ISCA Submissions

ISCA SUBMISSIONS

As part of representing the interests of the independent school sector, ISCA prepares submissions to various government and departmental inquiries. Please click on the list of recent submissions if you would like to understand in more detail the views of the independent school sector on these issues.

The submissions are in PDF format.

TO	SUBJECT
2009
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (October 2009)	Inquiry into Primary Schools for the Twenty First Century
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (October 2009)	Review of the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (September 2009)	Inquiry into the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (August 2009)	Inquiry into the Welfare of International Students
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (August 2009)	Inquiry into Rural and Regional Access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities
Productivity Commission (March 2009)	Review of Regulatory Burden on Business - Social and Economic Infrastructure Services
2008
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (October 2008)	Inquiry into the Schools Assistance Bill 2008 and the Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
Senate Economics Committee (August 2008)	Inquiry into the Disclosure Regimes for Charities and Not-for-Profit Organisations
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (August 2008)	Inquiry into Academic Freedom
2007
Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee (May 2007)	Inquiry into academic standards of school education In its submission ISCA focuses on the characteristics and strengths of the independent sector which enable it to provide a high quality education service to the Australian community. ISCA contends that the continued growth of the independent sector – especially given the necessity for families to make a substantial private contribution to their children’s education in independent schools – is a strong indicator of its success in meeting the needs of Australian families.
Law Reform Commission (January 2007)	Review of Commonwealth Privacy Laws Joint submission with the National Catholic Education Commission.
2006
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (October 2006)	Inquiry into provisions of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006
Federal parliament inquiry into civics and electoral education (June 2006)	Inquiry into civics and electoral education ISCA made a submission on behalf of Associations of Independent Schools which highlighted some particular issues for independent schools in relation to civics and electoral education.
2005
Regulation Taskforce (December 2005)	Taskforce on Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Business ISCA made a submission to the taskforce set up by the Prime Minister to identify practical options for alleviating the compliance burden on business from Government regulation. ISCA's submission addressed the impact of government regulation on independent schools.
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Vocational Training (April 2005)	Inquiry into Teacher Education

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