Curriculum Development Centre
CDC
1973 – 1981
National body that developed curriculum materials and promoted curriculum research and development for Australian schools in cooperation with the state education authorities.
How it came into existence
Set up in 1973 with an interim council, and made a statutory body corporate by the Curriculum Development Centre Act 1975, with Malcolm Skilbeck as its first director.
Legislation: Curriculum Development Centre Act 1975
How it ended
Ceased as a separate body in 1981 following the Review of Commonwealth Functions, when its work was absorbed into the Commonwealth Schools Commission; the Curriculum Development Centre Act 1975 itself was repealed in 1984.
- Curriculum development and research
Main functions
- Development of curriculum materials for schools
- Curriculum research and evaluation
- Support for school-based curriculum development
- National curriculum projects with state education departments
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education.
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Sources
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