Quality and equality : Commonwealth specific purpose programs for schools / Commonwealth Schools Commission

Creator
Commonwealth Schools Commission (Australia)
Call Number
Nq 328.94 AUS
Created/Published
Canberra : Commonwealth Govt. Printer, 1985
Images
224
View Catalogue

Contents

COMMONWEALTH SCHOOLS COMMISSION Quality and Equality: Commonwealth Specific Purpose Programs for Schools 1
COMMONWEALTH SCHOOLS COMMISSION Quality and Equality Commonwealth programs for A Commonwealth specific purpose programs for Australian schools 3
Contents 9
Introduction 12
Part One The Review The Commonwealth's Roles and Obligations in School Level Education 21
Review of the Specific Purpose Programs 46
A Blueprint for the Operation of Specific Purpose Programs 1987-1992 68
Part Two The Programs Overview of Part Two 91
Equity Programs 100
School Development Programs 134
National Priority Programs 166
Part Three Summary and Recommendations Summary and Recommendations 183
Part Four Appendices 199
APPENDIX 1: Commonwealth Outlays on Education as a Proportion of all Public Outlays on Education, 1973-74 to 1982-83 201
APPENDIX 2 Budgetary Provision for Education as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Relative to Comparable OECD Countries: 1981 (a) 201
APPENDIX 3 Details of Commonwealth Specific Purpose Program Reviews Undertaken Since 1982 202
APPENDIX 4 Other Studies and Investigations which Complement Commonwealth Specific Purpose Program Reviews Undertaken since 1982 203
APPENDIX 5 Possible Program Effectiveness Indicators for the Disadvantaged Schools Program 204
APPENDIX 6 Commonwealth Schools Commission Specific Purpose Programs, 1974 to 1986(a) (estimated June 1985 cost levels) 205
APPENDIX 7 Students by Year of Schooling, 1984 (Number) 206
APPENDIX 8 Students by Level of Schooling, 1984 (Number) 207
APPENDIX 9 Actual and Projected Primary and Secondary Enrolments in Government Schools, States and Territories: 1983-1989 208
APPENDIX 10 Student Retention Rates by Sector, Selected Years, 1973-1984 Australia 211
APPENDIX 11 Age Participation Rates for Males and Females, Selected Years, 1971 to 1983(a) (Percentage) 212
APPENDIX 12 Numbers of Teachers in Government Schools, Selected Years, 1972 to 1984(a) 213
APPENDIX 13 Numbers of Teachers in Non-Government Schools, Selected Years, 1972 to 1984(a) 214
APPENDIX 14 Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff In Government Schools, 1984 (Number) 215
APPENDIX 15 Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff In Non-Government Schools, 1984 (Number — FTE) 216
APPENDIX 16 Numbers of Schools, 1983 217
APPENDIX 17 Numbers of Schools, 1972 to 1984(c) 218
APPENDIX 18 Disadvantaged Schools Program: Participating Schools, 1978 to 1985 (Number of schools) 219
APPENDIX 19 Disadvantaged Schools Program: Enrolment Ceilings, 1977 TO 1985 (Number of Students)(a) 220
APPENDIX 20 Country Areas Program — Numbers of Schools and Students 1982-85(a) (Number of Schools) 221
APPENDIX 21 Ethnic Schools Program — Students Attending Approved Ethnic Schools (After Hours) and Insertion Classes for 1984 222
APPENDIX 22 Ethnic Schools Program — Organisations Funded to Operate Ethnic Schools for 1984 222
APPENDIX 23 Special Education Program — Numbers of Students in Special Schools and Classes 1984(a) (Full-time) 223
APPENDIX 24 Participation and Equity Program: Number of Target Schools 1984-85 224

Text

Cite

Citation options:
Work identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1613391257

APA citation

Commonwealth Schools Commission (Australia) & Boomer, Garth & Australia. Parliament. (1985). Quality and equality : Commonwealth specific purpose programs for schools Retrieved February 12, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1613391257

MLA citation

Commonwealth Schools Commission (Australia), Boomer, Garth and Australia. Parliament. Quality and equality : Commonwealth specific purpose programs for schools Canberra: Commonwealth Govt. Printer, 1985. Web. 12 February 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1613391257>

Harvard/Australian citation

Commonwealth Schools Commission (Australia) & Boomer, Garth & Australia. Parliament. 1985, Quality and equality : Commonwealth specific purpose programs for schools Commonwealth Govt. Printer, Canberra viewed 12 February 2026 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1613391257

Wikipedia citation

{{Citation
  | author1=Commonwealth Schools Commission (Australia).
  | author2=Boomer, Garth.
  | author3=Australia. Parliament.
  | title=Quality and equality : Commonwealth specific purpose programs for schools
  | year=1985
  | section=212 p.
  | isbn=0642873437
  | series=Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ;
  | issue=PP no. 80 of 1986
  | location=Canberra
  | publisher=Commonwealth Govt. Printer
  | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1613391257
  | id=nla.obj-1613391257
  | access-date=12 February 2026
  | via=Trove
}}

Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.

Download

Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.

Available formats
TIF high resolution
Include
All
Current

Or select a range of images:

Order

You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.

Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia

Include

Or select a range of images:

Share

Share on Twitter

Share on Facebook

What can I do with this?

In Copyright

You may order a copy or use the online copy for research or study; for other uses Contact us.

Copyright status was determined using the following information:

Creator Status
Creator(s) Considered Living
Material type
Literary, dramatic or musical work
Published status
Published
Publication date
1985
Government copyright ownership
No Government Copyright Ownership

Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.

For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.