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January 2008 News Articles

national curriculum board on its way

30 January 2008

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, have announced that Professor Barry McGaw will be appointed as the Chair of the new National Curriculum Board. Read more here...

Schools to Share Resources

20 January 2008

As part of the Federal Government’s bid to provide all students in years 9 to 12 with access to computers and broadband internet connections, ‘resource-rich’ non-government schools will be urged to share their resources with other non-government and government schools in their area. Read more here...

Secular Chaplaincy

14 January 2008

The Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Ms Julia Gillard, has indicated that the Howard Government’s National School Chaplaincy Programme will be modified to allow schools to receive funding for any suitable qualified counsellor. Read more here...

Federal Government Continues to Support Funding for Non-Government Schools

10 January 2008

The Federal Government announced earlier this month that it would maintain the existing socioeconomic status (SES) model for funding non-government schools until 2012. Read more here...