1998-1999-2000

 

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Bill 2000

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Mr Lee in place of Senate Amendments 1 and 2)

 

(1)     Clause 10, page 10 (after line 5), at the end of the clause, add:

                             Notice in Gazette

             (5)  The Minister must, by notice in the Gazette , publish details of any agreement made under this section.

(2)     Page 14 (after line 8), after clause 17, insert:

17A  Annual Report

                   As soon as practicable after the end of each funding year, the Minister must cause a report dealing with the following, in relation to that year, to be laid before each House of the Parliament:

                     (a)  performance information, in relation to each State and Territory and in relation to the government and non-government sector, contained in the National Report on Schooling in Australia;

                     (b)  information relating to Indigenous students contained in any performance reports of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment Training and Youth Affairs;

                     (c)  the progress of the National Indigenous Literacy and Numeracy Strategy;

                     (d)  the number of Indigenous enrolments in the pre-school sector;

                     (e)  the year 10 and year 12 retention rates for Indigenous students;

                      (f)  the number of Indigenous enrolments in post-compulsory education and training;

                     (g)  the number of Indigenous students completing post-compulsory education and training;

                     (h)  payments made under agreements made under this Act, including totals of such payments in relation to each State and Territory and in relation to the government and non-government sector.

 

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