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Initial submissions (80)

Submissions received before the release of the draft report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
1 Kerry Hempsentall (PDF - 321.6 KB) 21 17/04/2016
  Kerry Hempsentall (Word - 88.7 KB)    
Attachment: Assessment beyond NAPLAN (PDF - 424.1 KB) 45 17/04/2016
  Attachment: Assessment beyond NAPLAN (Word - 139.8 KB)    
2 Sandra Tidswell (PDF - 70.2 KB) 1 30/04/2016
  Sandra Tidswell (Word - 25.2 KB)    
3 John Glover (PDF - 48.4 KB) 1 09/05/2016
  John Glover (Word - 26.1 KB)    
4 Pamela Snow (PDF - 64.0 KB) 1 09/05/2016
  Pamela Snow (Word - 25.9 KB)    
5 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) (PDF - 258.7 KB) 7 10/05/2016
  Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) (Word - 82.0 KB)    
6 Dr Molly De Lemos AM (PDF - 104.3 KB) 2 12/05/2016
  Dr Molly De Lemos AM (Word - 28.8 KB)    
7 Julia Manickam (PDF - 67.7 KB) 1 12/05/2016
  Julia Manickam (Word - 25.6 KB)    
8 Tamsin Mathers (PDF - 67.8 KB) 1 13/05/2016
9 ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (PDF - 442.8 KB) 11 17/05/2016
  ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Word - 242.1 KB)    
10 Faculty of Education, University of Western Australia (PDF - 141.2 KB) 3 20/05/2016
  Faculty of Education, University of Western Australia (Word - 80.3 KB)    
11 Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) (PDF - 490.9 KB) 15 20/05/2016
12 Sacred Heart Primary School (PDF - 138.6 KB) 3 21/05/2016
  Sacred Heart Primary School (Word - 33.6 KB)    
13 National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) (PDF - 101.0 KB) 9 23/05/2016
14 School Curriculum and Standards Authority (PDF - 591.5 KB) 13 23/05/2016
15 Telethon Kids Institute (PDF - 1.1 MB) 35 23/05/2016
16 Northside Community Service (PDF - 1.2 MB) 5 24/05/2016
17 Essential Education Economics and School Efficiency Metrics Australasia (PDF - 808.3 KB) 13 24/05/2016
  Essential Education Economics and School Efficiency Metrics Australasia (Word - 1.3 MB)    
18 Independent Education Union of Australia (PDF - 1.8 MB) 4 24/05/2016
19 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Faculty of Education (PDF - 208.3 KB) 17 24/05/2016
  Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Faculty of Education (Word - 101.4 KB)    
20 City of Boroondara (PDF - 172.5 KB) 5 24/05/2016
  City of Boroondara (Word - 1.4 MB)    
21 Independent Education Union of Australia - QLD and NT Branch (PDF - 564.6 KB) 11 24/05/2016
22 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (PDF - 153.8 KB) 5 24/05/2016
23 Catholic Education Diocese of Paramatta (PDF - 103.3 KB) 5 25/05/2016
24 Population Health Research Network (PDF - 125.5 KB) 8 24/05/2016
25 Australian National University (ANU) (PDF - 151.2 KB) 6 24/05/2016
26 Early Start - University of Wollongong (PDF - 208.5 KB) 8 25/05/2016
27 Minderoo Foundation (PDF - 740.1 KB) 11 25/05/2016
28 Australian Childcare Alliance NSW (PDF - 1.8 MB) 10 25/05/2016
29 Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) (PDF - 144.0 KB) 3 25/05/2016
30 Australian Association of Special Education (PDF - 106.8 KB) 4 25/05/2016
31 Mitchell Institute (PDF - 643.5 KB) 42 25/05/2016
32 Australian Council for Educational Research (PDF - 132.5 KB) 4 25/05/2016
33 University of Tasmania (PDF - 236.3 KB) 2 25/05/2016
34 National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy (PDF - 114.6 KB) 3 25/05/2016
  National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy (Word - 30.5 KB)    
35 Speech Pathology Australia (PDF - 715.4 KB) 21 25/05/2016
36 Principals Australia Institute (PDF - 536.1 KB) 7 25/05/2016
