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Examples of Education Policy Documents
at a State and National Level

Abstudy
This scheme is designed to address the educational disadvantages faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by:
• encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available;
• promoting equity of educational opportunity; and
• improving educational outcomes.
The Abstudy Policy Manual provides detailed information on how to apply for Abstudy, eligibility criteria, means testing and allowances and benefits. It is available at:
Abstudy website

Indigenous Education Programmes Provider Guidelines 2005-2008
This document gives an outline of the Indigenous Education Programmes (“IEP”) administered by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training during 2005-2008, for clients and service providers. The Guidelines include IEP objectives, administrative requirements and funding arrangements. The Guidelines also include the Australian Government Proirities for 2005-2008, which can be divided into four categories:
• Involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Educational Decision-Making;
• Equality of Access to Educational Services;
• Equity of Educational Participation; and
• Equitable and Appropriate Educational Outcomes
Despite improvement in the area of education, unacceptable disadvantage remains. Gaps persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous student outcomes across the education and training sectors. The Australian Government’s Indigenous education and training programmes are supplementary to mainstream funding, and are intended for strategic interventions that will accelerate improvement in Indigenous student learning outcomes.
This document is available at on the DEST web site

National Report to Parliament on Indigenous Education and Training, 2003
This is the third annual national report to Parliament on Indigenous education and training. It aims to give a national overview of progress in improving Indigenous education and training outcomes.
It is availabe on the WEST Web site Part 1 Part 2

National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (NIELNS)
This aims to achieve English literacy and numeracy for Indigenous students at levels comparable to those achieved by other young Australians.
The National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

NSW Aboriginal Education Policy
This report highlights the importance of literacy skills for Aboriginal students and encourages the integration of Aboriginal Australian studies into all school curricula.
NSW Aboriginal Education Policy

Working with Aboriginal Communities: A Guide to Community Consultation and Protocols
This protocol was designed to support educators in developing strategies for beginning the consultation process and for building an ongoing working relationship with their local Aboriginal community.
The Protocol

Aboriginal Career Aspirations Program (ACAP)
The program was developed to cater for the particular needs of Indigenous students. It was established by the Office of the Board of Studies NSW, to provide curriculum and resources that could be used to enhance Indigenous knowledge, skills and access to career pathways information. The program also aims to produce materials to stimulate across, key learning areas, perspectives that would serve the dual purpose of raising the self-esteem and importance of the curriculum to Indigenous students and the larger task of raising the Indigenous profile of all students across as many subject areas as possible.
Aboriginal Career Aspirations Program