Chronologies of Secondary School Curriculum Policy: South Australia

1996 – 2005

2005

  • The Department of Education, Training and Employment published South Australian Curriculum, Standards and Accountability (SACSA) Framework: the required elements. Part of the SACSA companion document series, it outlined key ideas and learning outcomes of the framework. Details

2004

  • The Minister for Education and Children's Services commissioned a review of the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

2001

  • The Department of Education, Training and Employment published South Australian Curriculum, Standards and Accountability (SACSA) Framework. Details

1999

  • The collaborative project undertaken by the University of South Australia for the Department of Education and Children's Services to develop and write the SACSA Framework began.

1997

  • The Department for Education and Children's Services issued Foundations for the Future: a declaration for South Australian public education and children's services. Details

1996

  • The Department for Education and Children's Services Curriculum Division published Exploring the Policy Principles: Assessment and Reporting for Schools.

1986 – 1995

1995

  • The National statements and profiles were implemented in South Australian Schools.
  • The Department for Education and Children's Services published and distributed to schools the booklet Curriculum Statements and Profiles Implementation Support Plan 1995-1997. Details
  • The Department for Education and Children's Services issues the policy statement An Assessment and Reporting Policy for Schools. This was distributed to schools with a companion document, An Assessment, Recording and Reporting Resource. (Details)
  • The Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia released a draft paper, A Future Directions Paper on Senior Secondary Education in South Australia.
  • The Department issued a policy statement on multiculturalism, Multiculturalism in Schooling and Children's Services.

1994

  • The Department for Education and Children's Services published and distributed to schools Statements and Profiles into Practice: Improving student learning outcomes to support the implementation of the national profiles in 1995.

1993

  • The Department of Education, Employment and Training recommended the adoption and implementation of the national statements and profiles.
  • The Senior Secondary Assessment Board published Future Directions in Senior Secondary Education in South Australia: a discussion paper for comment and response.
  • The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) was introduced for year 12.
  • In December, the Department of Education, Employment and Training became the Department for Education and Children's Services (DECS).

1992

  • Following recommendations of the Gilding Report, the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) was introduced for year 11.
  • The Education of Young Adolescents in South Australian Government Schools: Report of the Junior Secondary Review was released.
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, Students with Disabilities. Details

1990

  • The Education Department published a charter statement, Educating for the 21st Century: A charter for public schooling in South Australia, (Details) replacing Into the 80s: Our schools and their purposes published in 1981.
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, Anti-racism. Details
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, Student Participation. Details

1989

  • The Second Report of the Enquiry into Immediate Post-Compulsory Education: Implementation of the proposals made in the Enquiry's first report in January 1988 (Gilding Report) was released in July. Details
  • The Education Department published Student Assessment.
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, School Discipline: The Management of Student Behaviour. Details
  • The Senior Secondary Assessment Board published Information and Advice for Schools.

1988

  • The Report of the Enquiry into Immediate Post-Compulsory Education, Volume I (Gilding Report) was released in January. Details

1987

  • The Department of Education, Employment and Training issued the policy statement on computers in schools, Schools computing policy.
  • The Education Department published The Connecting Conversation: Literacy, Learning in the English Classroom: policy and guidelines.

1986

  • The Education of girls: an implementation of strategy was released.
  • The Education and Training Task Force (chaired by Gilding) released its report, Making things work: Learning for competence and enterprise. The Report included discussion on vocational education, ideas elaborated later in the Gilding Reports.

1976 – 1985

1985

  • The Education Department issued a policy on languages.

1984

  • The Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA) was established, replacing the Public Examinations Board of South Australia (PEBSA).
  • The Taskforce appointed to investigate multiculturalism and education released its report, Education for a Cultural Democracy; Report to the Minister of Education (Smolicz Report).
  • The Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia released a discussion paper, Curriculum and assessment policy at year 12: a discussion paper inviting your response.
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, Sexual harassment
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, Fostering the Gifts and Talents of Children

1983

  • The report of the Languages Working Party was released, Voices for the future: a languages policy for South Australian schools.
  • The Education Department issued the policy statement, Equal opportunities: the education of girls in South Australian government schools

1982

  • The Committee of Enquiry into Education in South Australia [1980-1982] released its final report, Education and change in South Australia: final report (Keeves Report). Details
  • The Education Department issued, Diversity and Cohesion: A Policy Statement on Multiculturalism and Education. Details
  • The Curriculum Directorate of the Education Department released Consultation: Schooling for 15-19 year old: report of consultations with schools and curriculum leaders.
  • The Curriculum Directorate of the Education Department released Beyond Compulsion: Schooling for 15-19 years olds. Report of the Working Party on Post Compulsory Schooling.

1981

  • The Department of Education released the policy statement, Into the 80s: Our schools and their purposes. Details
  • The Committee of Enquiry into Education in South Australia, chaired by J. Keeves, released a discussion paper.

1980

  • The government convened a committee to conduct a systematic enquiry into education in South Australia and appointed John Keeves as the chair.

1978

  • The Education Department released Report of the Committee of Enquiry into year 12 Examinations in South Australia (Jones Report). Details
  • The Directorate of Research and Planning, Department of Education released School controlled evaluation.

The 1975 Context

1971

  • The Karmel Report, Education in South Australia: Report of the Committee of Enquiry into Education in South Australia, 1969-1970 was released. Details

1970

  • The Director-General of Education, A.W. Jones, issued the memorandum to school principles, Freedom and Authority in Schools.

1969

  • The Public Examinations Board (PEB) was established with responsibility for years 11 and 12.