ACARA

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

ACER

Australian Council of Educational Research

AEU

Australian Education Union

AHISA

Association of Heads of Independent Schools

APPA

Australian Primary Principals Association

CCD

Census Collection District

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

EWG

Expert Working Group

ICSEA

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage

LBOTE

Language Background Other Than English

MCEECDYA

Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs

MCEETYA

Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs

NAP

National Assessment Program

NAPLAN

National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

SSSG

Statistically Similar School Groups