37 Specific Learning Difficulties Association (NSW) (SPELD NSW) (PDF - 66.9 KB) 2 25/05/2016
  Specific Learning Difficulties Association (NSW) (SPELD NSW) (Word - 28.3 KB)    
38 Prof Fiona Brooks and Assoc Prof Gerry Redmond (PDF - 163.5 KB) 5 25/05/2016
  Prof Fiona Brooks and Assoc Prof Gerry Redmond (Word - 55.6 KB)    
39 Independent Schools Council of Australia (PDF - 195.0 KB) 12 25/05/2016
  Independent Schools Council of Australia (Word - 63.8 KB)    
40 Commissioner for Children and Young People (PDF - 9.3 MB) 8 25/05/2016
41 Telethon Kids Institute (PDF - 265.9 KB) 4 25/05/2016
Attachment: Developmental Pathways in WA Children Project (PDF - 240.9 KB) 6 25/05/2016
42 United Voice (PDF - 2.4 MB) 10 25/05/2016
43 Australian Library and Information Association (PDF - 154.1 KB) 6 25/05/2016
  Australian Library and Information Association (Word - 770.5 KB)    
44 National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (PDF - 979.5 KB) 34 25/05/2016
45 Research Institute for Professional Practice (PDF - 523.7 KB) 6 25/05/2016
46 Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (PDF - 33.0 KB) 1 25/05/2016
Attachment: MySchool Australia Case Study - Graduate Capstone Project (PDF - 1.9 MB) 70 25/05/2016
47 Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (PDF - 187.4 KB) 1 25/05/2016
Attachment: Submission (continued) (PDF - 2.3 MB) 21 25/05/2016
48 Learning Sciences Institute Australia (PDF - 157.9 KB) 19 25/05/2016
49 National Catholic Education Commission (PDF - 288.3 KB) 10 25/05/2016
  National Catholic Education Commission (Word - 295.9 KB)    
50 Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (PDF - 433.6 KB) 14 25/05/2016
51 Community Child Care Cooperative (PDF - 269.0 KB) 8 26/05/2016
52 Fraser Mustard Centre (PDF - 169.5 KB) 5 26/05/2016
53 Centre for Research in Early Childhood Group (PDF - 237.5 KB) 6 26/05/2016
54 Melbourne Graduate School of Education (PDF - 74.4 KB) 5 26/05/2016
55 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (PDF - 15.2 MB) 22 26/05/2016
56 Gold Coast Dyslexia Support Group (PDF - 132.6 KB) 2 26/05/2016
  Gold Coast Dyslexia Support Group (Word - 140.7 KB)    
57 SA NT Datalink (PDF - 161.5 KB) 6 26/05/2016
  SA NT Datalink (Word - 50.7 KB)    
58 Community Child Care Association (PDF - 156.1 KB) 5 26/05/2016
59 Social Ventures Australia (PDF - 1.3 MB) 50 26/05/2016
  Social Ventures Australia (Word - 9.0 MB)    
60 The Smith Family (PDF - 657.4 KB) 16 30/05/2016
61 Grattan Institute (PDF - 313.7 KB) 13 01/06/2016
62 Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (PDF - 452.8 KB) 8 02/06/2016
63 Family Day Care Australia (PDF - 810.0 KB) 4 02/06/2016
64 Australian Primary Principals Association (PDF - 185.8 KB) 6 03/06/2016
65 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) (PDF - 206.8 KB) 8 03/06/2016
66 Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) (PDF - 451.7 KB) 16 03/06/2016
67 Australian Academy of Science (PDF - 566.2 KB) 4 06/06/2016
68 Department of Education and Training (PDF - 681.6 KB) 28 06/06/2016
69 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) (PDF - 386.8 KB) 18 06/06/2016
  Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) (Word - 402.3 KB)    
70 Goodstart Early Learning (PDF - 906.5 KB) 13 08/06/2016
71 Early Childhood Australia (PDF - 814.0 KB) 18 09/06/2016
72 Catholic Education Melbourne (PDF - 495.1 KB) 6 14/06/2016
73 Australian Institute of Family Studies (PDF - 238.2 KB) 8 15/06/2016
  Australian Institute of Family Studies (Word - 80.5 KB)    
74 AHURI (PDF - 1.7 MB) 60 16/06/2016
75 Tasmanian Govt (PDF - 272.8 KB) 9 17/06/2016
  Tasmanian Govt (Word - 138.9 KB)    
76 School of Education and Professional Studies Griffith University (PDF - 132.4 KB) 5 17/06/2016
