Education Partners

AISQ Association of Independent Schools of Queensland

ANTA Australian National Training Authority - a Commonwealth statutory authority providing a national focus for vocational education and training.

CC Curriculum Corporation - the major provider of curriculum materials and services in Australia.

DEST Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training.

EdNA Education Network of Australia - a network of Australian education and training communities (government and non-government schooling systems, vocational education and training, adult and community education, and higher education).

education.au - a national ICT agency for education and training, owned by the Commonwealth, State and Territory education and training Ministers.

education.gov.au Education Portal - online entry point to a comprehensive array of Commonwealth Government information and services concerning all aspects and levels of education in Australia.

International Regional Heads of Education Forum The International Regional Heads of Education Forum is a learning dialogue framework that brings together heads of education systems of the South-East Asia and South Pacific regions.

Learning Federation - an initiative of State, Territory and Federal governments of Australia and New Zealand to create online curriculum content and the infrastructure (The Exchange) for procurement, storage and distributed access of the content specifically for Australian and New Zealand schools.

MCEETYA Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs - the Council comprises State, Territory, Commonwealth and New Zealand Ministers with responsibility for the portfolios of education, employment, training and youth affairs, with Papua New Guinea and Norfolk Island having observer status.

myfuture - career information service joint initiative by the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments

oz-TeacherNet - teachers helping teachers.

QCEC Queensland Catholic Education Commission.

QCT Queensland College of Teachers.

Queensland Council of Parents & Citizens' Associations - supporting state school P&C Associations since 1947

Queensland Health - provides nurses in selected secondary schools and dentists and doctors who visit primary schools. More information on the School-Based Youth Health Nurse program

Queensland Police Service - provides police in some secondary schools. More information on the School Based Policing Program

Queensland School Sport - information, calendars and links for regional, state and interstate school sports.

Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) - on 1 July 2002 the Queensland Studies Authority replaced the:

Queensland School Curriculum Council (QSCC),
Queensland Board of Senior Secondary School Studies (QBSSSS) and
Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority (TEPA)

QSA exercises portfolio-wide responsibilities for the development and approval of preschool guidelines and syllabuses for Years 1 to 12; determination of moderation procedures for school-based assessment; development and administration of tests such as the Years 3, 5 and 7 test and the QCS test; issuing of certificates of achievement such as the Senior Certificate; ranking of students for tertiary entrance and issuing of Tertiary Entrance Statements; and provision of information to the public about tertiary entrance procedures and post-school pathways.

QTAC Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre - coordinates the selection of students into Queensland universities and some courses at some TAFE institutes.

Queensland Transport - manages subsidies to railway, boat and private bus operators who transport students to and from school, and special provisions for eligible students with disabilities.

TAFE Technical and Further Education - institutes that provide vocational subjects for school students and others.

A complete list of all education related statutory authorities is available through the State Affairs Branch (Department of the Premier and Cabinet) website .

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