INDEPENDENT SCHOOLING IN AUSTRALIA 2006 - 08

Independent Schooling in Australia 2006 - 08, presents a detailed national perspective on independent schools and provides a wide range of facts and essential information about the sector.  As well as covering many topics of interest, it includes an overview, key sector contacts and a complete list of registered independent schools.  A copy can be obtained by contacting ISCA.

Where possible, it also provides links to further information sources on particular topics.

The entire booklet, Independent Schooling in Australia 2006-08, is available to view in PDF format. The PDF file is quite large and may take some time to download.

To view the document in PDF form chapter by chapter, please click on the links below.

Foreword and Contents

Overview of the sector

Independence and accountability

The importance of independence

The essential elements of school autonomy

Accountabilities of independent schools

Independent schools and the common good

Parents and school choice

Diverse school choices by parents across Australia

Funding

Funding principles for students in independent schools

Private sources of funding

Government funding of independent schools

Capital resources

Teachers, students and learning

Teachers

Students with special needs

Students from rural and remote areas

Future directions for boarding schools

Curriculum initiatives

Information and communications technology

Overseas students

Sector Information

Enrolment trends in independent schools: past and future

Structure of the independent schools sector and key contacts in the sector

Registered independent schools

 

 

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