Footnotes

[1] This refers to the implementation of recommendations on the funding of non-government schools of the 1973 Report of the Interim Committee for the Australian Schools Commission.

[2] Adelaide Declaration on National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century par 3.1 www.mceetya.edu.au/nationalgoals

[3] Submission No.73, Government of South Australia, p.3

[4] OECD Program for International Student Assessment which measured the performance of 15 year-olds in reading, mathematics and scientific literacy referred to in Submission No. 34, Barbara Preston, p.8.

[5] Leaving aside Commonwealth interest loan payments for non-government schools in the ACT which commenced in 1956. This provision was associated with the development of Canberra and the transfer of public servants from Melbourne.

[6] Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia 1956
G.Burke and A.Spaull, 'Australian Schools: participation/funding 1901-2000', Year Book Australia 2001; Australian Bureau of Statistics, Schools Australia 2003, ABS Cat. No. 4221.0

[7] Marginson, Simon, Educating Australia: government, economy and citizen since 1960, CUP 1997, p.51

[8] Crittenden, Brian, 'Arguments and Assumptions of the Karmel report: A Critique', in The Renewal of Australian Schools, J V D'Cruz and P J Sheehan (eds), 1975, p.3

[9] Marginson, op.cit, p.56

[10] Marginson, Simon, Education and Public Policy in Australia, CUP 1993, p.209

[11] ibid, p.211

[12] Ms Lyndsay Connors, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.39

[13] ibid.

[14] Submission No.59, Federation of Parents and Citizens' Association of NSW, p.8

[15] Submission No.52, NSW Public Education Council, p.8

[16] Submission No.8, Professor Richard Teese, p.2

[17] Hon J D Anthony, Hansard (Hof R), 12 December 1973, p.4654

[18] Submission No.23, NSW Secondary Principals Association, p.2

[19] Submission No.45A, ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Association, pp.3-4

[20] Submission No. 74, Ms Barbara Preston, p.11

[21] Submission No.17, Hon Paula Wreidt MHA, p.2

[22] Mr Ron Dullard, Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.7

[23] Ebru Yaman, 'Private system divides society', The Australian, 10 July 2000

[24] Ms Lisa Paul, Deputy Secretary, DEST, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.65

[25] DEST, Submission No.48, p.8

[26] Dr Louise Watson, A Critique of the Federal Government's Recent Changes to Private Schools Funding, Discussion Paper No. 3, University of Canberra, November 2003, p.9

[27] ibid., p.10

[28] Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Legislation Committee, Consideration of the Provisions of the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Bill 2000, October 2002, p.5

[29] Submission No.49, Independent Education Union of Australia, p.3

[30] ibid.

[31] Submission No.33, AEU, p.39

[32] Submission No.21, Queensland Teachers' Union, p.1

[33] ibid.

[34] Submission No.35, Blue Gum Community School

[35] ibid., pp.40-41

[36] Submission No.52, NSW Public Education Council, p.10

[37] Submission No.33, AEU, p.43

[38] Submission No.49, Independent Education Union of Australia, p.3

[39] Submission No. 50, Queensland Department of Education and the Arts, pp.5-6

[40] Mrs Norma Jeffery, Department of Education Services, Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.49

[41] Submission No.43, Independent Schools Council of Australia, p.18

[42] Mr Peter Crimmins, Australian Associations of Christian Schools, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.9

[43] Submission No.28, Lutheran Education Australia, pp.5-6

[44] Dr Louise Watson, A Critique of the Federal Government's Recent Changes to Private Schools Funding, Discussion Paper No. 3, University of Canberra, November 2003

[45] The distinction between SES ranking and the allocation of dollars to different points on the SES scale was also conveyed to the Committee at a public hearing by the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.55

[46] Dr Louise Watson, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.17

[47] ibid., p.16

[48] Dr Louise Watson, The Total Operating Resources of Australian Private Schools in 2004, Discussion Paper No. 4, University of Canberra, 30 June 2004

[49] ibid., p.12

[50] Dr Louise Watson, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.22

[51] Submission No.71, Mr David Hayward

[52] ibid., p.29

[53] Submission No.74, Ms Barbara Preston, pp.16-17

[54] Mr Ronald Dullard, Catholic Education Office of WA, Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.8

[55] Mr Joseph McCorley, Executive Director, Queensland Catholic Education Commission, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, pp.32-33

[56] Dr Brian Croke, Executive Director, NSW Catholic Education Commission, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.12

[57] Submission No.55, National Catholic Education Commission, p.3

[58] Mr Paul Dickie, Federation of Parents and Friends Associations of Catholic Schools in Queensland, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, p.18

[59] Submission No.63, Queensland Catholic Education Commission, p.2; Submission no.57, Catholic Education Office of WA, p.1

