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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 1990 The Education Department published a charter statement, Educating for the 21st Century: A charter for public schooling in South Australia, replacing Into the 80s: Our schools and their purposes published in 1981. The Education Department issued the policy statement, Anti-racism. The Education Department issued the policy statement, Student Participation. 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. The Education Department published Student Assessment. The Education Department issued the policy statement, School Discipline: The Management of Student Behaviour. 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. 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
1978 The Education Department released Report of the Committee of Enquiry into year 12 Examinations in South Australia (Jones Report). 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). The Education Department issued, Diversity and Cohesion: A Policy Statement on Multiculturalism and Education. 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. 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. 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. 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.