Australia in the Context of the ATC21S Project

Abstract

Schooling in Australia involves 1 year in preparatory school and 12 years of primary and secondary school, with compulsory education to 15 years of age (Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. http://www.deewr.gov.au. Accessed 8 Nov 2012, 2012). Education can be undertaken in government or non-government (independent or Catholic) schools. The Australian Constitution allocates responsibility for the operation of schooling to the state and territory governments (Australian Government, Review of funding for schooling. Emerging issues paper. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra. http://www.deewr.gov.au, 2010b). The Australian Government (Review of fundi..