| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACARA |
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
| AEA |
Australian Education Act 2013 |
| AEU |
Australian Education Union |
| AGSRC |
Average Government School Recurrent Costs |
| ARIA |
Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia |
| ASPA |
Australian Secondary Principals Association |
| ATSI |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |
| CDA |
Children with Disability Australia |
| CIS |
Centre for Independent Studies |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GRG |
General Recurrent Grants |
| HOA |
Heads of Agreement |
| ICSEA |
Index of Community Socio-Economic Advantage |
| IGAFFR |
Inter-Governmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations |
| ISCA |
Independent Schools Council of Australia |
| MOU |
Memorandum Of Understanding |
| MYEFO |
Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook |
| NAPLAN |
National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy |
| NCEC |
National Catholic Education Commission |
| NCOA |
National Commission Of Audit |
| NEA |
National Education Agreement |
| NERA |
National Education Reform Agreement |
| NDIS |
National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| NP |
National Partnerships |
| NPSI |
National Plan for School improvement |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PISA |
Programme for International Student Assessment |
| SEA |
Socio-Economic Advantage |
| SES |
Socio-Economic Status |
| SPP |
Specific Purpose Payments |
| SRS |
Schooling Resource Standard |
| SSPRA |
School Support Program Resource Allocation |
| VCE |
Victorian Certificate of Education |