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| Cover with membership details; terms of reference; table of contents & recommendations | (PDF format - 193 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Preface | (PDF format - 116 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Chapter One - Schools funding: a historical and political context | (PDF format - 394 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Observations from history Effects of social change on school funding Choice, need and entitlement The matter of choice Entitlement Need Competing under different rules Walled and unwalled school communities Conclusion |
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| Chapter Two - Need versus entitlement - the ERI and SES funding models debate revisited | (PDF format - 288 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Education Resource Index (ERI) Socio Economic Status (SES) Towards a modified SES model: the inclusion of a needs-based component |
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| Chapter Three - Accountability and needs-based funding | (PDF format - 185 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Commonwealth accountability framework Views of the independent and Catholic school sectors Criticisms of the accountability and reporting framework New schools Conclusion |
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| Chapter Four - The Schools Assistance Bill 2004: areas of contention | (PDF format - 166 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Funding details and issues Entry of Catholic systemic schools under the SES funding model Declining financial support for the states and territories Intrusion in state affairs Disdain for drafting conventions |
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| Conclusion | (PDF format - 70 Kb) | (HTML format) |
Government Senators' Report |
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| Raising national educational standards Choice and entitlement Continuation of the SES funding model Shaking up the teaching and learning culture Reporting requirements Conclusion |
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| Australian Democrats' Report | (PDF format - 81 Kb) | (HTML format) |
| Needs based funding for government schools Recommendations |
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Appendix 1: List of submissions |
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Appendix 2: Hearings and witnesses |
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Appendix 3: Tabled documents and Answers to questions on notice |
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| Appendix 4: Additional information | (PDF format - 76 Kb) |
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