[60] Brother Kelvin Canavan, Catholic Education Office, Hansard, Sydney, July 26 2004, p. 5

[61] Mr Garry Cislowski, Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens Associations Inc, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, p.29

[62] Ms Lyndsay Connors, Chair, NSW Public Education Council, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.34

[63] Dr Louise Watson, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.22

[64] Mr Mike Keely, President, Australian Education Union (WA Branch), Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.38

[65] Mr Terry Aulich, Australian Council of State School Organisations, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.38

[66] Submission No.52, NSW Public Education Council, p.1

[67] Submission No.4, NSW Teachers Federation, p.7

[68] Submission No.52, NSW Public Education Council, p.5

[69] Submission No.8, Professor Richard Teese, p.2

[70] Ms Lyndsay Connors, NSW Public Education Council, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.35

[71] Submission No.33, AEU, p.43

[72] Ms Sally Edsall, Research Officer, NSW Teachers Federation, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.20

[73] Ms Jennifer Leete, Deputy President, NSW Teachers Federation, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.21

[74] Submission No.43, Independent Schools Council of Australian, p.7

[75] Submission No.31, Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, p.1

[76] Mr Chris Bonner, NSW Secondary Principals Council, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.56

[77] Dr Louise Watson, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.20

[78] Mr Terrence Chapman, Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.59

[79] Submission No.31, Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, p.24; Submission no.36, Association of Independent Schools of the ACT, p.4

[80] Submission No.33, AEU, p.20

[81] Submission No.52, NSW Public Education Council, p.6

[82] Mr David Hayward, Submission No.71, p.1

[83] Submission No.42, Association of Independent Schools

[84] Dr John McCollow, Assistant Secretary, Queensland Teachers Union, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, p.2

[85] Mrs Audrey Jackson, The Association of Independent Schools of WA, Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.19

[86] Submission No.48, DEST, p.9

[87] ibid., pp.9-10

[88] ibid.

[89] Submission No.43, Independent Schools Council of Australia, p.18

[90] ibid., p.19

[91] ibid., pp.19-20

[92] Submission No.26, Australian Parents Council Inc, p.4

[93] Mr Terrence Chapman, Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales, Hansard, 27 July 2004, p.52

[94] Mr David Robertson, Association of Independent Schools of Queensland, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, pp.49-50

[95] Mr Ronald Dullard, Catholic Education Office of WA, Hansard, Perth, 12 July, p.7

[96] Submission No.62, Australian Council of State School Organisations, p.5

[97] Dr Chris Aulich and the Hon. Terry Aulich, Proposals for Improved Accountability for Government Funding to Private Schools, Australian School of Government Studies, November 2003, p.4

[98] Submission No.33, AEU, pp.46-53

[99] ibid., p.46

[100] Dr John McCollow, Assistant Secretary, Queensland Teachers Union, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, p.4

[101] Submission No.54, Australian Education Union (WA Branch), p.2

[102] Submission No.49, Independent Education Union of Australia, p.3

[103] Submission No.71, Mr David Hayward, pp.4-6

[104] ibid., p.31

[105] Submission No.4, NSW Teachers Federation, p.14

[106] Mr Terry Aulich, Australian Council of State School Organisations, Hansard, Canberra, 27 July 2004, p.39

[107] Submission No.4, NSW Teachers Federation, p.14

[108] Ms Judy King, Deputy president, NSW Secondary Principals Council, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.56

[109] Ms Anne Gisborne, Australian Education Union (WA Branch), Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.36

[110] Dr John McCollow, Assistant Secretary, Queensland Teachers Union, Hansard, Brisbane, 21 July 2004, p.4

[111] Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No.14, 2004-05, p.3

[112] EWRE Committee, Students with Disabilities, 2002.

[113] Submission No.33, Australian Education Union, p.29

[114] Submission No.50, Queensland Department of Education and the Arts, p.6

[115] Submission No.76, Victorian Government, p.8

[116] ibid.

[117] Dr Brian Croke, Hansard, Sydney, 26 July 2004, p.12

[118] Submission No.55, National Catholic Education Commission, p.3

[119] Submission No.50, Queensland Government, p.2

[120] Mr Peter McCaffrey, Hansard, Perth, 12 July 2004, p.47

[121] Submission No.76, Victorian Government, p.9

[122] Submission No.17, op cit, p.3

[123] Editorial, Canberra Times, 3 March 2004, p.14

[124] Submission No.47, Association of Independent Schools of NSW, p.1

[125] Submission No.43, Independent Schools Council of Australia, pp.12-13

[126] Submission No.43, Independent Schools Council of Australia, p.9

[127] Submission No.15, The Association of Australian Christian Schools, p.7

[128] Mr Ron Dullard, Hansard, 12 July 2004, p.4

[129] Submission No.26, Australian Parents Council p.3

[130] Submission No.52, NSW Public Education Council, p.9