APPENDIX 9: Abbreviations and Acronyms
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ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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ACARA |
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
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ACAT |
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
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ACE |
Adult and Community Education |
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ACER |
Australian Council for Educational Research |
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ACS |
ACT Certification System |
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ACTPS |
Australian Capital Territory Public Service |
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ADE |
Apple distinguished educator |
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AEDI |
Australian Early Development Index |
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AEU |
Australian Education Union |
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AITSL |
Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership |
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ARC |
Accreditation and Registration Council |
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ASBA |
Australian School-based Apprenticeship |
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AST |
ACT Scaling Test |
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ATAR |
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank |
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ANU |
Australian National University |
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AQTF |
Australian Quality Training Framework |
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AuSSI |
Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative |
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AUQA |
Australian Universities Quality Agency |
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AWA |
Australian Workplace Agreement |
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BER |
Building the Education Revolution |
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BSSS |
Board of Senior Secondary Studies |
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CCCares |
Canberra College Cares program |
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CIT |
Canberra Institute of Technology |
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cLc |
Connected Learning Community |
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COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
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CRICOS |
Commonwealth register of institutions and courses for overseas students |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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DECCEW |
Department of Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (ACT) |
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DER |
Digital Educational Revolution |
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DHCS |
Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services |
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ESD |
environmentally sustainable design |
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ESL |
English as a second language |
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FOI |
Freedom of information |
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FTE |
full-time equivalent |
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GSEC |
Government Schools Education Council |
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HEC |
Higher Education Committee |
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HMSMP |
Hazardous Materials Survey Management Plans |
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ICT |
information and communication technology |
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ICTL |
Information and communications technology and literacy |
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IECB |
Indigenous Education Consultative Body |
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InSinc |
Incorporating Strategies for an Inclusive Curriculum |
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LBOTE |
Language background other than English |
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MAZE |
school-based student data management system |
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MCEECDYA |
Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs |
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NALSSP |
National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Project |
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NAPLAN |
National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy |
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NCVER |
National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
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NGSEC |
Non-government Schools Education Council |
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NSP |
National School Pride |
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NSW |
New South Wales |
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P21 |
Primary Schools for the 21st Century program |
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P&C |
Parents & Citizens Association |
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PBS |
Prestige Building Services |
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PID Act |
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 |
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PIPS |
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools |
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PIRLS |
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
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PISA |
Programme for International Student Assessment |
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PN |
Prohibition Notice |
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PPP |
Productivity Places Program |
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PSP |
Priorities Support Program |
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RPL |
recognition of prior learning |
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RTO |
registered training organization |
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SEA |
Special Employment Arrangement |
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SES |
socio-economic status |
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SiMS |
School Staffing Integrated Management System |
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SIP |
School Improvement Partner |
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SLA |
School Leader A |
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SLB |
School Leader B |
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SLC |
School Leader C |
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TaTE |
Training and Tertiary Education |
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TaTE Act |
Training and Tertiary Education Act 2003 |
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TES |
Tertiary Entrance Statement |
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TEQSA |
Tertiary Education Quality and Standard Agency |
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TIMSS |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
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UAI |
Universities Admission Index |
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UC |
University of Canberra |
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VET |
vocational education and training |
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WHS |
workplace health and safety |
