Commonwealth Schools Commission
Schools Commission
1981 – 1 July 1988
Previously Schools Commission (1973–1981).
The renamed Schools Commission, which advised on and administered Commonwealth funding programs for government and non-government schools and, from 1981, national curriculum development.
Names over time
- Schools Commission1973–1981
- Commonwealth Schools Commission1981–1988
How it came into existence
Formed in 1981 when the Schools Commission was renamed and its Act retitled the Commonwealth Schools Commission Act 1973. In the same year it absorbed the Curriculum Development Centre following the Review of Commonwealth Functions.
Legislation: Schools Commission Act 1973 (retitled Commonwealth Schools Commission Act 1973)
Changes during its life
- 25 June 1984The Commonwealth Schools Commission Amendment Act 1984 repealed the Curriculum Development Centre Act 1975 and provided for a Curriculum Development Council within the Commission.
- Curriculum development and research
How it ended
Abolished on 1 July 1988, when the Employment, Education and Training Act 1988 repealed its Act; its programs were absorbed by the Department of Employment, Education and Training and its advisory role passed to the Schools Council of the National Board of Employment, Education and Training.
- Schools funding programs
- Independent advice on schools
Main functions
- Advice on the needs of government and non-government schools
- Administration of Commonwealth schools grants and targeted programs
- National curriculum development through the Curriculum Development Centre
- Reports and guidelines for Commonwealth schools funding
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment, Education and Training.
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Sources
Primary sources
Government records and websites
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