77 Northern Territory Government (PDF - 145.1 KB) 6 21/06/2016
  Northern Territory Government (Word - 83.5 KB)    
78 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (PDF - 338.8 KB) 8 28/06/2016
79 NSW Government (PDF - 167.6 KB) 8 05/07/2016
80 Wilma Anvieh (PDF - 63.9 KB) 1 22/07/2016
  Wilma Anvieh (Word - 25.4 KB)    

Post-draft submissions (68)

Submissions received after the release of the draft report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
DR81 Andrew Gaylard (PDF - 63.7 KB) 1 06/09/2016
  Andrew Gaylard (Word - 25.2 KB)    
DR82 Stephen Saunders (PDF - 64.8 KB) 1 06/09/2016
  Stephen Saunders (Word - 25.6 KB)    
DR83 Stephen Melhuish (PDF - 60.6 KB) 1 06/09/2016
  Stephen Melhuish (Word - 25.2 KB)    
DR84 Dr Neil MacNeil (PDF - 60.1 KB) 1 07/09/2016
  Dr Neil MacNeil (Word - 25.2 KB)    
DR85 Ashley Craig (PDF - 95.3 KB) 2 08/09/2016
  Ashley Craig (Word - 33.1 KB)    
DR86 Mallee Track Health and Community Service (PDF - 110.8 KB) 2 21/09/2016
Attachment 1: Proposal for Early Years Multi Purpose Service (MPS) (PDF - 1.1 MB) 24 21/09/2016
Attachment 2: Sea Lake Preschool Early Years Profile 2014 (with 2015 AEDC data update) (PDF - 2.1 MB) 18 21/09/2016
DR87 Sam Magar (PDF - 318.6 KB) 12 28/09/2016
  Sam Magar (Word - 92.4 KB)    
DR88 Yvonne Meyer (PDF - 215.4 KB) 7 28/09/2016
  Yvonne Meyer (Word - 42.5 KB)    
DR89 Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) (PDF - 191.7 KB) 4 04/10/2016
  Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) (Word - 117.7 KB)    
DR90 Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania (UTAS) (PDF - 402.0 KB) 2 05/10/2016
DR91 Laurence Jones (PDF - 302.1 KB) 29 03/10/2016
  Laurence Jones (Word - 79.5 KB)    
DR92 Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (PDF - 2.1 MB) 12 05/10/2016
DR93 Science of Learning Research Centre (SLRC) (PDF - 4.3 MB) 10 06/10/2016
DR94 Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) (PDF - 84.0 KB) 6 06/10/2016
DR95 Australian Learning Lecture (ALL) (PDF - 333.1 KB) 6 07/10/2016
DR96 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) (PDF - 120.4 KB) 1 07/10/2016
DR97 Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) (PDF - 664.4 KB) 6 07/10/2016
DR98 Social Ventures Australia (SVA) (PDF - 663.4 KB) 18 07/10/2016
DR99 Emma Aisbett (PDF - 365.5 KB) 32 07/10/2016
DR100 Macquarie University Special Education Centre (PDF - 263.6 KB) 27 07/10/2016
DR101 Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (PDF - 45.6 KB) 2 07/10/2016
DR102 Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Australia (PDF - 142.3 KB) 2 07/10/2016
  Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Australia (Word - 43.0 KB)    
Attachment: Discussion Paper for the Reform of Federation White Paper - Roles and Responsibilities in Education (PDF - 332.0 KB) 16 07/10/2016
DR103 Mitchell Institute (PDF - 403.7 KB) 5 07/10/2016
DR104 Essential Education Economics (E3) (PDF - 72.1 KB) 2 07/10/2016
  Essential Education Economics (E3) (Word - 17.7 KB)    
DR105 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (PDF - 145.2 KB) 4 07/10/2016
  Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (Word - 52.9 KB)    
DR106 National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) (PDF - 309.5 KB) 12 07/10/2016
DR107 Australian Sports Commission (ASC) (PDF - 526.2 KB) 4 07/10/2016
DR108 Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) (PDF - 184.0 KB) 4 07/10/2016
  Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) (Word - 816.3 KB)    
DR109 Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) (PDF - 165.9 KB) 6 07/10/2016
  Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) (Word - 1.4 MB)    
