Indigenous education funding

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Indigenous education funding

22 June 2005

© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 71535 1

View the report as a single document - (PDF 736KB)


View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of Committee (PDF 109KB)
 
Terms of Reference (PDF 102KB)
 
Recommendations (PDF 85KB)
 
Preface (PDF 87KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 186KB)

Background to the inquiry and its progress
Observations on the legislation
The focus of committee scrutiny
Policy implementation issues

 
Chapter 2 - Parental and Community Support and Awareness (PDF 192KB)
Introduction
The effectiveness of ASSPA
Criticisms of ASSPA
Homework Centres
The importance of continuing indigenous involvement 22
Testing the mettle of school principals
Conclusions
 
Chapter 3 - Supplementary tuition programs (PDF 176KB)
Rationale for the change that is ITAS
Past and future funding
ITAS and educational values
Mobility factors
Remote students
Difficulties for boarding schools
Consequences for the supply of tutors
Program delays and conclusion
 
Chapter 4 - Policy administration (PDF 225KB)
The consequences of program devolution
Concept plans
Reporting requirements and related matters
The complexity of indigenous education funding
Conclusions
 
Appendix 1 - List of submissions (PDF 83KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Hearings and witnesses (PDF 127KB)
 
Appendix 3 - Additional information (PDF 113KB)
 
Appendix 4 - Response to concept plan submission
Available in PDF format only
(PDF 341KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3521
Fax: +61 2 6277 5706
Email: eet.sen@aph.gov.au