and work experience, 1973-1977

Container PB6

Folder

1 Correspondence, 1981-1987

Box 59

Container PB5

Folder

2 Correspondence, 1988-1989

3 Correspondence, 1990

4 Correspondence, 1991

5 Correspondence, 1996

Box 60

Container PB5

Folder

6 Forum of National Non-government Welfare Coordinating Bodies, 1981-1985

7 Minister’s file, 1991-1992

8 ACSSO policy review, 1978-1979

Box 61

Container PB5

Folder

9 Master file of outwards correspondence, 1983-1984

10 Textbooks and production of educational publications, 1973-1975

11 Copyright, 1981-1984

12 Correspondence with Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, 1983-1986

13 Correspondence concerning ACSSO policy on curriculum, 1972

14 Education and the Arts (Schools Commission and Australia Council), 1976-1980

15 Schools Commission Green paper on funding, 1978-1980

16 Election of the Curriculum and Assessment Committee, 1992

17 Submission to Industries Assistance Commission Sporting Goods inquiry, 1977

Box 62

Container PB5

Folder

18 Correspondence 1967-1975

19 Campaign on bank account credit tax, 1984

20 Proposed move of Schools Commission to Albury-Wodonga, 1973-1975

21 Student allowances/assistance, 1973-1979

22 Community Consultative Committee, 1978

23 Task Force on Departmental Information, 1978

24 Catherine Blakers’ visit to WA, 1979

25 Education and the ‘80s Conference

26 National Education Centre, 1972-1973

27 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1988-1989

28 General correspondence, 1990

Box 63

Container 201

Folder

1-2 Research materials of John Martino, 1996

3 New South Wales Education Commission, 1980

4 Submissions on Colleges of Advanced Education in South Australia, New South Wales, 1980-1981

5 Senate Inquiry into school fees, 1996

6 Inquiry into the ‘Administration of Commonwealth-State Agreements for Specific Purpose Payments’, 1995

7-8 Readings collected for Schools and Global Information Society Conference, 1996

Box 64

Container 201

Folder

9 Material collected on public education, 1995

10 Draft National Guidelines for Teacher education, 1995

11 Evidence of increased work effort from teachers

12 Papers for Executive meetings, 1996

13 Papers for 1996 Annual Conference in Adelaide

Container 202

Folder

1 Aboriginal education (includes cuttings and correspondence), 1972-1976

2 Aboriginal education (includes cuttings and correspondence), 1977-1985

Box 65

Container 202

Folder

3 Aboriginal education (includes cuttings and correspondence), 1983-1984

4 Aboriginal education (includes cuttings and correspondence), 1984-1986

5 Aboriginal education: printed material

Box 66

Container 202

Folder

6 Victoria Council of School Organisations: submission to Committee of Inquiry into post-secondary education in Victoria, 1977

7 Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission publications, 1983-1984

8 Papers of Victoria Council of School Organisations, 1972-1976

9 Papers of Victoria Council of School Organisations, 1972-1986

10 Papers of Victoria Council of School Organisations, 1979-1988

Box 67

Container 203

Folder

1-2 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Quality of Education Review, 1984

3 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Commonwealth Schools Commission Panel (supplementary): Policy on new private schools, 1984

4 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Commonwealth Education Committee and Commonwealth Schools Commission Review of Teacher Education, 1984

5 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Response to the Review of the Commonwealth Professional Development Program, 1985

6 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Final Submission to EPAC: Review of the taxation system, 1985

7 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Commonwealth Schools Commission: Options for Commonwealth funding, volume 2, 1984

8 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Commonwealth Minister for Finance: Funding of non-government schools, 1985

9 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Commonwealth Schools Commission, February 1985

10 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the Commonwealth Schools Commission: the Future of the Disadvantaged Schools Program, 1985

11 Australian Teachers’ Federation: Submission to the [Commonwealth] Schools Commission: Secondary education in Australia, 1986

12 Australian Teachers’ Federation Research papers: ‘A history of federal teachers Unions in Australia: 1921-1985, Andrew Spaull, issue 7, November 1985

13 Australian Teachers’ Federation Research papers: ‘The NSW Teachers’ Federation, the campaign for federal funding for education and the question of State Aid’, John O’Brien, issue 8, December, 1985

14 Australian Teachers’ Federation Research papers: ‘The collapse of the Karmel consensus’, Simon Marginson, issue 9, December, 1985

15 Australian Teachers’ Federation Research papers: ‘Paper for the national ALP debate on the education system: public education and equality’, Simon Marginson, issue 10, April 1986

Box 68

Container 204

Canberra Office diaries, 1987-1988

1 ring binder

Box 69-70

Container 204

Miscellaneous papers, including copies of Impact, 1981-1989


March 2002.