ACT Schools Authority
Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority
1977 – 1987
Statutory authority that ran government schools in the Australian Capital Territory, including its system of secondary colleges, with a governing council and school boards that gave parents, teachers and the community a voice.
How it came into existence
Constituted as a statutory authority under the Schools Authority Ordinance 1976, formalising the interim ACT Schools Authority set up within the Commonwealth Department of Education in 1974, when ACT government schools ceased to be staffed and run by the New South Wales Department of Education.
- Administration of ACT government schools
Legislation: Schools Authority Ordinance 1976 (ACT)
How it ended
Abolished in 1987, its functions passing to Commonwealth departmental administration of the ACT and, at self-government in 1989, to the ACT Government.
Main functions
- Operation of ACT government primary and high schools
- Operation of ACT secondary colleges
- Curriculum and school accreditation
- Employment of ACT government teachers
- Support for school boards
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education.
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Sources
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