Appendix 3: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy (AEP): Social Justice Report 2008
Social Justice Report 2008
Appendix 3: National Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Education Policy
(AEP)[1]
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Major goal 1 - Involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in
educational decision-making
Long term goals
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To establish effective arrangements for the participation of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander parents and community members in decisions regarding
the planning, delivery and evaluation of preschool, primary and secondary
education services for their children. -
To increase the number of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed as educational
administrators, teachers, curriculum advisers, teachers assistants, home-school
liaison officers and other education workers, including community people engaged
in teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and
con-temporary society, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. -
To establish effective arrangements for the participation of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander students and community members in decisions regarding
the planning, delivery and evaluation of post-school education services,
including technical and further education colleges and higher education
institutions. -
To increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people employed as administrators, teachers, researchers and student
services officers in technical and further education colleges and higher
education institutions. -
To provide education and training services to
develop the skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to
participate in educational decision-making. -
To develop arrangements for
the provisions of independent advice from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities regarding educational decisions at regional, state, territory and
national levels.
Major goal 2 – Equality of access to education services
Long term goals
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To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children of
pre-primary school have access to preschool services on a basis comparable to
that available to other Australian children of the same age. -
To ensure
that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have local access to
primary and secondary schooling. -
To ensure equitable access of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people to post-compulsory secondary schooling, to
technical and further education, and to higher education.
Major goal 3 – Equity of educational participation
Long term goals
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To achieve the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children in preschool education for a period similar to that for other
Australian children. -
To achieve the participation of all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander children in compulsory schooling. -
To achieve the
participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in post-secondary
education, in technical and further education, and in higher education, at rates
commensurate with those of other Australians in those sectors.
Major Goal 4 – Equitable and appropriate educational outcomes
Long term goals
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To provide adequate preparation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children through preschool education for the schooling years ahead. -
To
enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander attainment of skills to the same
standard as other Australian students throughout the compulsory schooling years. -
To enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to attain the
successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent at the same rates as for other
Australian students. -
To enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
students to attain the same graduation rates from award courses in technical and
further education, and in higher education, as for other Australians. -
To
develop programs to support the maintenance and continued use of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Languages. -
To provide community education
services which enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop
the skills to manage the development of their communities. -
To enable the
attainment of proficiency in English language and numeracy competencies by
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with limited or no educational
experience. -
To enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at
all levels of education to have an appreciation of their history, cultures and
identity. -
To provide all Australians students with an understanding of
and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional and
contemporary cultures.
[1] Australian Government
Department of Education, Science and Training, National Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Education Policy. At http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/schools/indigenous/aep.htm (viewed 17 January 2009).
