Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 132 OF 2009) - REG 1.4

                In these Regulations:

"Act" means the Schools Assistance Act 2008 .

"Catholic schools" means Catholic systemic schools and Catholic non-systemic schools.

"COAG" means the Council of Australian Governments.

"ICT" means Information and Communications Technology.

"language conventions" means spelling, grammar and punctuation.

"MCEETYA" means the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs.

"NAP" means the National Assessment Program.

Note    The NAP comprises the agreed assessments identified on the NAP web page and in the document titled Measurement Framework for National Key Performance Measures , both of which are available on the Internet at http://www.mceetya.edu.au .

"NAPLAN" means the National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy.

"PISA" means the Programme for International Student Assessment.

Note    PISA is an international assessment of 15 year old students in reading literacy, mathematical literacy and scientific literacy. It is conducted every 3 years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

"TIMSS" means the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

Note    TIMSS is an international assessment of students in Years 4 and 8 in mathematics and science. It is conducted every 4 years by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.