Indigenous-Education-Review_DRAFT

Review of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory
Bruce Wilson
Statistic
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory provides programs that prepare
children for learning in the early years of school
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory encourages parents to be involved in
their children’s schooling
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory is good at teaching English literacy to
Indigenous children with English as an additional
language or dialect
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory provides the opportunity for
Indigenous children to achieve a quality secondary
education
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory supports children through their
transition into primary school
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory supports children through their
transition from primary to middle years of schooling (i.e.
from Year 6 to Year 7)
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory supports children through their
transition from the middle years to senior years of
schooling (i.e. from Year 9 to Year 10)
I think education is highly valued by parents in my school
community
DRAFT
I think the government education system in the
Northern Territory is meeting the needs of Indigenous
children
Min Value 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
I think that the government education system in the
Northern Territory is improving learning outcomes for
Indigenous children
Max Value 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mean 3.45 3.15 2.39 2.40 3.20 2.95 2.67 3.15 1.94 2.43
Variance 1.12 1.25 1.34 1.60 1.13 1.28 1.40 1.64 1.10 1.43
Standard
Deviation
Total
Responses
1.06 1.12 1.16 1.27 1.06 1.13 1.18 1.28 1.05 1.20
399 399 399 399 399 399 399 399 399 399
9. In your opinion, what are the strengths of Indigenous education in Northern Territory
government schools?
Statistic
Value
Total Responses 254
10. In your opinion, what are the weaknesses of Indigenous education in Northern
Territory government schools?
Statistic
Value
Total Responses 278
11. In your opinion, what helps to improve Indigenous education in Northern Territory
government schools? What could enable improvement?
Statistic
Value
Total Responses 275
12. In your opinion, what doesn’t help to improve Indigenous education in Northern
Territory government schools? What are the barriers to success?
Statistic
Value
Total Responses 267
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