DR110 Population Health Research Network (PHRN) (PDF - 102.3 KB) 3 07/10/2016
DR111 Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA) (PDF - 349.5 KB) 2 07/10/2016
DR112 Department for Education and Child Development - Fraser Mustard Centre (PDF - 639.3 KB) 7 07/10/2016
DR113 Dr Laurel Scanlan (PDF - 200.7 KB) 5 06/10/2016
  Dr Laurel Scanlan (Word - 50.0 KB)    
DR114 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (PDF - 87.3 KB) 2 07/10/2016
DR115 Justin Spanner (PDF - 45.9 KB) 1 07/10/2016
  Justin Spanner (Word - 28.3 KB)    
DR116 Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) (PDF - 1.5 MB) 19 07/10/2016
DR117 Dr Sally Howell (PDF - 149.6 KB) 7 07/10/2016
DR118 Good Shepherd Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 194.5 KB) 5 07/10/2016
DR119 Australian Secondary Principals Association (ASPA) (PDF - 128.2 KB) 5 07/10/2016
DR120 Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) (PDF - 1.4 MB) 12 07/10/2016
DR121 Universities Australia (PDF - 117.8 KB) 5 07/10/2016
DR122 Monash University (PDF - 115.5 KB) 1 10/10/2016
  Monash University (Word - 123.5 KB)    
DR123 STEM Education Research Centre (SERC) (PDF - 417.5 KB) 5 10/10/2016
DR124 Steiner Education Australia (PDF - 165.9 KB) 12 10/10/2016
DR125 Dr Jae Yup Yung (PDF - 60.2 KB) 1 07/10/2016
  Dr Jae Yup Yung (Word - 27.9 KB)    
DR126 Centre for Independent Studies (PDF - 676.3 KB) 4 08/10/2016
DR127 Claire Brown (PDF - 1016.7 KB) 100 10/10/2016
DR128 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (PDF - 3.8 MB) 3 10/10/2016
DR129 Telethon Kids Institute (PDF - 416.6 KB) 5 10/10/2016
DR130 Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) (PDF - 198.9 KB) 5 11/10/2016
  Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) (Word - 75.4 KB)    
DR131 Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) (PDF - 148.1 KB) 4 11/10/2016
DR132 Mark McDougall (PDF - 86.3 KB) 10 11/10/2016
  Mark McDougall (Word - 48.7 KB)    
DR133 Australian Parents Council (APC) (PDF - 498.0 KB) 8 12/10/2016
DR134 Early Childhood Australia (ECA) (PDF - 865.2 KB) 4 13/10/2016
DR135 Goodstart Early Learning (PDF - 867.3 KB) 10 14/10/2016
DR136 Deakin University School of Education (PDF - 275.0 KB) 18 14/10/2016
  Deakin University School of Education (Word - 74.8 KB)    
DR137 James Ladwig (PDF - 35.3 KB) 3 14/10/2016
DR138 Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) (PDF - 216.7 KB) 15 14/10/2016
  Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) (Word - 70.4 KB)    
DR139 Carol O'Donnell - Part 1 (PDF - 284.0 KB) 18 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 1 (Word - 68.6 KB)    
Carol O'Donnell - Part 2 (PDF - 197.6 KB) 11 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 2 (Word - 54.4 KB)    
Carol O'Donnell - Part 3 (PDF - 254.1 KB) 9 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 3 (Word - 46.5 KB)    
Carol O'Donnell - Part 4 (PDF - 191.5 KB) 6 10/09/2016
  Carol O'Donnell - Part 4 (Word - 37.5 KB)    
DR140 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) (PDF - 659.9 KB) 12 21/10/2016
DR141 Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) (PDF - 1.2 MB) 24 21/10/2016
DR142 Queensland Government (PDF - 323.1 KB) 15 24/10/2016
DR143 Australian Government Department of Education and Training (PDF - 470.2 KB) 10 24/10/2016
DR144 Victorian Government (PDF - 1.5 MB) 4 24/10/2016
DR145 New South Wales Government (PDF - 381.3 KB) 6 24/10/2016
DR146 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 52.5 KB) 2 31/10/2016
DR147 Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (PDF - 59.9 KB) 1 11/11/2016
DR148 The Song Room (PDF - 153.8 KB) 1 22/11/2016
  The Song Room (Word - 254.5 KB)